The older of the Menendez brothers, who killed their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion 36 years ago, has been denied parole a day after his younger sibling’s bid for freedom was also rejected. Erik, 54, and Lyle Menendez, 57, were sentenced to life in prison without parole for the brutal murder of Jose and Kitty Menendez in 1989.

The Menendez brothers’ attorney Mark Geragos claimed their parole denials were rigged, questioning the fairness of the board’s decisions

The Menendez brothers became household names in the 90s when they stood trial for the shotgun killings of their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez inside the family's Beverly Hills mansion