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The Menendez brothers will face a parole board in June as part of a separate push for clemency from Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez came at a time of cultural obsession with courts, crime and murder. Their resentencing came at another.
The 1989 shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in Los Angeles gripped the nation. It was committed by their sons Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were granted their first chance at freedom in decades.
Today, 35 years later, I am deeply ashamed of who I was,” Lyle told the court after the judge's decision. A California parole board will now decide if the men are suitable for release.
Lyle and Erik Menendez immediately became eligible for parole after the judge’s surprise ruling following a resentencing ...
Nearly three decades after Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for the murders of their parents, a ...
After more than three decades behind bars, Lyle and Erik Menendez — convicted in 1996 for the shotgun murders of their parents — have been resentenced to 50 years to life, making them eligible for ...
The two-day proceeding could end with a reduction in their sentence that would be a major win for the siblings jailed for ...
A resentencing hearing for Lyle and Erik Menendez included testimony from family members, a former inmate in prison and ...
Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic will consider the Mendendez family's plea to release Lyle & Erik Menendez, saying the 35 ...