A day after a state board denied parole for Erik Menendez, his older brother received the same decision Friday.

At the end of a lengthy hearing, a two-person panel found Lyle Menendez unsuitable for parole.

The brothers have been in prison for more than three decades for the August 1989 murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, at their Beverly Hills home.

The board set Lyle Menendez's next parole hearing for three years from now.

It's a major setback to the brothers' years-long campaign for freedom, fueled by renewed interest in the high-profile case, arguments about new evidence, and a judge's decision earlier this year to resentence the pair — making them eligible for parole.

Parole Commissioner Julie Garland said the panel found there are still signs that Menendez poses a

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