Justice Served: Lyle and Erik Menendez Parole Denied Despite Netflix Fame

In 2024, then-Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon recommended that the convicted murderers Lyle and Erik Menendez receive a new sentencing hearing: from life without parole to life with the possibility of parole.

This was after a sexy Netflix makeover of the brothers, painting them as the victims in the brutal murders of their parents, and some new evidence that corroborated their prior sexual abuse claims.

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While this Soros-DA and his social justice methods had done nothing but destroy victims and increase crime in the county, he worked his restorative justice voodoo and public sentiment (which had softened on their view of the brothers) to try to get a "win" to deflect from his terrible record. Citizens in the County of Los Angeles replaced him that year, but sadly, Soros-DAs and judges still abound. Despite the objection of the current Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman, the Menendez Brothers received their new sentencing hearing, and the judge granted the change, reducing both their sentences to life with the possibility of parole.

The brothers and their legal teams petitioned for a parole hearing and thought this would be the key that would release them from prison after 35 years.

However, on Thursday, a parole board convened to potentially grant that, but tacitly denied it. Erik Menendez was rejected for parole. It took only a day for a different parole board, after hours of questioning and deliberation, to subject Lyle to that same fate.

California’s parole board has deemed Lyle Menendez not suitable for parole, likely leaving both brothers in jail 36 years after executing their wealthy parents.
The California Board of Parole hearings denied Lyle’s petition for freedom on Friday after a grueling, nearly 12-hour hearing in which his family members insisted he had been reformed while prosecutors painted him as a menace to society.
The board’s decision came the day after they denied parole to Lyle’s brother Erik; it will be three years before either brother can make another parole bid.

This is justice, and frankly, not too many are shedding tears over it. As RedState reported, the 1989 murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez, were calculated and committed in cold blood by adults who knew exactly what they were doing. While the new evidence corroborating that the brothers were sexually abused warranted a resentencing hearing, it by no means absolved them of their guilt.

I'm reading through some comments about the Menendez brothers being denied parole and wow!
Some people are spinning this into a sympathy story...It's not...They didn't snap, they planned, they reloaded and they executed...This wasn't survival, it was slaughter.
I see so many…
— Amy (@20th_Centurygal) August 23, 2025

I'm reading through some comments about the Menendez brothers being denied parole and wow! Some people are spinning this into a sympathy story...It's not...They didn't snap, they planned, they reloaded and they executed...This wasn't survival, it was slaughter. I see so many comparing this to other cases, they must not grasp what they actually did to their parents.
This isn't injustice, it's the cost of what they chose. I know some people may not like this post and that's fine, it's my opinion and I stand by it.

According to the commissioner of the state panel, which reviewed the convictions, the facts of their case really had not changed in 35 years. They were still guilty and had admitted guilt. Lyle Menendez also did himself no favors with his certain bad behavior.

Julie Garland, the commissioner on the state panel, said the murders by the brothers showed a “remarkable level of callousness and disregard for others.” She also cited Lyle Menendez’s illegal use of cellphones inside prison.

There have been other reports of bad behavior from Erik Menendez, too.

The pair had also been cited for several rule violations while in jail. Both brothers had been dinged for possessing contraband cell phones, and Erik had been cited for fights with other inmates in 1997 and 2011.

Dive Deeper: Menendez Bros.' Resentencing Hearing Doesn't Mean Justice Has Been Served, It Means It's Selective

While it may appear to be the end of the road for Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers can reapply in three years for a new hearing. But after the taste of celebrity and the potential for freedom, three years is a long time. Their families and the legal teams are signaling they will seek other avenues, like clemency from the governor.

The brothers are still pushing for a new trial, but after this week’s defeat, direct clemency from Gov. Newsom is their best shot at freedom.
Newsom has played his cards close to the vest: He had ordered the parole board to conduct a risk assessment, but he chose to let things play out in court and then the normal parole process.

Good luck with that. Gov. Hair Gel is neck deep in his redistricting scheme, so like a cat and bright shiny objects, he is chasing the glimmer of his presidential aspirations. Unless they can find a way to fit into Newsom's grand plan, they are most likely as good as forgotten. The tenor of the judicial system is shifting back to sanity, so the possibility of a new trial may not be in their favor.

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