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Erik Menendez's spouse, Tammi Menendez, known as his parole denial a “full setup” and an “injustice.”
“Parole Commissioner Robert Barton had his thoughts made as much as deny Erik parole from the beginning! This was an entire setup, and Erik by no means stood an opportunity! 😡 #Injustice,” Tammi shared in an X publish on Thursday, August 21, shortly after Erik, 54, was denied parole throughout a listening to.
In a subsequent post, Tammi wrote, “Erik hasn't had any infractions since 2011, other than a cellular phone possession,” referring to guide parole commissioner Robert Barton's assertions Thursday that Erik has “not been a mannequin prisoner.”
Us Weekly has reached out to California Board of Parole Hearings and the California Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation for remark.
Throughout Thursday's listening to, Barton cited numerous jail violations whereas Erik has been incarcerated, together with inappropriate habits with guests, drug smuggling, misuse of state computer systems, violent episodes in 1997 and 2011 and cellphone possession, per NewsNation.
Erik and brother Lyle's household reacted to Thursday's resolution in a prewritten assertion obtained by NewsNation. “Whereas we respect the choice, immediately's consequence was after all disappointing and never what we hoped for,” the household mentioned. “However our perception in Erik stays unwavering and we all know he'll take the Board's suggestion in stride. His regret, development, and the optimistic influence he's had on others communicate for themselves. We are going to proceed to face by him and maintain to the hope he is ready to return residence quickly.”
Erik Menendez seems earlier than the parole board by way of teleconference on the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility on August 21, 2025. Division of Corrections by way of Getty Photos
Lyle's parole listening to is anticipated to happen on Friday, August 22. “Tomorrow, we flip our consideration to Lyle's listening to,” the brothers' family mentioned. “And whereas it's undoubtedly troublesome, we stay cautiously optimistic and hopeful that the commissioner will see in Lyle what so many others have: a person who has taken duty, reworked his life, and is able to come residence.”
Erik and Lyle, 57, had been convicted of first-degree homicide in 1996 following the 1989 deaths of their mother and father, José and Kitty Menendez, at their household residence in Beverly Hills. The brothers admitted to killing their mother and father however claimed self-defense and alleged they'd been abused by their father.
Ted Soqui/Sygma by way of Getty Photos Erik Menéndez and Lyle Menéndez each discovered companions whereas serving out their particular person life sentences following a high-profile homicide case. The Menéndez brothers had been arrested in 1990 on two counts of first-degree homicide after their mother and father — José and Kitty — had been discovered shot to loss of life of their residence. Two […]
The brothers had been resentenced in Might following renewed curiosity of their case following the discharge of a Netflix drama and documentary in regards to the murders. Their sentences had been modified to 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole.
Nevertheless, Los Angeles County District Lawyer Nathan Hochman has known as for Erik and Lyle to stay incarcerated.
“The Menendez brothers have by no means totally accepted duty for the horrific murders of their mother and father, as a substitute persevering with to advertise a false narrative of self-defense that was rejected by the jury a long time in the past,” he mentioned in a statement on Wednesday, August 20, forward of the parole hearings. “We've got persistently opposed their launch as a result of they haven't demonstrated full perception into their crimes or proven that they've been totally rehabilitated, and subsequently proceed to pose a threat to society.”
