The unexpected release of audio from Erik Menendez’s tightly controlled parole hearing last week nearly derailed Friday’s proceedings for his brother, Lyle, and infuriated his family members – who raised questions about the recording’s impact on the outcome and how it was released.

The tumultuous session concluded with a California parole board denying parole for Lyle, a day after the board denied parole for his brother – a crippling blow to the brothers after a yearslong fight for release. The two were convicted of murdering their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion.

While Friday’s hearing for Lyle was still underway, CNN affiliate ABC7 unexpectedly released an audio recording from Erik’s 10-hour parole board session the day before, obtained through a public records request

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