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Erik Menendez in hospital, diagnosed with serious medical condition: Family
CALIFORNIA, JUL 22 – Erik Menendez faces kidney stones complications as he awaits parole eligibility following resentencing under California's youthful offender law, with a hearing set for August 21-22.
- On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, Attorney Mark Geragos said Erik Menendez was hospitalized with kidney stones, ahead of his parole hearing next month.
- After being resentenced in May 2025, Erik and Lyle Menendez became eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law and are set to appear before the board on August 21 and 22.
- Having spent over 35 years in prison for the 1989 murders at California’s Donovan Correctional Facility, the Menendez brothers have seen renewed public interest following Netflix’s `Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story`.
- Attorney Mark Geragos will ask Gov. Gavin Newsom to release Erik immediately ahead of the parole hearing, and Gov. Newsom requested a comprehensive risk assessment of the brothers’ public safety risk.
- Depending on the recommendation, the decision will go to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who could then seek clemency after the August 21 and 22 hearing.
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Erik Menendez in ‘Fair Condition’ After Being Hospitalized Ahead of Parole Hearing
Erik Menendez, one of the two brothers convicted in the 1989 killing of their parents in Southern California, has been hospitalized for a “serious medical condition.” Menendez, 54, was transferred from the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego to an outside medical facility where he remained as of July 22. While details of the medical emergency were not disclosed, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confir…
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