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Erik and Lyle Menendez eligible to face parole board again in spring 2027
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· September 8, 2026
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Key points They were denied parole in 2025 due to concerns about their behavior. Erik and Lyle Menendez are set to face a parole board again in spring 2027.
Erik and Lyle Menendez are set to face a parole board again in spring 2027. The brothers were originally sentenced to life in prison for the fatal shootings of their parents in 1989. Their sentences were reduced to 50 years to life in 2025, making them eligible for parole.
They were denied parole in 2025 due to concerns about their behavior. The parole board hearing was initially scheduled for 2028 but has been moved up. Further details about the case and the parole hearing are available.
The brothers will appear before the parole board next March.
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Category: government Published: September 8, 2026 Source: KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC) Reading time: 1 min
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