Menendez Brothers ELIGIBLE FOR PAROL
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A judge’s ruling made Lyle and Erik Menendez eligible for parole, but they still face multiple hurdles in their fight to be released from prison for the 1989 murder of their parents.
A judge's decision to reduce the Menendez brothers' sentence for killing their parents in 1989 enables a parole board to hear their case. Gov. Gavin Newsom could still intervene.
As a court reviewed the Menendez murder case, the culture and politics of the 1990s were scrutinized almost as much as the horrific crime.
Nearly three decades after Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for the murders of their parents, a California judge has reopened a door many believed would remain closed.
The trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez and their conviction for killing their parents came at a time when televised trials captured national audiences in the 1990s.
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Jimmy Kimmel got an audience reaction at the Disney 2025 Upfront after he made a joke comparing Peyton and Eli Manning to the Menendez brothers.
Legal experts' weighed in following the resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez after a California judge ruled that the convicted killers would be immediately eligible for parole.