California Parole Board Denies Parole for Erik Menendez

The board is also set to decide on Lyle Menendez’s parole.
California Parole Board Denies Parole for Erik Menendez
Erik Menendez appears before the parole board via teleconference at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego on Aug. 21, 2025. California Department of Corrections via AP
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The California Board of Parole Hearings on Thursday rejected the release of Erik Menendez, one of the two brothers convicted in the 1989 killing of their parents in Southern California.

The board decided that Menendez should remain ineligible for parole for three years following a hours-long hearing conducted via videoconference, where he appeared from prison in San Diego.