A California Parole Board denied Lyle Menendez’s bid for freedom on Friday, one day after doing so for his younger brother Erik.

The brothers from Beverly Hills were convicted of killing their parents with shotguns in 1989.

Parole officials questioned both brothers about their use of contraband cellphones and other violations of prison rules.

SACRAMENTO — A day after his younger brother was denied release, Lyle Menendez also saw California parole officials reject his bid for freedom, ruling he will remain behind bars for now for the 1989 shotgun murders of his parents.

The parole board grilled Menendez, 57, over his efforts to get witnesses to lie during his trials, the lavish shopping sprees he and his brother Erik, 54, took after their parents’ killings, and whether he felt relief

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