Overview

• Erik Menendez was denied parole after a roughly ten-hour video hearing on Thursday, with the panel concluding he remains a public-safety risk.
• Lyle Menendez’s bid was rejected on Friday in California, leaving both brothers in state custody.
• The decisions bar either brother from seeking parole again for three years, according to California corrections officials.
• Parole commissioners focused on in-custody misconduct, including contraband phone use and other violations, rather than the original crimes’ severity.
• A May resentencing to 50 years to life made the brothers eligible for parole review, drawing renewed public attention and emotional support from relatives during the hearings.