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Lyle Menendez said his mother also sexually abused him.
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In his closing statement, Lyle Menendez said he would be ‘forever sorry.’
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In denying Lyle Menendez parole, officials cited the ‘callous’ murders.
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Lyle Menendez’s hearing took on a different tone from his brother’s.
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In 1996, the brothers were convicted of murdering their parents.
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‘You have not been a model prisoner,’ parole commissioner says in denial.
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After being denied parole, Erik Menendez still has other pathways to freedom.
One legal avenue the Menendez brothers have pursued remains open to them: a habeas petition, which is a vehicle for challenging unlawful detentions.
Mark Geragos and the rest of Lyle and Erik Menendez’s attorneys have pursued several legal strategies to free the brothers from prison, including filing a habeas petition in Los Angeles Superior Court.
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Lyle and Erik Menendez Make Their Case for Parole
The two will have separate hearings, and it is not at all certain that the outcome will be the same for each man.
Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez in Beverly Hills Municipal Court in 1990.
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