A state panel said Erik Menendez should stay in prison for the 1989 killing of his parents and questioned the sincerity of his rehabilitation. His brother, Lyle, goes before the board on Friday.

Erik and Lyle Menendez were both denied parole eligibility for three years. The brothers, now in their 50s, have spent more than three decades in prison for their parents' murders.

It marks a major setback for the pair who had seen recent court wins that brought them closer than ever to freedom.