WEBVTT - Lyle's Turn.  And Yes, He’s Got A Shot at Getting Out.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, they're folks. It as Friday, August twenty second. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not a done deal yet. Just because Eric Menindez was

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<v Speaker 1>denied parole yesterday doesn't mean necessarily that his brother automatically

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<v Speaker 1>is going to meet the same fate today at his

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<v Speaker 1>parole hearing. With that, welcome everybody to this episode of

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<v Speaker 1>Amy and TJ. Yes, what a day, what a night

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<v Speaker 1>it was. We were ob late last night waiting on

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<v Speaker 1>word about Eric Menindez, but we did get word. After

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<v Speaker 1>all this time he was going to be denied. Now

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<v Speaker 1>the brothers, the Menindez brothers, back to back days, they're

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<v Speaker 1>essentially running it back today, same time, same place, same crime,

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<v Speaker 1>But it doesn't mean they're going to get the same result.

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<v Speaker 1>Eric and Lyle Mendez, you know their story by now,

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<v Speaker 1>kill their parents in a horrific shooting. Back in nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>eighty nine. They were convicted of the crime, sentenced through

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<v Speaker 1>life in prison without the possibility of parole. But momentum

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<v Speaker 1>with the past couple of years, new information that came out,

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<v Speaker 1>and look documentaries came out, hit shows came out on Netflix.

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<v Speaker 1>There was a new public interest and a push in

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<v Speaker 1>understanding the trauma. Maybe that these boys say, they went

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<v Speaker 1>through at the hands of their father with abuse. So

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<v Speaker 1>things changed and momentum changed and sentiment changed to where

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<v Speaker 1>they ended up getting their sentences changed. They were re

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<v Speaker 1>sentenced to fifty years to life, which then made them

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<v Speaker 1>immediately eligible for parole. And that is why we are

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<v Speaker 1>where we are today. So Eric Menandez had his parole

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<v Speaker 1>hearing yesterday, the first in thirty years that they've been

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<v Speaker 1>in prison that either one of them have ever had

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<v Speaker 1>such a thing that went ten hours. Look, they were

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<v Speaker 1>talking yesterday, this thing was gonna go three It ended

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<v Speaker 1>up going ten hours, and ultimately he was denied parole,

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<v Speaker 1>which shocked at least a lot of the experts will

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<v Speaker 1>tell you out there that we're talking ahead of time

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<v Speaker 1>that yes, they thought he had a good chance. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>they thought the public sentiment was on his side. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>they believed there was a good sh chants that he

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<v Speaker 1>was going to hear those words you have been granted parole.

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<v Speaker 1>He heard something much different, And as the parole board

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<v Speaker 1>and the commissioners explained, their logic is much different from

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<v Speaker 1>the logic of the public. Let me explain now, Lamelndez

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<v Speaker 1>say they're going to run it back. They really are

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<v Speaker 1>doing pretty much the same routine as yesterday. It's going

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<v Speaker 1>to start as of this recordings supposed to star. It's

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<v Speaker 1>been going on about what an hour, so eleven thirty

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<v Speaker 1>Eastern time, eight thirty local out there in California. They're

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<v Speaker 1>both being housed at the San Diego prison. They're doing

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<v Speaker 1>the video conference from prison. Again. They're not going physically

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<v Speaker 1>to a courtroom for this, and it's all being done

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<v Speaker 1>on video conference. There are no cameras in the courtroom,

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<v Speaker 1>there's no audio in the courtroom. Only one poll reporter

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<v Speaker 1>is allowed in there, and they can't disseminate the information

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<v Speaker 1>as the hearing is going on. So that's yesterday. We

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<v Speaker 1>were all waiting around here for ten hours for any

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<v Speaker 1>sliver of information about what had happened in the parole

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<v Speaker 1>board hearing. We are having to do that same process today.

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<v Speaker 1>We're not going to be able to hear any information

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<v Speaker 1>until the end and until a decision is made and

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<v Speaker 1>all the back and forth and all the questioning and

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<v Speaker 1>all the family statements, and the district attorney has an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to speak as well, which they have clearly said

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<v Speaker 1>they want the boys. I say the boys, and again

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<v Speaker 1>you'll understand why I say that they were young men

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<v Speaker 1>at the time of the desk, but they're grown men

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<v Speaker 1>certainly now. So he has been Now Eric at least

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<v Speaker 1>learned his fate. He can come back in three years

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<v Speaker 1>try for parole again. Here is the fascinating part. Now

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<v Speaker 1>we're getting more about why the board denied Eric parole

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<v Speaker 1>and gives us some insight into what Lyle is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be up against. So Eric and so much that

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<v Speaker 1>you have heard how many times have you heard that

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<v Speaker 1>the boys that the boys, sorry, these grown men have

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<v Speaker 1>been model inmates, have been model prisoners, and therefore they

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<v Speaker 1>have come. They have admitted to what they've done. They've

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<v Speaker 1>shown remorse, they have been good prisons. They've started all

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<v Speaker 1>these programs. They both have done college courses. One of

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<v Speaker 1>them has a college degree and a master's, all these

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<v Speaker 1>support groups that they've started. So doing all of these

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<v Speaker 1>things in prison, that's fine. But still we're getting word

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<v Speaker 1>from the commissioners that here is the issue, not the crime.

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<v Speaker 1>It was actually what they've been doing in prison that's

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<v Speaker 1>the problem. So they concluded that he quote poses an

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<v Speaker 1>unreasonable risk to public safety because of serious violations of

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<v Speaker 1>prison rules. They may clear we are not actually keeping

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<v Speaker 1>you in prison because you viciously murdered your parents by

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<v Speaker 1>shooting them more than ten times. Reloading, All right, that's

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<v Speaker 1>actually not why we're keeping you in prison. It's his

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<v Speaker 1>behavior in prison that is keeping him in prison, according

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<v Speaker 1>to the commissioners, one of them saying, and I quote,

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<v Speaker 1>one can pose a risk to public safety in many

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<v Speaker 1>ways with several types of criminal behavior, including the ones

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<v Speaker 1>you were guilty of in prison. Now, what were those

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<v Speaker 1>crimes criminal behavior in prison? Well, they've laid out at

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<v Speaker 1>least eight or nine rules violations he's had over the

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<v Speaker 1>past thirty years that he's been in prison. A couple

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<v Speaker 1>of those violations included instances of violence fights that he

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<v Speaker 1>got into in prison. This is Eric Menendez we're talking about.

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<v Speaker 1>He also had cell phones. You're not supposed to have

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<v Speaker 1>illicit cell phones. To have illicit cell phone use in prison,

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<v Speaker 1>he has done it on more than one occasion. District

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<v Speaker 1>attorney says, actually one of those times was as recent

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<v Speaker 1>as January when he had That was a time when

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of legal back and forth was going on,

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<v Speaker 1>and he had a cell phone in prison at that time.

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<v Speaker 1>Who would do that? They argue, knowing that you need

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<v Speaker 1>to be on your best behavior because you might have

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<v Speaker 1>a parole hearing and you're trying to get out of prison.

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<v Speaker 1>And still he was breaking the rules. Also, he was

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<v Speaker 1>caught with drugs, they said, on a couple of occasions

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<v Speaker 1>that came out. Also an issue where he allegedly helped

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<v Speaker 1>a gang in a tax scheme. Now, Eric was able

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<v Speaker 1>to explain that, at least yesterday, that he only did

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<v Speaker 1>it because he was threatened by a prison gang if

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't help. Still, Commissions didn't seem to be buying that.

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<v Speaker 1>And also at one point he was found with supplies

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<v Speaker 1>to make prison wine. Of all things. Now, with the

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<v Speaker 1>commissioner considering all of this, said, and here's a very

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<v Speaker 1>these may be two of the most meaningful quotes that

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<v Speaker 1>we heard yesterday from the commissioner saying, one, I do

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<v Speaker 1>believe in redemption, or I wouldn't do this job. But

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<v Speaker 1>based on the legal standard, we find you continue to

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<v Speaker 1>pose an unreasonable risk to public safety. Goes on to

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<v Speaker 1>say this, contrary to your support beliefs, you have not

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<v Speaker 1>been a model prisoner, and frankly, we find that a

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<v Speaker 1>little disturbing. He went on. And they continue to talk about,

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<v Speaker 1>yes the staff submitted things saying that he was a

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<v Speaker 1>model inmate. These folks, the commissioners, look at this totally differently.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes there is public sentiment, Yes there is a different

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<v Speaker 1>understanding of abuse and trauma at this point. Yes, they

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<v Speaker 1>have admitted to what they've done. Yes, they have done

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<v Speaker 1>these programs, they've done all of these things. And the

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<v Speaker 1>staff said, yes they are model inmates. From the view

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<v Speaker 1>of these parole board, this parle board, they are not.

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<v Speaker 1>They're not anywhere close. They are guys who have actually

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<v Speaker 1>committed at least Eric, who has committed crimes, pretty serious

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<v Speaker 1>ones while he has been in prison. At one point,

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<v Speaker 1>the one thing about the crime they seem to be

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<v Speaker 1>really hung up on and really disturbed by was the mom.

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<v Speaker 1>Why did you have to shoot my dad? Was the one?

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<v Speaker 1>Right that was abusive? Dad was the one that you feared.

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<v Speaker 1>Dad was the one. So why did you have to

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<v Speaker 1>viciously kill your mom? Shoot her? Repeatedly? And this is

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<v Speaker 1>where some reloading took place. They were hung up on it,

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<v Speaker 1>and they were asked directly, she didn't have to die,

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<v Speaker 1>why did you shoot her? And Eric's only response is

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<v Speaker 1>that he just wished he had not done it. They

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<v Speaker 1>didn't believe at all, or it came up again, this

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<v Speaker 1>idea of the they were under imminent threat, that they

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<v Speaker 1>feared for their lives. But they were twenty one and

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen who were clearly capable of walking out the house,

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<v Speaker 1>picking up a phone, going to a police station. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>some people will say these folks were these young men

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<v Speaker 1>were traumatized and abused by their dad, and you can't

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<v Speaker 1>really hold that against them. Well, the proboard is telling

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<v Speaker 1>them they had other options and other decisions to make

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<v Speaker 1>besides shooting your parents a dozen times. But still they

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<v Speaker 1>made clear this was about his behavior in prison. And

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<v Speaker 1>so that's what now brings us to Lyle. And Lyle,

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<v Speaker 1>if the parole board is going to be viewing more

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<v Speaker 1>so and judging more so based on what Lyle did

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<v Speaker 1>in prison, then he might actually have a better shot

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<v Speaker 1>at getting out than his brother. We continue here now

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<v Speaker 1>with as we speak, another parole board hearing is underway,

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<v Speaker 1>this time for Lyle Menendez, the brother of Eric. Eric

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday and his parole hearing was denied parole. He'll have

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<v Speaker 1>to stay in prison, certainly at least another three years

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<v Speaker 1>before he's eligible to be to go before the parole board. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>his brother Lyle is up today, same crime, same circumstances,

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<v Speaker 1>So why would we expect he could possibly have any

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<v Speaker 1>different outcome? For this reason, One, he is speaking to

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<v Speaker 1>a different set of parole commissioners, So the people who

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<v Speaker 1>were there and judging the case of Eric Menindez are

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<v Speaker 1>not going to be the same ones in there judging

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<v Speaker 1>the case of Lyele Menndez. That could work to his favor,

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<v Speaker 1>but it could also work against him. But the point

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<v Speaker 1>there being, it's going to be a different set of eyes,

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<v Speaker 1>So it's not an automatic that these are the same

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<v Speaker 1>folks or they are going to be thinking the same

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<v Speaker 1>way that they thought about Eric. The other thing is Lyle,

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<v Speaker 1>while maybe he has not been a model prisoner, he's

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<v Speaker 1>been closer to it than his brother Eric has. Now. Lyle,

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<v Speaker 1>it appears, only has about five violations in prison rules

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<v Speaker 1>violations over the thirty years, opposed to his brother's nine.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe the prosecution has been saying but a or

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<v Speaker 1>nine that his brother has. Yes, he has about half.

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<v Speaker 1>He has far fewer, but one of the biggest deals

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<v Speaker 1>he does not have any violence on his record. He

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<v Speaker 1>has been in thirty years of prison. He has been

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<v Speaker 1>there for thirty years incarcerated, and according to an assessment,

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<v Speaker 1>he has not been a single fight in thirty years

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<v Speaker 1>that he has been incarcerated. In fact, he had to

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<v Speaker 1>be moved earlier in his when he first got into prison.

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<v Speaker 1>He had to be moved because he was attacked and

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't fight back. Even so, he was essentially beat up,

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<v Speaker 1>so they moved him through a special general population area

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<v Speaker 1>because this was a guy who would not fight back.

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<v Speaker 1>Now is that a big enough of a deal. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>this panel today is going to not put as much

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<v Speaker 1>emphasis on what kind of prisoner or hey he has been,

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<v Speaker 1>but maybe they put more emphasis on what kind of

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<v Speaker 1>criminal he was in shooting and killing his parents, And

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<v Speaker 1>maybe they are going to focus more so on the

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<v Speaker 1>actual crime than what he's been doing in prison. We

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<v Speaker 1>just don't know. We know the family that spoke yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they said eighteen was the count. Family supporters

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<v Speaker 1>spoke before the board and spoke up for Eric to

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<v Speaker 1>get out of prison, and they have been supportive over

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<v Speaker 1>the past couple of years. Heard an attorney speaking on television,

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<v Speaker 1>can't remember who it was and where it was, but

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<v Speaker 1>made the point that he has never seen in all

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<v Speaker 1>his years as a prosecutor showing up to a parole hearing,

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<v Speaker 1>and the victims' families are all pushing for the release

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<v Speaker 1>of the person who killed their family member. Yes, all

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<v Speaker 1>these people in the Eric in Lyle are related to

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<v Speaker 1>these folks, but the family could very well say the

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<v Speaker 1>hell with them, let them rot in jail because they

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<v Speaker 1>killed our family members. But no, at least eighteen showed

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<v Speaker 1>up and spoke spoke out about him getting out of prison.

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<v Speaker 1>They did put out a statement. They expressed their disappointment

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<v Speaker 1>in what happened with Eric Menendez yesterday, but said this,

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<v Speaker 1>we turn our attention to Lyle's hearing, and while it

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<v Speaker 1>is undoubtedly difficult, we remain cautiously optimistic and hopeful that

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<v Speaker 1>the commissioner will see in Lyle what so many others have,

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<v Speaker 1>a man who has taken responsibility, transformed his life, and

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<v Speaker 1>is ready to come home again. Five violations. We shall

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<v Speaker 1>see how much that plays into it. Look, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>and I wouldn't believe anybody who told me how long

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<v Speaker 1>this hearing is going to go today, because nobody was

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<v Speaker 1>anticipating ten hours yesterday. And we are once again folks

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<v Speaker 1>at the Mercy. I spoke on this before. This wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>like the Diddy trial we covered, where there were several

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<v Speaker 1>reporters in the room and they get in real time

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<v Speaker 1>give us updates about testimony about things that were happening.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not the case. This is not a public hearing.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not a court hearing. I should say. There's

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<v Speaker 1>no judge sitting in there. But this is supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>be a private This is supposed to be confidential at least,

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<v Speaker 1>but they do allow at least one person in there,

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<v Speaker 1>a reporter, but they can't give us live updates. So, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>we are standing by once again at this point. A

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people expect, of course he's going to stay

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<v Speaker 1>in prison as well, but they could absolutely shock us,

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<v Speaker 1>surprise us once again at least, and if they do,

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<v Speaker 1>it could ride on just how much better of a

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<v Speaker 1>prisoner they think he has been the past thirty years

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<v Speaker 1>than his brother has been. With that, folks, we are

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<v Speaker 1>going to keep an eye on it. We will hop

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<v Speaker 1>on and we will update you as soon as we

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<v Speaker 1>get it. Robock will be back. I think you'll hear

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<v Speaker 1>her voice in the next recording. She's on a plane

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<v Speaker 1>landing very soon. But this case is of I mean

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<v Speaker 1>incredible public interest over the past thirty five years now,

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<v Speaker 1>and it just so happened. We mentioned this week August

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<v Speaker 1>twentieth was the thirty sixth year anniversary of that killing,

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<v Speaker 1>and all that just so happened, And this is happening

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<v Speaker 1>on the very week of that anniversary. So folks say

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<v Speaker 1>with us, keep an eye out and a reminder on

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<v Speaker 1>Don't have to go you look searching for all right, folks, TJ.

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<v Speaker 1>Holmes here see yes in