Lyle Menendez was denied parole by a panel of California commissioners who concluded he and his brother continue to pose a public safety risk. Commissioners found Lyle's remorse genuine and described him as a model inmate who has demonstrated potential for change. Commissioners also found evidence of anti-social personality traits including deception, minimization, and rule-breaking. Lyle and Erik were convicted of killing their parents, Jose and Kitty, and received life sentences without parole in 1996. The brothers alternately blamed a mafia hit, then claimed self-defense, citing years of emotional and sexual abuse by their father and emotional abuse by their mother. Prosecutors maintained the killings were motivated by greed and inheritance.
A panel of California commissioners on Friday denied parole for Lyle on the same grounds as Erik's rejection: They still pose a risk to the public if released. After an 11-hour proceeding, commissioners found Lyle's remorse genuine and described him as "a model inmate in many ways who has demonstrated the potential for change." Despite this, Commissioner Julie Garland said Lyle also displayed "anti-social personality traits like deception, minimization and rule-breaking that lie beneath that positive surface."
Lyle and Erik were convicted of killing their father, Jose, and mother, Kitty. They were sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1996. The brothers initially blamed the killings on a mafia hit but repeatedly changed their story. Erik, then 18, later confessed to his therapist. They ultimately claimed self-defense, citing years of emotional and sexual abuse by their father and emotional abuse by their mother. Prosecutors argued the killings were motivated by greed and a desire to inherit their parents' multimillion-dollar fortune.
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