Menendez brothers get parole hearing next year

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1. Mon, 7 September 2026

   2 reports
   • pasadenastarnews.com16:53first to report
     Menendez brothers get parole hearing next year

     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
     Menendez Brothers Parole Hearing Scheduled For March 2027

     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.

2. Tue, 8 September 2026

   2 reports
   • komonews.com18:49
     Menendez brothers' next shot at freedom moved up more than a year to March 2027

     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.

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     • siouxlandnews.com8 Sept, 18:49their copy
   • The Guardian World19:51
     Erik and Lyle Menendez eligible to face parole board early next year

     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...

3. Wed, 9 September 2026

   2 reports
   • wwaytv3.com01:06
     Erik and Lyle Menendez eligible to face parole board again in spring 2027

     Erik and Lyle Menendez are eligible to go before a parole board again next March, about 17 months earlier than expected.

   • indiatimes.com01:21
     After decades behind bars, Erik and Lyle Menendez get an earlier shot at parole

     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.