Overview

• Erik Menéndez was denied parole the previous day and both brothers will remain at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility with the option to seek reevaluation in three years.
• Commissioners pointed to rule violations, including illicit cellphone use, along with a psychological assessment portraying Lyle as evasive of responsibility.
• One commissioner said the positive prison record masked traits such as deception and noncompliance, while another admonished that he presents different faces at different times.
• The hearing for Lyle was closed to the public and lasted 11 hours, separate from Erik’s session held a day earlier.
• A Los Angeles Superior Court ruling in May 2025 reduced their original life‑without‑parole terms to 50 years to life under retroactive California sentencing reforms, enabling these parole hearings.