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Erik and Lyle Menendez eligible to face parole board again in spring 2027

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Erik and Lyle Menendez will be before a parole board again next March, about 17 months earlier than expected. The brothers were originally sentenced in 1996 to...

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  1. Menendez brothers granted early parole suitability hearing after denial last year, family says

    Headline from The Columbian ·

  2. Newest

    Erik and Lyle Menendez eligible to face parole board again in spring 2027

    Headline from WHDH Boston ·

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Family of Menendez brothers grateful for advance of next parole hearing (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Handout photos show Erik and Lyle Menendez attending parole hearings in August, 2025.

  2. ABC News

    Menendez brothers granted early parole suitability hearing for March 2027 (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    Erik and Lyle Menendez were granted on Monday an early parole suitability hearing, tentatively scheduled for March 2027.

  3. KTLA Los Angeles

    Menendez brothers granted early parole hearing (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    Erik and Lyle Menendez have been granted an early parole suitability hearing, much to the delight of their family. In a statement released on Monday morning, a family spokesperson confirmed that the California Board of Parole granted the brothers the sooner hearing.

  4. Fox News

    Menendez brothers granted 2027 parole hearing a year earlier than expected (opens Fox News)

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    Erik and Lyle Menendez will face a parole hearing in March 2027, moved up from 2028 reportedly under Proposition 9 provisions after their resentencing.

  5. Foxla

    Menendez brothers granted earlier parole hearing for March 2027 (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Erik and Lyle Menendez have been granted a parole hearing tentatively scheduled for March 2027, more than one year earlier than previously expected. The California Board of Parole Hearing granted the earlier date due to a provision in Proposition 9, a 2008 law that amended the state Constitution and…

  6. KESQ Palm Springs

    Menendez brothers to get parole hearing next year (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - Erik and Lyle Menendez were expressing gratitude today after learning they've been granted a parole hearing tentatively scheduled for March 2027, more than one year earlier than previously expected. The brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of the Aug.

  7. Just the News

    Menendez brothers granted early parole suitability hearing scheduled for March 2027 (opens Just the News)

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    Relatives of the brothers advocated for resentencing and release, and the siblings were granted resentencing in May 2025 to 50 years to life in prison., which made them eligible for parole

  8. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Erik and Lyle Menendez granted early parole suitability hearing for March 2027 after denial last year (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Erik and Lyle Menendez were granted an early parole suitability hearing on Monday, tentatively scheduled for March 2027.

  9. Court TV

    Parole board grants Erik and Lyle Menendez early suitability hearing (opens Court TV)

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    Court TV's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (Court TV) — The California Board of Parole has granted the Menendez brothers another chance for release, scheduling an early parole suitability hearing for 2027. Lyle Menendez, 58, and Erik Menendez, 55, were originally sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for m…

  10. Los Angeles Times

    Menendez brothers granted early parole suitability hearing after denial last year, family says (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The family of Erik and Lyle Menendez is grateful that the brothers were granted an early parole hearing after their denial last year.

  11. WHDH Boston

    Erik and Lyle Menendez eligible to face parole board again in spring 2027 (opens WHDH Boston)

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    Erik and Lyle Menendez will be before a parole board again next March, about 17 months earlier than expected. The brothers were originally sentenced in 1996 to...

  12. The Guardian

    Erik and Lyle Menendez eligible to face parole board early next year (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Brothers, convicted of parents’ killings and denied parole last year, permitted to apply for another hearing earlier than expected Erik and Lyle Menendez will be before a parole board again in March, about 17 months earlier than expected.

  13. WDIO Duluth

    Ticker – Menendez Brothers (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Erik and Lyle Menendez will face a parole board again in March 2027.

  14. HuffPost

    Erik And Lyle Menendez Eligible To Face Parole Board Again In March (opens HuffPost)

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    HuffPost's feed description

    The brothers will face a parole board again in March 2027 after getting an early parole suitability hearing.

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