Tag: parole
Menendez Brothers Case: Lyle Menendez Denied Parole
After the California Board of Parole Hearings denied Erik Menendez’s bid for parole on Aug. 21, his brother Lyle Menendez was also denied one day later. The Menendez brothers are staying behind bars. One day after Erik Menendez was denied parole in an Aug. 21 hearing, his older brother Lyle Menendez now shares the same…
Menendez Brothers Case: Erik Menendez Denied Parole
Three months after Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez were resentenced to 50 years to life in prison for the murders of their parents, the parole board denied Erik’s release to parole supervision. One of the Menendez brothers’ fate has been decided. After Los Angeles County Judge Michael Jesic ruled that Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez…
The woman who killed Tejano music icon Selena in 1995 has been denied parole
By The Associated Press HOUSTON — The woman convicted of killing Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Perez has been denied parole after spending decades behind bars for fatally shooting the young singer at a Texas motel in 1995, the state’s parole board announced Thursday. Yolanda Saldívar will continue serving a life sentence at a prison in…
Selena Quintanilla’s Killer Yolanda Saldívar Files for Parole
Nearly 30 years after Yolanda Saldívar murdered Mexican-American icon Selena Quintanilla, she is seeking parole. Yolanda Saldívar is seeking an early release. Nearly 30 years after she was convicted of killing Selena (full name Selena Quintanilla Perez) in 1995, the former employee of the Queen of Tejano Music has filed a petition for parole in…