Lyle Menendez was denied parole Friday, following the 1989 murder 0f his parents in their Beverly Hills home.
The decision comes after a California parole board’s decision to deny his brother, Erik, his bid for freedom on Thursday.
FOX News Digital reported on Friday that Lyle Menendez, 57, faced a panel of parole hearing officers from the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego via video conference.
Parole Commissioner Jule Garland and the panel felt that Lyle Mendez still showed signs of possible risk to the public.
“We find your remorse is genuine,” she said.
“In many ways, you look like you’ve been a model inmate. You have been a model inmate in many ways, one who has demonstrated the potential for change.
“But despite all those outward positives, we see … you still struggle with antisocial personality traits like deception, minimization, and rule-breaking that lie beneath that positive surface.”
Members of the panel brought up a history of Lyle Menendez breaking rules while behind bars, such as multiple infractions concerning cellphone use.
Lyle Menendez’s parole decision came the day after his brother Erik Menendez was also denied release, as CrimeOnline previously reported.
Erik Menendez, 54, spent nearly 10 hours with California governor-appointed parole commissioners on Thursday, who discussed numerous factors, including his behavior after the 1989 murders of his parents, José and Kitty Menendez.
“The killing of your mother especially showed a lack of empathy and reason,” Commissioner Robert Barton said.
Barton also said that Menendez’s behavior behind bars played a pivotal role in denying parole.
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“Contrary to your supporters’ beliefs, you have not been a model prisoner, and frankly, we find that a little disturbing,” Barton said.
Erik Menendez has reportedly had violations that include violence, drug smuggling, and misusing computers. He also misused a cell phone while leading a rehabilitation group.
CNN reports that both brothers still hold out hope that Governor Gavin Newsom will reverse the parole board’s decision. The brothers have each filed to seek clemency in a new trial.
Newsom also has the authority to overturn the parole board’s decision for both brothers within 30 days after conducting an internal review of the decision, which could run up to 120 days.
Garland stated that Lyle Menendez may be considered for “administrative review” within a year. This could move a second parole hearing up to only 18 months.
If the board’s decision stands, the brothers may be eligible for another parole review in three years.
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[Feature Photo: An Oct. 31, 2016 photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Erik Menendez, left, and a Feb. 22, 2018 photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Lyle Menendez. The Menendez brothers, who were convicted of killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion nearly three decades ago, have been reunited in the Southern California prison San Diego’s R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility. The brothers are serving life sentences for fatally shooting their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in 1989. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP)]
