The probation hearing of his brother Lyle Menéndez will take place today Friday.
Almost 36 years after Lyle and Erik Menéndez They will kill their parents, a panel of the California R Provinical BoardEchaled the Erik Menéndez’s application for probation.
The decision, which was known on Thursday night, is probably a sign that Lyle Menéndez will receive the same result at his separate audience, scheduled for Friday.
The denial will not be formalized until the review process of the Board of Probation (CPB) ends and is sent to the governor Gavin Newsom for approval. This includes a separate audience where the panel will explain the reasons for denying probation. Newsom will have the last word in the matter, but has already indicated that the recommendations of the Board of Probation will follow.
The Audience on Thursday was held virtually from the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Center in San Diego, as well as Friday.
The history of the Menéndez brothers
The Menéndez brothers have been imprisoned since 1990, when they were arrested for the murder of their parents, José and Kitty Menéndezwhich took place on August 20, 1989 when Erik was 21 years old and Lyle 18.
After a long legal battle that saw its first judicial case end in a null trial, The brothers were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of probation in 1996. But they became eligible for probation in May 2025, after a Los Angeles judge reduced their sentences to 50 years in life imprisonment; The distinction of eligibility was that they were under 26 when crimes occurred, according to local law.
Erik and Lyle Menéndez, 57 and 54 respectively, became important pop culture figures thanks to the sensationalist coverage of their criminal trials in the 1990s, as well as the recent release requests. Its history was recently portrayed in the series of Netflix “Monsters” by Ryan Murphy.
Source: Ambito
