Lyle Menendez joins her brother, refused parole in the Killing of Parents

Lyle Menendez was denied parole one day after her brother Erik was also prevented from being released from prison after more than three decades.

The Menendez brothers, who were sentenced in the 1989 murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills manor, were both rejected for liberation after separate and long hearings before the California’s conditional liberation committee.

He marks a major setback for the couple who had seen recent victories of the court who brought them closer to freedom.

The older brother Menendez, 57, who has long been described as the dominant brother, can again try to release parole during a hearing in three years.

The macabre murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, and the trials that followed were among the criminal affairs that defined the last century.

During their trials, the brothers claimed that the killings had been committed in self -defense after years of sexual and emotional violence of their father who, according to their mother, said that their mother was returned.

The prosecutors, however, argued that they were greedy, entitled Monsters who meticulously planned the murders, then lied to the authorities investigating the case while going to $ 700,000 (£ 526,000) using money they had inherited.

It was Lyle, considered the dominant brother for a long time, who first declared to the police that he believed that the brutal death of his parents was a crowd work. He also shaped elaborate stories that involved people who went to cover their involvement.

The couple was not arrested until the police learned their admissions to a psychologist.

“I am deeply sorry for whom I was … for the evil that everyone endured,” Lyle told the board of directors. “I can never compensate for the evil and the grief that I have caused everyone in my family. I’m really sorry for everyone, and I will be forever sorry.”

Lyle faced a different panel of parole commissioners that her brother, who was denied prison release Thursday after an equally long hearing.

Like her brother, Lyle also appeared practically for the hearing of San Diego prison where he was hosted. The procedure extended to more than 10 hours and ended after the sun went to Los Angeles.

The panel examined if Lyle posed a risk for the company in the event of liberation and examined his life before the killings and his stay in prison. He asked questions about his student time at Princeton University and how he was accused of plagiarism and suspended accordingly, as well as violations and allegations of burglary.

They also asked questions about the moments of murders, which led to murders and motivation.

The panel repeatedly spoke of its unlawful use of mobile phone in prison, which they said that it seemed to have almost constant access for years. Commissioner Patrick Reardon, a member of the panel, wondered if they were to give as much weight to all the positive things he has done in prison – like his studies and his programs that he created for prisoners – while he constantly raped the rules.

The panel noted that he pleaded guilty to a violation of the mobile phone as recently as March of this year.

Although he had a tablet that he had been authorized to use, he said he continued to use mobile phones because it gave him more intimacy.

Mobile phones are prohibited in prisons and considered corrosive than drugs in a penitentiary environment to fear that they can more criminal activities, such as moving drugs, intimidating witnesses and even the organization of escapes. All communications while behind bars are monitored, except for the conversations of a lawyer-client.

“I would never call myself an incarcerated person model. I would say that I am a good person, that I spent my time helping people. That I am very open and accepts,” Lyle told the board of directors on Friday, noting that he did a lot to help vulnerable prisoners.

“I am the guy that the officers will come to resolve conflicts,” he said, describing himself as a “soldier of peace”.

He has graduated in prison and is currently obtaining his master’s degree. Lyle was also greeted for mentorship of other prisoners, his work helping other people who have survived sexual abuse and an embellishment program that he helped to launch.

An assessment of the risks carried out before its hearing revealed that Lyle would risk a “moderate risk” of violence if it was released and noted that he had anti -social features, as well as features of law, deception, manipulation and problems with the consequences, citing his use by mobile phone in prison.

The brothers’ trek towards freedom is not yet finished, because they can each reappear before the board of directors, each after three more years.

The refusals of parole will focus on the governor of California Gavin Newsom, who is considering a mercy of them separately.

Clemence could take the form of a reduced sentence or even forgiveness. Passing such a high -level and controversial affair could be politically risky for Newsom, which thought about a presidential race.

In addition to the request for leniency, the brothers also request a new trial in the light of newly discovered evidence alleging infantile sexual abuses by their father.

A judge reflects on this request, but the Los Angeles district prosecutor’s office is opposed.

During Friday’s hearing, prosecutor Ethan Milius put pressure against Lyle’s release. He wondered if he had “truly” took responsibility for his conduct and stressed Lyle’s inability to “follow the basic rules in a very structured framework”.

“There is no growth. It’s just that Lyle seems to be,” said Milius. “When you look at him, Lyle has a story of long -standing lies made to avoid the consequences of his own actions.”

A coalition of parents who have recommended them for a long time, as well as supporters, were also present at the hearing on Friday and spoke in his name. Some of them refused to speak after the audio of his brother’s hearing was released in a media, which prompted the anger of the lawyers and a dramatic break in the deliberations.

Lyle’s cousin, Eileen Cano, who also spoke to the panel at Erik’s hearing on Thursday, the board of directors was amazed by the quantity of Lyle despite the life in prison without parole.

“While most people go to the overwhelming weight of life in prison, Lyle got up above,” she said.

“Lyle will not be a risk for the community because we, as a family, will keep him responsible,” she continued. “Delaying his release would be useless. Lyle is not the man who went to prison 35 years ago.”