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Both Menendez brothers denied parole

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Lyle Menendez was denied parole Friday, a significant setback to a three-decade campaign to release him and his brother as they serve life sentences for killing their parents in their Beverly Hills home in 1989.

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  1. CNN

    After decades in prison, Erik and Lyle Menendez finally get parole hearings. But their fight for release may not be over (opens CNN)

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    Starting Thursday, Erik and Lyle Menendez will take turns facing a California parole board that will decide whether the brothers should have a chance at freedom after spending more than three decades behind bars for the 1989 killings of their parents in their Beverly Hills home.

  2. Deadline

    Erik Menendez Denied Parole 36 Years After Killing Parents, Family “Disappointed” With Decision; Lyle Menendez Hearing Set For Friday (opens Deadline)

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    In prison for nearly 30 years so far, one of the Menendez brothers was unsuccessful today in getting a giant step close to freedom in a parole hearing

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Menendez family stunned after Erik denied parole; Lyle's fate still uncertain (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    State parole officials had not yet publicly announced that Erik Menendez would remain behind bars, but word of the outcome was already spreading among his family members early Thursday evening.

  4. ABC 7 New York

    Erik Menendez denied parole, will have to remain in prison for parents' murders (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    A California parole board decided to deny Erik Menendez parole, and he will have to remain in prison for the murders of his parents.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Erik Menendez denied parole, decades after killing parents (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Menendez, along with his brother Lyle, has served 35 years of a life prison term for fatally shooting their parents.

  6. Foxla

    Erik Menendez denied parole for murders of parents; Brother Lyle's hearing set for Aug. 22 (opens Foxla)

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    The panel's decision must now be reviewed by the board, then go to Gov. Gavin Newsom for final approval.

  7. Salon

    36 years after murder, Erik Menendez denied parole (opens Salon)

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    The panel rejected Menendez’s request for parole, citing the severity of the 1989 murders.

  8. The Hill

    Erik Menendez was denied parole. Here’s what he said at his hearing (opens The Hill)

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    LOS ANGELES — Erik Menendez was denied parole by panel of California commissioners Thursday. During his hearing, he offered his most detailed account in years of how he was raised and why he made the choices he did — both at the time of his parents’ killing and during his decades in prison. He and…

  9. NPR

    Erik Menendez has been denied parole (opens NPR)

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    California denied parole for Erik Menendez, who along with his brother Lyle have spent more than three decades behind bars for their parents' murders. Lyle Menendez faces a parole hearing on Friday.

  10. The Guardian

    Lyle Menendez to face California parole board after brother Erik denied freedom (opens The Guardian)

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    Erik will be eligible after three years as two brothers have spent 30 years in prison for the murder of their parents

  11. NBC News

    Lyle Menendez goes before California parole panel one day after his brother was denied (opens NBC News)

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    One day after officials in California rejected Erik Menendez’s bid for parole, his older brother will appear before commissioners Friday and hope for a different outcome.

  12. CBS News

    Lyle Menendez expected to have parole board hearing day after brother was denied (opens CBS News)

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    A panel denied Erik Menendez, Lyle's brother, parole after a 10-hour hearing on Thursday.

  13. Variety

    Erik Menendez Denied Parole as Board Cites ‘Blind Spots’ in Rehabilitation (opens Variety)

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    Erik Menendez was denied parole on Thursday, after a full-day hearing in which he apologized for murdering his parents 36 years ago.

  14. WMUR

    Lyle Menendez faces parole board a day after his brother Erik was denied release (opens WMUR)

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    While Lyle’s case will be considered on its own merits Friday, his factors of rehabilitation are similar to Erik’s, with the only major differences being Lyle having a slightly lower number of rule violations in prison.

  15. Rolling Stone

    Erik Menendez Denied Parole: 'Unreasonable Risk to Public Safety' (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Erik Menendez, the younger of the two Beverly Hills brothers who gunned down their parents in 1989 after alleged sexual abuse, was denied parole.

  16. KTVZ Bend

    Erik Menendez denied parole after yearslong fight for release. His brother has yet to receive a decision (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Matthew Friedman, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A California parole board has denied parole for Erik Menendez, who was convicted alongside his brother Lyle of murdering their parents in 1989, delivering a crippling blow to the brothers’ yearslong fight for release.

  17. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Live updates: Parole denied for Erik Menendez (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Erik Menendez is denied parole 36 years after the murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez at their Beverly Hills mansion. Follow live updates.

  18. NBC Los Angeles

    Here are Erik Menendez prison rule violations that contributed to parole denial (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    A state board commissioner said Menendez’s behavior in prison contributed to the decision to deny his parole.

  19. Newsweek

    Lyle Menendez faces parole hearing after Erik (opens Newsweek)

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    Lyle Menendez is facing a parole hearing Friday, just one day after his brother Erik was denied his freedom by the board. Follow Newsweek

  20. Breitbart News

    California Parole Board Rejects Erik Menendez Bid for Early Release (opens Breitbart News)

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    The California Parole Board decided not to release Erik Menendez, 54 on Thursday; his older brother, Kyle, faces a hearing Friday.

  21. Deutsche Welle

    US: Erik Menendez denied parole after parents' murder – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Erik and his brother Lyle were convicted of the killings and sentenced to life without parole in 1996. Lyle's parole hearing is set for Friday.

  22. WSVN Miami

    Erik Menendez denied parole after yearslong fight for release. His brother has yet to receive a decision - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    Los Angeles (CNN) — A California parole board has denied parole for Erik Menendez, who was convicted alongside his brother Lyle of murdering their parents in

  23. ABC 30 Fresno

    Lyle Menendez to face parole board after brother Erik's bid for freedom was denied (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    Erik Menendez was denied parole by a board. But could Lyle Menendez's parole hearing today have a different outcome?

  24. WSVN Miami

    Lyle Menendez faces parole board a day after his brother Erik was denied release - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    (CNN) — After more than 30 years in prison, Erik Menendez was denied parole by a California board that decided he still poses a risk to public safety.

  25. CBS News

    Lyle Menendez set for parole board hearing day after brother was denied (opens CBS News)

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    A panel denied Erik Menendez, Lyle's brother, parole after a 10-hour hearing on Thursday.

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