Erik and Lyle Menendez eligible to face parole board early next year
Brothers, convicted of parents’ killings and denied parole last year, permitted to apply for another hearing earlier than expected
TL;DR
- Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a parole hearing in March, about 17 months earlier than expected.
- Their sentences were reduced to 50 years to life in May 2025, making them eligible for parole.
- They were denied parole in August 2025.
- The parole board granted their request for an earlier hearing based on "a change in circumstances or new information."
- The brothers' family stated they have worked to take responsibility, heal from abuse, and serve others in prison.
- The brothers were convicted of first-degree murder for the 1989 killings of their parents.
- Their defense argued they acted in self-defense due to years of abuse by their father.