Menendez brothers parole hearings set for this week. Here's what you can expect

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Monday, August 18, 2025
Menendez brothers parole hearings set for this week

LOS ANGELES -- Erik and Lyle Menendez's fight for freedom will continue this week when the brothers face a parole board, separately.

The hearings will take place remotely on Thursday and Friday. The board could decide whether they will walk free after more than three decades in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents in Beverly Hills.

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Earlier this month, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman officially opposed the brothers' bid for parole.

Their attorney Mark Geragos said "first day will be Erik, second day will be Lyle."

He described what else can be expected over the two days.

"There will be different parole board members each day. There will be different lawyers from the D.A.'s office each day as well is my understanding. And you're going to have a different proceeding. Each brother, if you will, stands or falls on their own," Geragos said.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has the final say on whether to grant the brothers clemency and set them free.

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