Erik Menendez hit a roadblock in his bid for freedom after a California parole board denied his release on Thursday, claiming he still posed a risk to the public.

The parole hearing had marked the nearest Erik had come to walking free since he and his brother Lyle were handed life sentences for murdering their parents in 1989.

Erik appeared on a live feed from the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, with 21 witnesses seeking his release after decades.

Parole board commissioner Robert Barton, who listened to over 10 hours of testimony, said he believed Erik was not ready to leave jail.

“I believe in redemption, or I wouldn’t be doing this job,” Barton said. “But based on the legal standards, we find that you continue to pose an unreasonable risk to public safety.”

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