Menendez Brothers' Resentencing Hearing Delayed

Lyle Menendez and His Brother Face Another Delay in Their Resentencing Bid

Lyle Menendez and his brother are serving life in prison for murdering their parents in 1989. Read about his trials, wife, life now, and more.

When Will Lyle & Erik Be Released From Prison? Resentencing Details

Lyle and Erik Menendez’s case is being revisited nearly 30 years after their conviction. Learn more about their latest court hearing and where their possible release stands now.

Menendez Brothers' Resentencing Hearing Delayed

A planned two-day hearing for the Menendez brothers was delayed after prosecutors asked for the judge to review the governor’s report. Plus, Karen Read’s attorneys face a new deadline to produce discovery before her retrial. (4/18/25)

The long-awaited court hearing to reconsider Lyle and Erik Menéndez’s life sentence, the brothers convicted of the 1989 murder of their parents, was postponed on Thursday by order of a court in Los Angeles. The reason: a last-minute motion filed by the Attorney General’s Office, which seeks to delay the process until a formal risk assessment would be made if they were released. Menéndez, jailed for more than three decades for the double murder o…

The trial of the convicted murder brothers Menendez has been postponed again. The hearings, which were to decide on a new sentence and thus a possible parole for the brothers, ended in disagreement between the lawyer and the prosecutor.

Judge to Hold Hearing on Admissibility of Menendez Brothers' Risk Assessments - Davis Vanguard

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman is opposing the admissibility of Comprehensive Risk Assessments for Lyle and Erik Menendez, which is part of their ongoing resentencing proceedings, more than three decades after they were sentenced to life without parole for the 1989 killings of their parents.