Lyle and Erik Menendez fast-tracked for parole after decades behind bars
- Convicted shotgun killers Erik and Lyle Menendez are set to face a parole board more than a year earlier than expected, state officials confirmed.
- The brothers, who were granted a tentatively scheduled March 2027 hearing, expressed gratitude through family members after learning the California Board of Parole Hearings had moved their August 2028 eligibility date up.
- Officials cited provisions under Proposition 9, a 2008 state constitutional amendment, which allows early hearings if new information or changed circumstances suggest an inmate may be suitable for release.
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- Convicted shotgun killers Erik and Lyle Menendez are set to face a parole board more than a year earlier than expected, state officials confirmed.
- The brothers, who were granted a tentatively scheduled March 2027 hearing, expressed gratitude through family members after learning the California Board of Parole Hearings had moved their August 2028 eligibility date up.
- Officials cited provisions under Proposition 9, a 2008 state constitutional amendment, which allows early hearings if new information or changed circumstances suggest an inmate may be suitable for release.
Sources: The Independent