Erik and Lyle Menendez have been granted a parole hearing for next year, a year earlier than previously expected.The brothers, who were both convicted of the Aug.20, 1989, shotgun slayings of their parents, Jose and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home, are scheduled to have a parole suitability hearing in March 2027 instead of August 2028, Fox News confirms. The change stems from two provisions included in Proposition 9, which allow a prison inmate's next parole hearing date to be moved up if there is a change in circumstances or new information indicating the person may be suitable for parole, The Orange County Register reported.CALIFORNIA SUED OVER POLICY THAT COULD FREE SERIAL KILLERS AS LACI PETERSON'S FRIEND SOUNDS ALARMErik and Lyle Menendez will face a parole board hearing in March 2027, a year earlier than expected.
(Getty Images)"For almost 40 years, Erik and Lyle have worked to take responsibility for their actions, confront and heal from the unimaginable abuse and trauma they endured, grow as individuals, and dedicate themselves to serving others," a statement by family members reads."Through efforts such as helping to establish a hospice program and creating Green Space, they have sought to build an environment that reminds people serving life sentences that their lives still have meaning and that, regardless of their circumstances, they can choose each day to grow, heal, accept accountability, and contribute something of value to the world around them," they added.NEW HAMPSHIRE RESENTENCING GIVES DARTMOUTH KILLER ROBERT TULLOCH A PAROLE PATH AFTER SUPREME COURT RULINGLyle, left, and Erik Menendez leave a courtroom in Santa Monica, Calif., Aug.6, 1990, after a judge ruled that conversations between the brothers and their psychologist after their parents were slain were not privileged and could be used as evidence.
(AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)The brothers were handed life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murders, wh...