Menendez brothers: Lyle, like his brother Erik, denied parole, can’t reapply for three years
Lyle Menendez, imprisoned 35 years with his brother Erik for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents at their Beverly Hills home, has been denied parole, a day after the same decision was rendered against his younger sibling.
The ruling was announced on Friday by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the parent agency of the state Board of Parole Hearings, at the end of an 11-hour proceeding.
Parole commissioners assigned to the case concluded there were still signs that Lyle Menendez, 57, would pose a risk to the public if released from custody, according to details of the hearing provided to news outlets, including Reuters, through a media pool reporter.
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His younger brother, Erik , 54, was likewise denied parole following a similar 10-hour session on Thursday.
The presiding commissioner of the two-person panel, Robert Barton, told Erik Menendez, “Contrary to your supporters’ beliefs, you have not been a model prisoner,” citing a series of disciplinary violations in prison that included using drugs, being caught with a cellphone and taking part in a tax fraud scheme.
The two siblings may apply for parole again in three years.
