California’s parole board has deemed Lyle Menendez not suitable for parole, likely leaving both brothers in jail 36 years after executing their wealthy parents.
The California Board of Parole hearings denied Lyle’s petition for freedom on Friday after a grueling, nearly 12-hour hearing in which his family members insisted he had been reformed while prosecutors painted him as a menace to society.
The board’s decision came the day after they denied parole to Lyle’s brother Erik; it will be three years before either brother can make another parole bid.
It was a heartbreaking defeat for attorneys, families and fans of the high-profile criminals, who have spent most of two years pushing for Lyle and Erik’s freedom more than three decades after they purchased shotguns and killed Jose and Kitt