The Menendez brothers are already scheduled for a board hearing on June 13, related to a separate petition for clemency. It's not clear if that will also serve as their parole hearing.

The Menendez brothers, imprisoned over 30 years in the gruesome shotgun murder of their parents, are one step closer to possible release after a Los Angeles judge ruled they are eligible for parole.

A Los Angeles judge has resentenced the Menendez brothers, making them eligible for parole after serving prison time for the shotgun murders of their parents at their Beverly Hills, California ...

The resentencing effort and clemency petition are the primary legal pathways that could lead to the brothers’ freedom. It was more than 35 years ago that Lyle and Erik Menendez — then 21 and ...

1994. The juries for Erik and Lyle Menendez deadlocked and mistrials were declared for both cases. 1996 . In 1996, at the end of a second trial -- in which the judge barred much of the sex abuse ...

Menendez brothers: Recent developments in the murder case, explained In 1996, Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A Los Angeles ...

The Menendez brothers were convicted in 1996 for the murder of their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez after their first high-profile televised trial ended in a hung jury.

On Oct. 28, the Menendez brothers' defense opened a third track to potential freedom by submitting a request to the governor for clemency.

The Menendez Brothers’ Fight for Freedom 41:58. This story originally aired on March 2, 2024. Lyle and Erik Menendez have been behind bars in California for more than three decades for the 1989 ...

Menendez brothers’ bid for freedom stalled by fight over parole board document. Lyle Menendez, left, and Erik Menendez appear in Beverly Hills Municipal Court in 1990.

Over 20 Menendez relatives are pushing for the brothers' release from prison. The resentencing hearing for the Menendez brothers will move forward, after a Los Angeles judge denied Los Angeles ...

Why the Menendez brothers might remain in prison— even if court agrees to resentence them for killing their father By . Jared Downing. Published May 13, 2025. Updated May 13, 2025, 5:09 p.m. ET.