The brothers were initially sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
A California judge has rejected a request for a new trial for Erik and Lyle Menendez, shutting down another possible path to freedom for the brothers who have served decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion.
A California parole board denied Lyle Menendez parole after he spent nearly 30 years in prison for the 1989 murders of his parents.
One day after his brother's bid for freedom was denied, Lyle Menendez is facing a parole board on Friday after spending decades in prison for murdering their parents.
A California parole board decided to deny Erik Menendez parole, and he will have to remain in prison for the murders of his parents.
Erik and Lyle Menendez are heading to their long-awaited parole hearings, marking a huge step forward in their push to be released after 35 years behind bars.