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The subject of my investigation is the convicted double murderers known as the Menendez brothers,

who are now eligible for parole because of a unique law in California.

Here's the story.

Eric and Lyle Menendez convicted in 1996 for the shocking 1989 murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in Beverly Hills, are at the center of a dramatic legal twist.

Originally sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, a judge in May of 2025,

resentenced them to 50 years to life, making them immediately eligible for parole

under California's youth offender laws. In August of 2025, separate parole hearings were held

via video conference in which the brothers made lengthy emotional statements, admitting guilt,

speaking of their childhood abuse, and describing how they tried to change in prison through education and rehabilitation.

The parole board denied their release.

Eric's misconduct in prison, unauthorized cell phone use alleged gang ties was cited

Lyles hearing the following day yielded a similar outcome now they must

wait at least three years before reapplying they'll get another chance

this isn't over this is not over by a long shot. But now we are finally getting to hear some of the testimony from this parole hearing. For whatever reason, California didn't allow live coverage of all of it, but now we've got the audio of what was said and specifically

things that were said by Eric and Lyle so during the course of of this show

we're going to go through some of the statements and what Eric and Lyle had to

say to the parole board and we're going to begin with the brothers talking

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