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Parole Denied for Lyle and Erik Menéndez as California Board Imposes Three-Year Wait

Commissioners pointed to contraband phone use plus risk evaluations to conclude the brothers still pose a danger.

Erik y Lyle Menéndez sentados en la sala del tribunal durante su juicio en Los Ángeles en 1993, vestidos con trajes oscuros, en una imagen histórica ampliamente difundida por los medios de comunicación estadounidenses por la magnitud y atención mediática del caso.
A pesar de que su condena se redujo a 50 años, los hermanos Menéndez seguirán en prisión tras la decisión de la comisión de libertad condicional.
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Hermanos Menéndez

Overview

  • Lyle Menéndez, 57, was denied parole after an 11-hour hearing on Friday, one day after his brother Erik, 54, was also rejected, with both barred from reapplying for three years.
  • Panel members cited prison misconduct, including illicit cellphone access, and psychological findings describing manipulative or antisocial traits; a risk assessment labeled Erik a moderate risk if released.
  • The August rulings followed a May 2025 resentencing that converted their life-without-parole terms to 50-years-to-life, enabling their first parole reviews under California’s young-adult sentencing reforms.
  • Family supporters urged release, while defense attorney Mark Geragos alleged in media interviews that the proceedings were manipulated and a “set-up.”
  • The brothers remain at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego as their legal team pursues options including clemency and a request for a new trial in Los Angeles.