(FOX 5/KUSI) -- On Thursday, the California parole board denied parole for Erik Menendez, one of the brothers convicted of killing their parents in a Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. • Watch the report by FOX 5/KUSI's Tony Shin above.

Erik, now 54, and his brother Lyle, 57, were convicted of using a shotgun to kill their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in a case that drew worldwide attention for its brutality. Prosecutors said the brothers murdered for financial gain, while the defense argued they acted after years of alleged sexual and emotional abuse.

San Diego attorney Gretchen Von Helms said on Thursday, parole officials would consider not only the brothers’ rehabilitation in prison but also the notoriety of the crime.

“They ask the inmate how they’ll do on the outside — do they h

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