A day after his younger brother was denied release from prison by the California Parole Board, Lyle Menendez ’s steady march toward earning his freedom back 36 years after the two young men shot their parents to death in their Beverly Hills home suffered the same fate as he was also denied release.

Erik and Lyle Menendez have been in California’s prison system for over three decades now and they will remain there for three more years after separate hearings that were held for both. On Friday night, at the end of a 10-hour hearing, the Board agreed with an assessment submitted earlier this summer that both Erik and Lyle Menendez still pose a risk to public safety.

A day after his younger brother was denied release from prison by the California Parole Board, Lyle Menendez ’s steady

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