Erik Menendez, who along with his brother was convicted of the 1989 killings of their parents, is now back in prison after being hospitalized.
“Erik Menendez is confirmed to be at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility,” stated the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation after Erik was returned to prison.
On May 13, the siblings were resentenced by a judge from life without parole, to 50 years to life, making them immediately eligible for parole.
At the resentencing hearing, Erik acknowledged the gravity of his actions, describing them as “cruel and vicious” and admitting his full responsibility, as reported by NBC News.
The judge ruled that the brothers no longer posed an “unreasonable risk” if they were let out of prison.
What did the Menendez brothers do?
In 1996, the Menendez brothers were found guilty of first-degree murder for the shotgun killings of their parents, Mary Louise “Kitty” and José Menendez, at their Beverly Hills residence on August 20, 1989.
The brothers have consistently maintained that their actions were driven by fear, citing years of sexual abuse by their father and threats of death if they spoke out.
Prosecutors argued that the killings were driven by greed, pointing to the brothers’ extravagant spending in the months following the murders.
