A panel of two California commissioners denied Menendez parole for three years, after which he will be eligible again, in a case that continues to fascinate the public. A parole hearing for his brother Lyle Menendez, who is being held at the same prison in San Diego, is scheduled for Friday morning.

Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for the 1989 shotgun killings of their parents. State parole officials reviewed Erik's case Thursday, with his brother's hearing set for Friday.

California parole board says Lyle Menendez should remain in prison with brother Erik for murdering parents in 1989