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Erik and Lyle Menendez

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Lyle Menendez attends his Board of Parole hearing online from the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego

Nation Aug 23

California board denies Lyle Menendez parole after rejecting his brother Erik’s appeal

By Jaimie Ding, Associated Press

Nation Aug 22

TRIAL OF THE MENENDEZ BROTHERS IN LOS ANGELES
What Erik Menendez said in his hearing before being denied parole

During his hearing he offered his most detailed account in years of how he was raised and why he made the choices he did — both at the time of his parents' killing and during his decades in prison.

By Jaimie Ding, Associated Press

Nation Aug 21

Hearing in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez, in Los Angeles
The Menendez brothers are getting parole hearings in California. Here’s what to know

The brothers have separate hearings and will be evaluated independently of each other.

By Associated Press

Nation Nov 25

Hearing in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez, in Los Angeles
Decision on Menendez brothers resentencing delayed until January

Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic said at the hearing in Los Angeles that he needed time to review 17 boxes of documents and give a new district attorney in Los Angeles County time to weigh in on the case.

By Jaimie Ding, Associated Press

Nation Nov 25

FILE PHOTO: Erik (L) and Lyle Menendez
Judge to decide if sex abuse evidence will set Menendez brothers free

A judge will decide whether new evidence warrants a re-examination of the convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez in the shotgun murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home more than 30 years ago.

By Jaimie Ding, Associated Press

Oct 24

L.A. prosecutors set to announce if they favor resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez

By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

Prosecutors are set to announce whether or not they recommend that Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in Beverly Hills.

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Oct 16

Menendez family members advocate for brothers’ release as prosecutors review 1989 murders

By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

Lyle Menendez, who was then 21, and Erik Menendez, then 18, admitted they fatally shot-gunned their entertainment executive father, Jose Menendez, and their mother, Kitty Menendez, in 1989 but said they feared their parents were about to kill them to…

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