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Erik Menendez's dream of walking free after spending decades behind bars for the shotgun murders of his parents just went up smoke ... he's been denied parole!

The California Board of Parole's decision comes after Erik and Lyle were resentenced by a judge earlier this year, making them eligible for parole after serving more than 3 decades in prison for fatally shooting their parents, Kitty and Jose Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home. Play video content

The brothers and their family have worked hard for their release , pushing the narrative that their parents sexually and emotionally abused them for years before they decided to kill them in self-defense. Gallery Launch Gallery Getty

During Thursday's parole hearing, though ... Erik said he did not kill his

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