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 prison for the 1989 murder of their parents.

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.

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.