What do you know about the case of Menandage Brothers and when they can be released

In 1989, brothers Lyal and Eric Menandez repeatedly shot him and killed his parents in his mansion in Beverly Hills.

In 1996, he was convicted of the first-degree murder and conspiracy to murder, and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Public interest in the case has increased since a new Netflix drama, Monsters: The Lile and Eric Menandage Story, released in 2024. His story divides Rai.

In May 2025, a judge made him eligible for parole at a hearing of an displeasure. However, in August, both brothers were denied release.

Eric, now appeared in front of a panel in California’s reform and rehabilitation department on 54, August 21. He was told that he still took a risk to public safety and was not a model prisoner.

A day later, 57-year-old Lile was considered as a prolonged siblings, a separate board denied parole.

It cited the cruel nature of murders and lacks self-control of Lyle.

“We find that your repentance is real,” Parole Commissioner Julie Garland told him. “But despite all those external positivity, we see … You still struggle with anti-social personality symptoms such as deception, minimalization and rules that lie below that positive surface.”

They can try for parole again at three years time – although it can be reduced by 18 months with good behavior.

California governor Gavin Newsom Brothers are examining a separate request to offer Clemensey – possibly as an forgiveness.

Newsom, which is in the midst of a political change and can set its eyes on a white house run, has the power to accept or reject any parole board recommendation.

In 2024, Los Angeles’s previous district Attorney, George Gaskon requested that the life sentence of brothers be replaced in life 50 years without the possibility of parole.

During a hearing at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, the brothers apologized for their works. His bid for displeasure was supported by family members and a former fellow prisoner.

The prosecutors said that the brothers had continued “excuses” for their conduct instead of taking full responsibility.

But the judge agreed to offend the brothers, said that he had “done enough in the last 35 years that he should get that opportunity”.

The ruling by the young criminal law of California made him eligible for parole under the law, who committed crimes before the age of 26.

At that time, brother -in -law was aged 18 and 21.

Lile and Eric Menandez killed their parents, Jose and Kitty Mendez on 20 August 1989 at their home in Beverly Hills.

His father, a 45 -year -old Hollywood executive, was shot six times, with a shotgun bought a few days before the attack.

His mother died after suffering from 10 shotgun explosions in many parts of his body.

The brothers initially told the police that when they reached home, their parents were found dead.

He was arrested after a psychologist’s girlfriend, who was treating Eric Menandage, to say that he had physically threatened the doctor.

The brothers claimed that they committed murder in self -defense after years of alleged physical, emotional and sexual abuse, although the court never proved to be any tampering.

He said he feared his father would kill him, as he threatened to highlight him.

However, prosecutors argued that the youth had killed their successful parents to inherit their multi-million dollars.

The brothers were taken into custody in 1990, and in 1993 they were attempted to kill the murders, firstly, with a jury for each brother.

However, the two zijas were stunned in 1994, resulting in a misconception, and the pair was later tried again in 1995.

During his joint test, the judge excluded clear evidence of misconduct from his defense case. The session tapped with a doctor, in which the murders were discussed, were considered acceptable in the court by the judge.

A jury found him guilty and the pair were convicted of the first-degree murder and conspiracy to murder in 1996.

The brothers, who were separated during their custody after a detective, who had investigated the murderers, said that they could believe to escape when they were kept together, joined the jail again in 2018.

Netflix made the matter back in the headlines after Netflix released a drama series about brothers about brothers.

Monsters: The Lile and Eric Menandage Story were shot at the top of the streaming chart of the platform and reported that the first weekend after release alone was seen more than 12 million times in the first weekend.

The program shows what brothers and sisters may have done to kill their parents and presents murders from different approaches.

Its creators said that the series was based on extensive research.

It includes things from the perspective of parents along with the claim of misuse of brothers.

The show introduced a new generation case and attracted attention from famous celebrities – including Kim Kardashian and Rosie O’Donel – who called the brothers to release.

The series was followed by the controversial First Monsters series about American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.

After his release, Eric Menandage shared a statement, released by his wife on X.

He said that the show was “disappointing slander” and he believed that we had gone beyond lie’s lies and destructive character depiction “.

“It is sad for me to know that the unscrupulous depiction of the tragedies around our crime of Netflix has taken painful truths at the back – back through time when the prosecution made a story on a belief system, which was not sexually abused by men, and men felt differently in raped.”

Family members also spoke and said that the brothers were “suffering by this horrific shockdram,” and this show was “filled with mistraths”.

Ryan Murphy, who made the show, Where diversity These comments were “best projected”.

He said that the family’s response was “interesting because I would like the nuances about what they think is shocking or not shocking. It’s not that we are making any of this stuff. It has all been presented first”.