Lyle Menendez is being denied parole.
The now 57-year-old has been serving time in jail for the homicide of his mother and father, together with brother Erik Menendez, in San Diego, Calif.
On Thursday (August 21), Erik just about attended a parole listening to the place he was denied parole and launch. The following day, Lyle attended his personal listening to, the place he was additionally denied, after serving 36 years of their sentence to date.
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Whereas the parole commissioner recommended Lyle on his conduct in jail, together with “lack of violence, his work on applications and his constructive relationships with different inmates and employees,” per ABC, he was finally denied.
The panel discovered that there are “nonetheless indicators” that he poses a threat to the general public.
“You’ve got been a mannequin inmate in some ways who has demonstrated the potential for change,” parole commissioner Julie Garland mentioned within the parole listening to. “However regardless of all these outward positives, we see … you continue to wrestle with anti-social character traits like deception, minimization and rule-breaking that lie beneath that constructive floor.”
The commissioner additionally instructed Lyle to remain hopeful and to be the individual he reveals different inmates he runs applications for.
Lyle will not be eligible for parole once more for one more three years, however he will likely be thought-about for an administrative assessment inside a yr, which might bump up his subsequent listening to to as quickly as 18 months.
“The method for parole is exceptionally rigorous, however we’re extremely pleased with how Erik and Lyle confirmed up — with honesty, accountability, and integrity,” the Mendendez brothers’ household mentioned in a press release. “We all know they may take time to mirror on the Board’s suggestions and can proceed to steer, mentor, and construct applications that help rehabilitation and hope for others. We all know they’re good males who’ve executed the work to rehabilitate and are remorseful. We love them unconditionally and can proceed to face by them.”
Late final yr, Lyle‘s spouse Rebecca introduced their divorce and denied dishonest rumors…
