View gallery Image Credit: Stephen Kim Lyle Menendez has been denied parole one day after his younger brother, Erik Menendez, had the same result. The brothers, who fatally shot their parents, Kitty and José Menendez in 1989, were initially sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. But that changed earlier this year during a May resentencing hearing when a judge made them eligible for parole. Supporters are still rallying around the Menendez brothers and advocating for their release, as many wonder why Lyle and Erik were denied a chance to walk free.