Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the parole board to carry out a risk assessment into Lyle and Erik Menendez to determine whether they pose a risk to public safety after spending 35 years in state prison for the 1989 murder of their parents,

Attorneys for Lyle and Erik Menendez say California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state parole board to investigate whether the brothers would pose a risk to the public if they are released after nearly three decades in prison for the 1989 killing of their parents.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is ordering the parole board to launch an investigation into whether the Menendez brothers pose "an unreasonable risk to the public."

The move is a step toward clemency for the brothers, who have asked a court to take another look at their case amid new sexual assault allegations they say corroborate a history of abuse by their father,

California Governor Gavin Newsom has asked the parole board to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment investigation into whether Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have been serving life sentences for the shotgun murders of their parents Jose and Kitty, are risks to the public if they go free.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has directed the state parole board to conduct a “risk assessment investigation” of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life without parole for the shotgun slayings of their parents in Beverly Hills.

Gov. Gavin Newsom says Menendez brothers will undergo ‘risk assessment’ to see if they’re fit to be released - ‘There's no guarantee of outcome here’, Newsom declared on his new podcast