Erik Menendez denied parole in LA decades after killing parents

The younger of the Menendez brothers, who killed their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion, can try again for parole in three years.

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The younger of the two notorious Menendez brothers, who were both convicted in the 1989 shotgun murders of their wealthy mother and father in Beverly Hills, made his first plea on Thursday.

His brother, Lyle, is scheduled to appear for his own parole suitability hearing on Friday. Both brothers were made eligible for paroled release after they were resentenced by a judge in May.

Erik Menendez can try for parole again at another hearing in three years, the board ruled.

Board commissioner Robert Barton, who listened to testimony for more than 10 hours with a panel before denying Erik's parole, said he believed Erik was not yet ready for release.