21 h. ago James Bulger killer Jon Venables could be freed as he is set for new parole hearing

Jon Venables killed two-year-old Bulger in 1993

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28 h. ago James Bulger killer Jon Venables could be freed within months after parole bid win

Jon Venables could be released from prison in just a few months if his killer wins his latest parole bid.

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33 h. ago Jon Venables could walk free in MONTHS after killer wins his latest parole hearing

James Bulger's evil murderer Jon Venables could be freed from jail in just a few months if the killer wins his latest parole bid

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33 h. ago James Bulger's killer Jon Venables could walk free from prison again in a matter of months

James, two, was abducted, tortured and beaten to death by 10-year-olds Jon Venables and Robert Thompson in Bootle, Merseyside, in February 1993 in a crime which shocked the nation.

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37 h. ago UK's most famous killer could walk free in months as Jon Venables wins parole hearing

Jon Venables was released in 2001 following his conviction for the torture and murder of James Bulger, but has been in an out of jail since, now he could walk free again

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1 week ago Erik Menendez’s daughter calls out celebrities for staying silent during parole hearings

Menendez’s adopted daughter, Talia, said actor Cooper Koch has been the ‘only one checking in on my family’

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1 week ago Lyle Menendez to face California parole board after brother Erik denied freedom

Erik will be eligible after three years as two brothers have spent 30 years in prison for the murder of their parents Lyle Menendez is set to face a California parole board a day after his brother was denied freedom after spending 30 years in prison in the slaying of their parents inside their California mansion.A panel of two California commissioners denied Erik 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. The commissioners determined that Menendez should not be freed after an all-day hearing during which they questioned him about why he committed the crime and violated prison rules. They rejected parole despite strong support from family members who have advocated for the brothers’ release for months. Continue reading...

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1 week ago California board still deliberating Lyle Menendez parole after denying it to Erik

Erik will be eligible again in three years; the two brothers have spent 30 years in prison for the murder of their parentsA timeline of Erik and Lyle Menendez’s case over the last three decadesAfter more than 10 hours of review and deliberation, there has yet to be a decision in Lyle Menendez’s parole hearing. Menendez faced a California parole board a day after his brother Erik was denied freedom after spending 30 years in prison for the slayings of their parents inside their California mansion.A panel of two California commissioners on Thursday denied Erik Menendez parole, despite strong support from family members who have advocated for the brothers’ release. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Menendez brothers’ parole hearings to begin as duo who killed parents 36 years ago push for prison release: Live

In 1996, Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 1989 murders but became eligible for release earlier this year

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1 week ago Menendez brothers face parole hearings as they seek release after three decades

Erik and Lyle Menendez, sentenced to life over 1989 killings of parents, eligible for parole after judge’s May decisionThe Menendez brothers are scheduled to face separate parole hearings beginning Thursday, marking the closest they have been to winning freedom after spending nearly 30 years in prison in the slaying of their parents inside their Los Angeles home.Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison for killing their father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. They were 18 and 21 at the time. Defense attorneys argued the brothers acted out of self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father, while prosecutors said the brothers killed their parents for a multimillion-dollar inheritance. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Menendez brothers’ parole hearings to begin as duo who killed parents 35 years ago push for prison release: Live

In 1996, Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 1989 murders but became eligible for release earlier this year

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1 week ago Menendez brothers’ parole hearing to begin as duo who killed parents 30 years ago push for prison release: Live

Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison with no parole in 1996 for 1989 murders but became eligible for release earlier this year

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1 week ago Menendez brothers’ parole hearings to begin as duo who killed parents 30 years ago push for prison release: Live

Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison with no parole in 1996 for 1989 murders but became eligible for release earlier this year

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1 week ago Menendez brothers face parole hearings after decades in prison for parents' 1989 murders

The Menendez brothers are set to make their cases for parole this week

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2 w. ago British Airways killer Robert Brown to be quizzed in jail as he makes fresh freedom bid

Robert Brown is due to go before a Parole Board panel for a two-day hearing as he bids to be freed - more than 15 years after he killed his estranged wife Joanna Simpson

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2 w. ago Serial mugger who became a killer at 17 when he murdered high

One of a teenage gang who murdered a high-flying city lawyer for his mobile phone in a vile crime that his fiancee said 'ripped her heart out' has a parole hearing and could be freed.

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4 w. ago Baby P's evil mum to face PUBLIC parole hearing as she's deemed a 'risk'

Tracey Connelly, 44, was jailed in 2009 for her role in the horrific death of her 17-month-old son Peter at their north London home after suffering months of abuse

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4 w. ago Mother of tortured toddler Baby P to face public parole hearing as she makes fresh bid for freedom

Tracey Connelly, now 44, is set to make her plea over the course of October 22 and 23 at an unconfirmed venue.

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