Menendez Brothers Scheduled for Parole Hearings in June After 35 Years in Prison

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the hearings as part of an independent clemency review process examining the brothers' rehabilitation and risk to public safety.

• Lyle and Erik Menendez, convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, will appear before the California parole board on June 13 as part of their clemency bid.
• Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered an independent risk assessment to evaluate the brothers' rehabilitation, current risk level, and potential impact on victims and survivors.
• The brothers claim their actions were in self-defense due to years of sexual abuse by their father, a claim disputed by Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, who opposes their release.
• Hochman has also moved to block the brothers' resentencing and habeas corpus petition, which includes new evidence of alleged abuse, arguing the evidence is inadmissible and their self-defense claims are fabricated.
• Newsom emphasized that his clemency decision will be based solely on facts, independent of public or media influence, including recent attention from documentaries and dramatized series.

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