Erik Menendez Will Keep in Jail After Being Denied Parole

Erik Menendez’s dream of strolling free after spending a long time behind bars for the shotgun murders of his dad and mom simply went up in smoke … he is been denied parole!

The California parole board’s resolution was handed down Thursday evening after a marathon listening to wherein Erik advised what occurred that fateful evening and gave a window into his life behind bars. Eighteen members of Erik’s household additionally gave statements on his behalf, however none of it might persuade the board to launch him.

Board of Parole Commissioner Robert Barton mentioned he believes Erik nonetheless poses an unreasonable threat to public security. Barton cited Erik’s prison habits on the time of the 1989 murders and his previous burglaries, in addition to his cowl up of the slayings together with his brother, Lyle, who was additionally convicted of killing their dad and mom.

As , Erik and Lyle had been resentenced by a decide earlier this 12 months, making them eligible for parole after serving greater than 3 a long time in jail for fatally taking pictures their dad and mom, Kitty and Jose Menendez, of their Beverly Hills residence.

The brothers and their household have labored arduous for his or her launch, pushing the narrative that their dad and mom sexually and emotionally abused them for years earlier than they determined to kill them in self-defense.

Nevertheless, throughout Thursday’s parole listening to … Erik mentioned he didn’t kill his dad and mom in self-defense — whereas additionally claiming he feared for his life in a seemingly contradictory assertion.

He detailed the evening of his dad and mom’ homicide saying he was sure his dad was on the brink of rape him … and was frightened he would find yourself useless.

As for why he killed his mother, Erik mentioned his life modified ceaselessly when she admitted to realizing his father abused him and his brother, calling it “the most devastating moment.”

He went on to say his mother was additionally a sufferer of José, however he noticed no level in making an attempt to save lots of her from her husband — who she beforehand vowed she’d by no means go away.

The parole board additionally coated a wide range of different subjects with Erik, together with his laundry checklist of jail violations over his 35 years that contain “violence, manipulation, misuse of things” and different “criminal acts.”

Maybe probably the most alarming incident occurred in 2013, when he ran a tax fraud rip-off with a gang from contained in the jail. Erik mentioned he “jumped at the opportunity” to assist the gang as a method of survival in an “extremely violent” jail.

Erik additionally had many minor infractions, relationship again to his first violation in 1997 … he was written up for mendacity to and manipulating CDCR workers, and going to the jail chapel and having “excessive physical contact with the visitor.”

Ten years later, almost the identical factor occurred when his spouse Tammi paid him a go to … however this time he denied having intercourse along with her in entrance of her 9-year-old daughter. He claimed they had been snuggling and Tammi rubbed his inside thigh, calling the incident “a lapse in judgment.”

In 1999, Erik was positioned on a brief non-contact standing together with his spouse for “aggressive behavior.”

What’s extra, Erik was accused of duping a number of inmates into shopping for him medication — with out paying them — and he allegedly left them together with his debt when he was transferred to a brand new jail. There’s extra, however you get the image.