Menendez brothers get parole hearing next year
The headline, as it mutated - 3 wordings
- 7 Sept, 16:53Menendez brothers get parole hearing next year1 outlet
- 8 Sept, 18:49Menendez brothers' next shot at freedom moved up more than a year to March 20272 outlets
- 22 Sept, 10:26Parole Hearing For Menendez Brothers Set For Next Year1 outlet
- and 4 one-off wordings
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Who published it, and when
How it spread - 11 original reports, 1 reprint
Mon, 7 September 2026
2 reports- pasadenastarnews.com16:53first to report
The brothers, convicted in 1996 of the Aug. 20, 1989, shotgun killings of their parents, Jose and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez, in Beverly Hills, had been eligible to apply for a parole suitability hearing in August 2028.
- iheart.com19:24
The Menendez brothers' parole hearing is set for March 2027, earlier than expected. Their sentences were reduced, making them eligible for parole. The hearing will evaluate their rehabilitation and new evidence. The final decision rests with Governor Gavin Newsom.
Tue, 8 September 2026
2 reports- komonews.com18:49
In May 2025, Erik and Lyle were resentenced to 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole because they were younger than 26 when the crime was committed.
1 reprint
- siouxlandnews.com8 Sept, 18:49their copy
- The Guardian World19:51
Brothers, convicted of parents’ killings and denied parole last year, permitted to apply for another hearing earlier than expected Erik and Lyle Menendez will be before a parole board again in March, about 17 months earlier than expected. The brothers were originally sentenced in 1996 to life in prison for the 1989 fatal shootings of their father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills mansion. A Los Angeles judge reduced their sentences to 50 years to life in May...
Wed, 9 September 2026
2 reports- wwaytv3.com01:06
Erik and Lyle Menendez are eligible to go before a parole board again next March, about 17 months earlier than expected.
- indiatimes.com01:21
Erik and Lyle Menendez will appear before a parole board next March. Their parole eligibility was advanced by approximately seventeen months from the original date. The brothers were convicted in 1996 for the 1989 murders of their parents. A judge reduced their sentences, making them eligible for parole consideration. The California Board of Parole Hearings granted their petitions for earlier hearings.
Tue, 22 September 2026
5 reports- iheart.com10:26
The Menendez brothers' parole hearings are set for February 2027 in San Diego County. Convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, their hearings were moved up due to new information. They claim abuse as a motive, but the district attorney opposes parole.
- iheart.com10:26
The Menendez brothers' parole hearings are set for February 2027 in San Diego County. Convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, their hearings were moved up due to new information. They claim abuse as a motive, but the district attorney opposes parole.
- iheart.com10:26
The Menendez brothers' parole hearings are set for February 2027 in San Diego County. Convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, their hearings were moved up due to new information. They claim abuse as a motive, but the district attorney opposes parole.
- iheart.com10:26
The Menendez brothers' parole hearings are set for February 2027 in San Diego County. Convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, their hearings were moved up due to new information. They claim abuse as a motive, but the district attorney opposes parole.
- iheart.com10:26
The Menendez brothers' parole hearings are set for February 2027 in San Diego County. Convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, their hearings were moved up due to new information. They claim abuse as a motive, but the district attorney opposes parole.