In two hearings, California parole panels said the brothers should not be released from prison 36 years after they killed their parents.

Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted in 1996 for murdering their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion, were denied parole this week in California despite a wave of public sympathy fueled by documentaries, dramatizations and social media campaigns that cast new light on their case.

After more than three decades behind bars, Erik Menendez has officially been denied parole. The 54-year-old appeared before the California parole board on Thursday, August 21, where the decision was made to keep him in prison.