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Menendez Brothers Seek Case Reopening Amid Parole Denials
1/29/2026
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Story summary
- Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez were resentenced in May 2025 to 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole under youth offender laws.
- Their initial parole requests in August 2025 were denied.
- A judge dismissed their habeas petition for a new trial in September 2025.
- The brothers are now seeking to reopen their case based on new evidence.
