The high-stakes parole hearing of Lyle Menendez was thrown into chaos after an audio recording of his brother Erik’s own hearing was published online, sparking a furious uproar from family members, according to reports.
On Friday night, just as Lyle’s parole hearing was wrapping up, an audio recording of his younger brother’s hearing was obtained and published in excerpts by ABC 7 through a public records request – – detailing the 1989 shotgun slayings of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, the Los Angeles Times reported
The release sparked immediate backlash inside the hearing room, the outlet reported. 6
“This is disgusting,” Tiffani Lucero Pastor, one of the brothers’ relatives, screamed at the parole board, according to the outlet.
“You’ve misled the family, and now