Erik Menendez was denied parole during his hearing Thursday, nearly 30 years after he and his brother, Lyle , were convicted of first-degree murder in 1995 for the 1989 killings of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez.

The Menendez brothers were sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1996 but after a Los Angeles judge reduced their sentences to 50 years to life in May, they immediately became eligible for parole under California law because they were under the age of 26 when they committed their crimes.

Menendez, 54, appeared via videoconference from the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego for his nearly 10-hour parole hearing.

A panel of two parole commissioners said Menendez was unsuitable for release, basing its decision on multiple factors, includin

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