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Menendez Brothers’ Parole Hearing Delayed To Late Summer; Need “More Time To Prepare,” Lyle Menendez Says


On the potential cusp of freedom after decades behind bars, Erik & Lyle Menendez will have to wait a bit longer it seems

At the much delayed hearing, LA Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic deemed Lyle, 57, and Erik, 54, did not pose “an unreasonable risk” if they were let out almost 30 years after their 1996 life without parole sentencing. Bush’s presidency, the killing of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills home by their sons took two trials for a jury to reach a verdict six years after the murders. Though DA Hochman made his doubts clear, the Menendez brothers now insist that their 18- and 21-year-old selves shooting of their parents was self-defense against the alleged ongoing sexual abuse by their record company executive father.

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