SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KABC) -- A California parole board decided to deny Erik Menendez parole, and he will have to remain in prison for the 1989 murders of his parents when he was 18 years old.
Menendez and his brother Lyle Menendez were convicted of first-degree murder in 1996 during a retrial and sentenced to life in prison without parole. After a years-long battle, the Menendez brothers were resentenced to 50 years to life with the possibility of parole. Due to that resentencing, they became eligible for parole hearings under youth offender parole laws.
Erik Menendez's parole hearing was on Thursday and lasted 10 hours. The hearing was virtual, and Erik Menendez participated from a computer at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego. Lyle Menendez's parole hearing wi