Lyle Menendez was denied parole in San Diego, a day after his brother Erick's freedom was rejected by commissioners in the deaths 36 years ago of their parents.

With Lyle Menendez set to appear before the parole board on Friday, Aug. 22 — just one day after his brother Erik was denied — a legal expert says he may face a similar outcome, unless key differences

Erik Menendez made his case to two parole commissioners, offering his most detailed account in years of how he was raised, why he made the choices he did, and how he transformed in prison. He noted the hearing fell almost exactly 36 years after he killed his parents — on Aug. 20, 1989.