Menendez Brothers Eligible for Parole After 35 Years for Parents' Murder
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May 14, 2025 08:27
los angeles - Lyle and Erik Menendez, who served 35-year sentences for killing their parents in 1989, deemed eligible for parole after a new hearing in Los Angeles.
Menendez Brothers Granted Parole Eligibility
Lyle and Erik Menendez, convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, have been informed during a recent hearing in Los Angeles that they qualify for parole.
Revised Sentence and Parole
Following a reassessment of their case, a judge imposed a new sentence of 50 years to life on the brothers, now allowing them the possibility of early release.
The brothers, aged 21 and 18 at the time of the crime, had claimed they were driven to the act by years of parental abuse and fear of their father's violence.
The case gained renewed attention last year due to the Netflix series 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story'.