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Facebook Tweet Email Link The unexpected release of audio from Erik Menendez’s tightly controlled parole hearing last week nearly derailed Friday’s proceedings for his brother, Lyle, and infuriated his family members – who raised questions about the recording’s impact on the outcome and how it was released. The tumultuous session concluded with a California parole board denying parole for Lyle, …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez were denied parole by a California board this week after decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion. During two days of hearings, the brothers were each questioned by panels of two commissioners and asked to speak with complete candor on the abuse they suffered in childhood, their mindsets leading …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lyle Menendez was denied parole Friday by the same board that a day earlier rejected his brother Erik’s appeal for freedom after serving decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion. The reason was the same: misbehavior behind bars. A panel of two commissioners denied Lyle Menendez parole for three years after …

Access to the parole hearings this week for brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez was tightly controlled by state prison officials, but despite the efforts to limit outside interference and drama, the unexpected release of an audio recording nearly derailed Friday’s proceeding. The disclosure of an audio recording of Erik’s parole hearing, held Thursday, tossed his older brother Lyle’s hearing into …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez were denied parole by a California board this week after decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion. During two days of hearings, the brothers were each questioned by panels of two commissioners and asked to speak with complete candor on the abuse they suffered in …

SACRAMENTO — A day after his younger brother was denied release, Lyle Menendez also saw California parole officials reject his bid for freedom, ruling he will remain behind bars for now for the 1989 shotgun murders of his parents. The parole board grilled Menendez, 57, over his efforts to get witnesses to lie during his trials, the lavish shopping sprees he and …

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A California parole board decided to deny Lyle Menendez parole after he has spent nearly 30 years in prison for the 1989 murders of his parents, José and Kitty Menendez, when he was 21 years old. Lyle and his brother Erik Menendez were convicted of first-degree murder in 1996 during a retrial and sentenced to life …

His brother Erik was also denied parole on Thursday for the 1989 shotgun killing of their parents at their Beverly Hills home. A United States judicial commission has denied parole to Joseph Lyle Menendez, a day after his brother Erik was also ordered to stay in prison for the murder of their parents in a Beverly Hills mansion more than …

Live Updates: Lyle Menendez Loses Bid for Parole Three Decades After Murdering Parents  The New York Times Lyle Menendez denied parole by California board in Beverly Hills murder case  Fox News Recap: Lyle Menendez denied parole  NBC4 Los Angeles Lyle Menendez denied parole a day after his brother’s bid was rejected. Here’s what’s next for the brothers  CNN Parole Board Commissioner Slams Erik Menendez …

Lyle Menendez was denied parole for his role in the 1989 killings of his parents on Friday, just a day after the California parole board denied the release of his brother Erik. California governor Gavin Newsom will have the final say in whether or not the 57-year-old will be released. Lyle and Erik Menendez have spent nearly 30 years behind …