Erik Menendez, the younger of the notorious Menendez brothers convicted for the 1989 murders of their parents in Beverly Hills, was denied parole on August 21, 2025, after making his bid before California’s parole board.

Erik and Lyle Menendez will appear at "suitability" hearings in a bid to convince parole officials they don't pose an unreasonable risk to society.

The brothers became eligible for parole after a judge reduced their sentences from life in prison without the possibility of parole to 50 years to life.

After spending decades in prison for killing their parents, Erik and Lyle Menendez are being given a chance to make their cases for parole.

After serving several decades in prison, Erik and Lyle Menendez are facing the possibility of freedom as the California Board of Parole Hearings considers this week whether they’ve adequately atoned for the brutal 1989 murder of their parents.