Erik Menendez recounted the night he and his brother, Lyle, killed their parents and what led to his actions during his 10-hour-long parole board hearing on Thursday1. On Friday2 — after Erik, 54, was denied parole — ABC7 released multiple audio excerpts from the hearing.

The unexpected release of audio from Erik Menendez’s tightly controlled parole hearing last week nearly derailed Friday’s proceedings for his brother, Lyle, and infuriated his family members – who raised questions about the recording’s impact on the outcome and how it was released.

The older of the Menendez brothers, who killed their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion 36 years ago, has been denied parole a day after his younger sibling’s bid for freedom was also rejected. Erik,