US EditionCalifornia parole board denies release for Erik Menendez due to misbehavior in prison
- After more than three decades behind bars for the 1989 slayings of his parents in Beverly Hills, Erik Menendez was recently refused parole by a panel in California.
- The denial followed a resentencing in May reducing the brothers' sentences to 50 years to life, which allowed parole consideration, and Erik was questioned about alleged prison misconduct.
- During the nearly 10-hour hearing, Erik reiterated that he could not justify the killings, characterized his father as harsh and oppressive, and heard family members express their support for his release despite objections from prosecutors.
- Parole Commissioner Robert Barton acknowledged the support Erik received from family members but stated that despite this, his conduct while incarcerated did not meet the standards expected of a model prisoner. The board ultimately concluded that releasing him would pose an unjustifiable risk to public safety.
- Lyle Menendez, Erik’s older brother, will face the parole board Friday with family expressing cautious optimism, while California Governor Gavin Newsom holds final authority over their release decisions.
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San Diego Union Tribune
Los Angeles TimesA California board denied Erik Menendez parole on Thursday, claiming that his inappropriate behavior in prison where he stands for murdering his parents along with his older brother in 1989 shows that he remains a risk to public safety. A panel of two California commissioners denied Menendez parole for three years, after which he will be eligible again, in a case that remains extremely attractive to the public. Friday morning a parole hearing wi…
California Parole Board Denies Parole for Erik Menendez - The Thinking Conservative
CA Board of Parole Hearings rejected the release of Erik Menendez, one of the two brothers convicted in the 1989 killing of their parents in Southern CA. The post California Parole Board Denies Parole for Erik Menendez appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
California parole board denies early prison release for Erik Menendez
(FOX 5/KUSI) -- On Thursday, the California parole board denied parole for Erik Menendez, one of the brothers convicted of killing their parents in a Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. Watch the report by FOX 5/KUSI's Tony Shin above. Erik, now 54, and his brother Lyle, 57, were convicted of using a shotgun to kill their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in a case that drew worldwide attention for its brutality. Prosecutors said the brothers murder…
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