Joseph Lyle Menendez (born January 10, 1968) and Erik Galen Menendez (born November 27, 1970), commonly referred to as the Menendez brothers, are American brothers convicted of killing their parents, José and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez, at their Beverly Hills home in 1989.

Jan 3, 2025 · Over 20 Menendez relatives met with Hochman on Friday in their continued push for the brothers' release from prison. Hochman described the conversation as "very productive" and "in some ways, an informal, off-the-record discussion."

Nov 19, 2024 · California Gov. Gavin Newsom has reached a decision on a pair of clemency requests for Erik and Joseph "Lyle" Menendez, the two Beverly Hills brothers serving life without parole for the murder...

Oct 24, 2024 · Nearly seven years, three trials, and many thousands of hours of TV coverage later, their sons, Lyle and Erik Menendez, were found guilty of their murders and sentenced to life in prison...

Oct 24, 2024 · Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents in 1989 and have been incarcerated for 34 years. Here’s what the Menendez brothers’ lives are like today.

Nov 26, 2024 · A judge in California has delayed a scheduled resentencing hearing for Lyle and Erik Menendez at the brothers’ first hearing since they were sentenced to life in prison for murdering their...

Nov 27, 2024 · On Aug. 20, 1989, music executive Jose Menendez and his wife, Kitty Menendez, were gunned down with shotguns at their Beverly Hills, California, home. Their sons, Lyle Menendez, then 21, and Erik Menendez, then 18, called 911 …

Oct 8, 2024 · On Aug. 20, 1989, Lyle, 21, and Erik, 18, shot their parents at close range while the victims were sitting on the couch in the TV room of their $5 million Beverly Hills mansion.

Nov 25, 2024 · After spending more than 30 years behind bars for killing their parents, Lyle and Erik Menendez have a hope at being released from prison. The 1989 murder case, which has gripped the US for...

Oct 31, 2024 · Here's a look at life in prison for the notorious brothers and three paths to potential freedom: Lyle Menendez, then 21, and Erik Menendez, then 18, admitted to buying shotguns and firing 16 rounds at Jose and Kitty Menendez inside the family's Beverly Hills home in 1989.