US EditionMenendez brothers to be evaluated by parole board for release after 30 years in prison
After resentencing to 50 years to life, the Menendez brothers are assessed for parole eligibility under California's youthful offender law, amid divided opinions on their rehabilitation and risk.
- The Menendez brothers, Lyle and Erik, are being evaluated by the California parole board for potential release after 30 years in prison for murdering their parents in 1989.
- A Los Angeles judge resentenced the brothers in May to 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole.
- If granted parole, California Governor Gavin Newsom has 30 days to affirm or deny their release.
- Public opinion is mixed on their release, with some seeing claims of abuse as legitimate and others arguing they haven't taken full responsibility.
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Menendez Brothers’ Long-Awaited Parole Hearings Set to Begin
Erik Menendez is expected to make his case before a California parole board Thursday ahead of his older brother Lyle’s hearing on Friday. The critical hearings come after a judge recently ruled to resentence the brothers, making them eligible for release for the first time since they were convicted of the 1989 murders of their parents, José and Kitty, in their Beverly Hills home. NBC’s Liz Kreutz reports for TODAY.
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Menendez brothers face parole hearings after nearly 30 years in prison
The Menendez brothers will make their cases for parole starting Thursday, marking the closest they've been to winning freedom from prison since their convictions almost 30 years ago for murdering their parents.
The Menendez brothers, famous in the United States for killing their rich parents in their Beverly Hills villa more than 35 years ago, appear from Thursday before a judicial commission to assess their parole application. ...
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