Lyall Menendez has been denied parole
莱尔·梅嫩德斯 (Lyall Menendez)
nearly 30 years after he and his brother
和他的兄弟
Eric were sentenced to life in prison
埃里克 (Eric)
for killing their parents. Eric was also
因杀害父母而被判处终身监禁，近 30 年后，他被拒绝假释。 埃里克昨天也被
denied parole yesterday. So, let's uh
拒绝假释。 那么，让我们
chat about this a little bit more.
再多聊一聊这个话题吧。
Emma's been following it for us. And
艾玛一直在为我们关注这件事。
perhaps we should remind everyone about
也许我们应该提醒大家注意
this case. I mean, it has really
这个案例。 我的意思是，它确实
captured the public's imagination,
抓住了公众的想象力，
hasn't it? Not least because there's
不是吗？ 尤其是因为
been a Netflix series made about this
Netflix 已经制作了一部有关此案的系列剧
case.
。
>> Yeah. all sorts of true crime dramas
是的。 多年来，各种各样的真实犯罪剧
over the years, including that Netflix
，包括
series last year, and it really has
去年的 Netflix 系列，确实已经让
fascinated the public for more than 30
公众着迷了 30
years. So, 1989,
多年。 1989 年，
uh, Kitty and Joseé Mendez are shot dead
Kitty 和 Joseé Mendez
in their Beverly Hills mansion. Now,
在比佛利山庄的豪宅中被枪杀。 目前
initially, the two brothers, who at the
，这两兄弟
time were aged 18 and 21, denied any
当时分别为 18 岁和 21 岁，最初否认与此事
involvement. They went off, spent some
有关。 他们出去了，花了钱买了
money on Rolexes and uh, fast cars. uh
劳力士手表和跑车。 呃，
but then admitted it but not actually
但后来承认了，但实际上并不是
murder. They said it was self-defense.
谋杀。 他们说这是自卫。
They said that they had suffered abuse.
他们说他们遭受了虐待。
Now the prosecution argued in fact what
现在，控方辩称，
they wanted was the inheritance. Either
他们实际上想要的是遗产。
way in 1996
无论如何，1996 年
they were sentenced to life in prison
他们被判处终身监禁，
with no chance of parole. And that is
不得假释。
until in May their sentences were looked
直到五月份，他们的刑期
at again and they were reduced. So
再次被审查并被减刑。 因此，
instead told that they would have to
他们被告知必须
serve 50 years to life, which meant all
服刑 50 年至终身监禁，这意味着
of a sudden they were eligible for
他们突然有资格获得
parole. And that's where we are now. So
假释。 这就是我们现在的处境。 因此，
on Thursday, the younger brother Eric
周四，弟弟埃里克
appeared before the parole board was
出现在假释委员会面前，被
told, "Nope, you've got to go back. Uh
告知：“不行，你必须回去。
there will be no release now." Um this
现在不能释放了。” 嗯，这次
time it's 57year-old Ly's turn. So a
轮到 57 岁的 Ly 了。
hearing that lasted uh pretty much 12
听证会持续了差不多12个
hours. So a long hearing. And during
小时。 听证会很长。 在
that, uh, Lyall cried. Um, he said he
这期间，呃，莱尔哭了。 嗯，他说他对
took sole responsibility for the
murders, but he spoke of how he was
谋杀负有全部责任，但他谈到他是如何被
choked and punched, hit with a belt by
his father, how his younger brother had
父亲掐脖子、殴打、用皮带抽打，他的弟弟是如何
suffered this sexual abuse, and when
遭受性虐待的，以及当
they'd confronted their mother about
他们就此事质问母亲时
that, the phrase he uses, he couldn't
，他使用的短语是，他无法
wrap his mind around the fact she knew.
接受她知道的事实。
So, that was why he said uh that they
所以，这就是为什么他说他们
did what they did. Now, the parole board
做了他们所做的事情。 现在，假释委员会
said, "Yes, you've shown genuine
说：“是的，你表现出了真诚的
remorse. Uh, you're a model inmate in
悔意。呃，你在
many ways, but you still display certain
很多方面都是模范囚犯，但你仍然表现出某些
p antisocial personality traits. There
反社会人格特质。
are sides of you that show deception,
你身上有欺骗、
rulebreaking, like his brother. They've
违规的一面，就像他哥哥一样。他们
had cell phones in prison. So, no, no,
在监狱里有手机。”所以，不，不，
sorry for now. There will be no parole.
暂时抱歉。不会有假释。
So, 3 years time, they can reapply.
所以，三年后，他们可以重新申请。
Although apparently there's a chance
虽然在
that there could be a review uh before
that. So certainly for them now they
那之前可能还会有一次审查。所以对他们来说，现在他们肯定还有
have that hope that they could one day
希望，至少有一天能被
at least be released.
释放。
>> Yeah, very interesting to see what
是的，看看接下来会发生什么，很有意思
happens further down the line. But um
。但嗯，
both of them denied parole this time
这次他们俩的假释申请都被拒绝了
round. And Emma, thanks very much
。艾玛，非常感谢你
indeed.