Even with three paths to release, a former assistant U.S. attorney outlines the multiple factors that would have to go their way.
A previously scheduled court hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez that was initially set for March 20 and 21 has been postponed.
The governor of California seemed to be reacting to the new L.A. district attorney's attitude about victimhood when he ordered a Parole Board risk assessment for the incarcerated Menendez brothers.
Cousins of Erik and Lyle Menendez spoke out to criticize the Los Angeles district attorney’s recent decision to oppose a new trial for Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for the 1989 killing of their parents.
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A previously scheduled court hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez that was initially set for later this month has been postponed. The two-day hearing had been expected to be ...
Brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez, jailed more than 30 years ago for the brutal murders of their parents in Beverly Hills, may be just weeks away from answers in their bid for freedom. But the actions of a newly-installed district attorney have cast doubt on whether their fight for release will be successful.
The family said they are confident that the parole board will not see them as a threat as they have been model inmates.
Relatives of Erik and Lyle Menendez postponed a scheduled news conference as they continue their efforts to get the brothers released.
LOS ANGELES -- Attorneys for Lyle and Erik Menendez said Wednesday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state parole board to investigate whether the brothers would pose a risk to the public if they are released after nearly three decades in ...
Erik and Lyle Menendez had told five different versions of what happened ... A habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of the brothers in Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2023 cited a 1988 letter sent from Erik Menendez to his cousin saying ...
California Governor Gavin Newsom has asked the parole board to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment investigation into whether Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have been serving life sentences for the shotgun murders of their parents Jose and Kitty, are risks to the public if they go free.