Erik and Lyle were convicted of killing their parents, Kitty and José, inside their family home in 1996.
Erik and Lyle Menendez have been granted an early parole hearing—37 years after shooting and killing their parents inside their Beverly Hills home.
Erik and Lyle were convicted of killing their parents, Kitty and José, inside their family home and were later sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The Menendez brothers are currently serving their sentence at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, CA, where they have been participating in rehabilitative programs and initiatives.
Now, the California Board of Parole has granted the brothers an early hearing, which is scheduled for March 2027.
Erik and Lyle Menendez have been granted an early parole hearing—37 years after shooting and killing their parents inside their Beverly Hills home. (Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images) They were previously scheduled for a parole hearing in August 2028, a family spokesperson told People.
“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,” read a statement from the family of the Menendez brothers.
Beyond the walls of the prison, their case has gained a huge amount of public interest after it was made the subject of two different Netflix series, a true crime hit called "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" and a documentary simply titled, "The Menendez Brothers."
As a result, there has been an increasing demand for the brothers' case to be reexamined, particularly since 2023, when their lawyers filed a petition to revoke their sentences after a letter that Erik wrote eight months before the murders, claiming that he was drugged and raped by Jose in the 1980s, was discovered.
Their family home, which was sold for $17 million to an LLC called LAHA ELM in March 2024, has become something of a tourist hot spot since the Netflix series about the brothers was released—a trend that has seen a major resurgence amid their potential resentencing.
However, the new owners of the expansive dwelling have not let the crowds at the so-called "murder home" prevent them from transforming the property into their own ideal abode, pushing ahead with extensive renovations.
In an attempt to stop the large crowds from sneaking a peek at the infamous murder site, workers have surrounded it with wired fencing and black screens so they can continue construction away from prying eyes—although the barriers have not stopped onlookers from checking out the progress.
One social media user took to TikTok to document the moment she made a trip to the Beverly Hills estate to back the brothers ahead of their resentencing.
As she walked toward the property, she said, "You guys will not believe what I am currently looking at, I am walking to the Menendez house right now. It's in Beverly Hills, and it's so crazy to see this house in person."
"It's completely guarded, and they have no-trespassing signs up because a lot of people have been visiting like myself, and they are doing work on it, and you can literally see the inside," she said as she turned the camera to the house to reveal wooden beams and the front door cracked open.
Erik and Lyle were convicted of killing their parents, Kitty and José, inside their family home and were later sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. (ABC) 
The Menendez brothers are currently serving their sentence at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, CA, where they have been participating in rehabilitative programs and initiatives. (VINCE BUCCI/AFP via Getty Images) 
The home, which was sold for $17 million to an LLC called LAHA ELM in March 2024, has become something of a tourist hot spot since the Netflix series about the brothers was released—a trend that has seen a major resurgence amid their potential resentencing. (DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images) As she flipped the camera to the home, construction workers continued to demolish parts of the home, sending wood falling from the second floor.
"Right now, it looks basically exactly the same as it did way back then. Their trial is this Thursday, and I hope that they get released, I am fully on team release the brothers, I hope they get released," she added before deeming the street the murder site is situated on as "calm."
Other viewers shared clips of themselves driving past the guarded property as construction continued.
This isn't the first time the chilling estate has attracted a flock of tourists to the destination site.
In 2024, the house became the subject of a viral TikTok trend that saw true-crime gawkers crowding around the property to see the kill site with their own eyes.
The videos indicated that the enormous property appears to have been almost completely gutted by the new owners.
Residents who live on the same street as the infamous murder house were previously revealed to be furious about the surge of visitors in the neighborhood and have begged the police to put a stop to the spying.
According to TMZ, police in Beverly Hills received several calls from irate residents complaining about the number of people walking and driving down their street to catch a glimpse at the $17 million mansion.
The outlet stated that the complaints began pouring in after the release of Ryan Murphy's new Netflix true crime thriller, "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story," which reignited interest in the brothers' decades-old case.
Murphy's new Netflix series was not shot at the property, which was considered a real estate gem before the bloody murders took place; however, it did spark fierce backlash over the brothers' sentence.
It even prompted the Los Angeles District Attorney's office to take another look at Lyle and Erik's case.
"I want to be very clear, we have not conceded one way or the other,” LA District Attorney George Gascón said during a press conference. “We’re not saying that there was anything wrong with the original trial. We have been given evidence."
Residents who live on the same street as the infamous murder house were previously revealed to be furious about the surge of visitors in the neighborhood and have begged the police to put a stop to the spying. (TikTok) 
At their first trial, Lyle, now 57, and Erik, now 54, admitted to the killings but claimed self-defense, contending they had been the victims of sexual and physical abuse at the hands of their parents. (KIM KULISH/AFP via Getty Images) "We are not ready to say that we either believe or do not believe that information, but we’re here to tell you that we have a moral and an ethical obligation to review what is being presented to us and make a determination based on a resentencing side," Gascón added, referring to the letter that Erik wrote about the alleged abuse he experienced at the hands of his father.
At their first trial, Lyle, now 57, and Erik, now 54, admitted to the killings but claimed self-defense, contending they had been the victims of sexual and physical abuse at the hands of their parents.
However, prosecutors argued the brothers had fatally shot Kitty and José in the den of the family’s Beverly Hills mansion in order to inherit their father’s multimillion-dollar estate, including the home itself. They are both serving life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole.
Meanwhile, their home still stands as an eerie reminder of the crimes they committed within its walls.
The 9,063-square-foot, Mediterranean-style villa on Elm Drive features seven bedrooms and was originally listed for $19,999,500. Telecommunications executive Sam Delug, who purchased it for $3.7 million in 2001, was the seller.
The home sits in the coveted 90210 ZIP code.
Originally built in 1927, the mansion was redesigned in 1984 by real estate mogul Mark Slotkin. Lyle and Erik’s father, José, purchased it for $4 million in 1988.