Lyle Menendez has met the same fate with the California Board of Parole as his brother Erik, as his attempt to get out of prison on parole was denied.
Per TMZ, the elder Menendez brother sat for hours of questioning with parole commissioners, who also heard from family members. Per the outlet, the session ended with him saying, "I will never be able to make up for the harm and grief I caused everyone in my family. I am so sorry to everyone, and I will be forever sorry."
Lyle and his brother Erik were 21 and 18, respectively, in 1989 when they murdered their parents, José and Mary Louise Menendez, at their home in Beverly Hills. Both brothers said at trial, and continue to claim, that José sexually abused them.
The brothers were originally sentenced to life in prison, but earlier this year they were re-sentenced to 50 years to life. That decision made them newly eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law, since they committed their crimes while they were younger than 26. Both brothers can try for parole again within three years.
Erik Menendez' daughter Talia slammed the parole board's decision about her father's case. On her Instagram stories, she wrote, "How is my dad a threat to society! A 3-year denial??? Hell is about to break loose!!!"
In a later Instagram story, she called out celebrities for not speaking out about the decision. The Menendez brothers have been the focus of renewed public attention since the fall 2024 release of the Ryan Murphy-created Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.