"Access to the parole hearings this week for brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez was tightly controlled by state prison officials, but despite the efforts to limit outside interference and drama, the unexpected release of an audio recording nearly derailed Friday's proceeding. The disclosure of an audio recording of Erik's parole hearing, held Thursday, tossed his older brother Lyle's hearing into disarray the following evening."
"The same restrictions applied to Lyle's hearing on Friday, which also ran long. But as the hearing came to a close, news broke that created a complication. TV station ABC7 published a recording of Erik's hearing, which apparently had been inadvertently handed over in response to a public records request. A corrections department spokesperson confirmed the audio had been "erroneously" released, but did not elaborate or respond to additional questions from The Times."
Access to the parole hearings for brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez was tightly controlled by state prison officials, with media limited to a single Times reporter producing pool reports. Erik, 54, was denied parole after an all-day hearing Thursday. Audio recording of the hearing was forbidden by officials and reports were to be withheld until after decisions. An audio file of Erik's hearing was inadvertently released in response to a public records request and published by TV station ABC7, prompting a temporary halt to Lyle's hearing, a corrections department confirmation of an erroneous release, and anger and accusations toward prison officials.
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