Erik Menendez is back in prison after recently being hospitalized due to kidney stones. He and his brother Lyle have a scheduled parole hearing at the end of the month. They were convicted of murdering their parents in 1989. Arguments during their trials included claims of self-defense against alleged abuse from their father. They were sentenced to life in prison, but a resentencing reduced their sentences to 50 years to life, allowing for parole eligibility. New evidence supporting claims of abuse was presented during resentencing proceedings.
Erik Menendez has been released from the hospital and is back in prison after treatment for kidney stones. He is 54 years old.
The Menendez brothers are scheduled for a parole hearing following a resentencing that has made them eligible for parole after initially receiving life without parole.
The brothers were convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, with arguments presented about self-defense due to alleged sexual abuse by their father.
New evidence presented in their resentencing included a letter from Erik Menendez detailing abuse and a statement from Roy Rossello claiming he was raped by their father.
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