Commissioners have explained the several reasons why Erik and Lyle Menendez were denied parole after killing their parents’ over three decades ago in 1989.

Lyle Menendez will remain in prison after the California parole board rejected his bid for freedom on Friday night, a day after officials rejected his brother, Erik, for an early release. The pair must wait three more years until their next parole hearing.

Lyle and Erik Menendez have served more than three decades in prison for the murders of their parents in 1989.