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."

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.

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...

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 25, 2024 · More than three decades after Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted of the murders of their parents and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the brothers now see a path...

Oct 25, 2024 · Gascón unveiled his long awaited decision in the infamous case on Thursday, saying the brothers have "paid their debt to society." The petition asks the court to resentence the men to 50 years...

Oct 26, 2024 · Prosecutors will recommend Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing the brothers with a chance at freedom after 34 years behind bars.

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.