Erik Menendez was denied parole by the California Parole Board after a lengthy hearing, pausing his and his brother's efforts to be freed for the 1989 killings of their parents. Menendez was convicted in 1995 and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. The hearing marked his first appearance before the board and provided a glimpse into more than three decades behind bars. Board members raised concerns about drug and alcohol use, inmate fights, possession of contraband cell phones, and alleged involvement in a 2013 prison gang tax fraud scheme. Menendez said he obtained phones to maintain outside connections and associated with a gang for protection. A separate hearing for Lyle is scheduled for Friday. He said the situation changed in 2024.
Erik Menendez will not be released, the California Parole board decided in a highly-anticipated and lengthy hearing Thursday, curtailing for now the contentious push by he and his older sibling to be freed after the 1989 killing of their parents in their Beverly Hills home. The hearing came after years of legal efforts by Menendez and his brother to be set free despite being convicted of life without the possibility of parole in 1995.
The hearing - the first time Erik Menendez, 54, has faced the California Parole Board - offered a never-before seen glimpse into his life behind bars over more than three decades. A separate hearing for Lyle, 57, is set for Friday. The hearing, Erik Menendez noted, was 36 years and a day after his family realized his parents were dead. The killing occurred on Aug. 20, 1989. "Today is the day all of my victims learned my parents were dead," he said. "So today is the anniversary of their trauma journey."
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