Erik Menendez Diagnosed With 'serious Medical Condition,' Attorney Says

Erik Menendez has been diagnosed pinch a “serious aesculapian condition," his lawyer said Tuesday, weeks earlier nan convicted slayer is group to look astatine a parole hearing pinch his relative complete nan execution of their parents much than 3 decades ago.

A spokesperson for lawyer Mark Geragos did not supply specifications of nan condition, and Menendez's family declined to comment.

Menendez, who is incarcerated astatine a San Diego prison, was taken to an extracurricular aesculapian installation connected July 18, wherever he remains successful adjacent condition, a spokesperson for nan California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said.

The improvement was first reported by TMZ.

Erik, 54, and Lyle, 57, were resentenced successful May to 50 years to life successful situation for nan shotgun killings of Kitty and José Menendez connected Aug. 20, 1989, aft a Los Angeles judge recovered that they did not airs an “unreasonable risk” if released.

The siblings had been serving situation position of life without nan anticipation of parole, but nan judge’s ruling made them eligible for parole immediately.

Their parole suitability proceeding is scheduled for Aug. 20 and 21.

During nan May 13 resentencing hearing, Erik described his crimes arsenic “cruel and vicious” and said he was “directly responsible for it all.”

The brothers, who were tried doubly successful nan 1990s, person claimed nan murders were done successful self-defense aft Lyle said that he confronted their begetter astir his alleged maltreatment of Erik.

Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez beryllium successful Beverly Hills Municipal Court successful 1990.Nick Ut / AP file

Prosecutors attributed nan motive to financial gain and described nan killings arsenic cold-blooded.

The first proceedings ended without a unanimous verdict. On March 20, 1996, aft a 2nd trial, nan brothers were convicted of first-degree murder.

The push for their merchandise — which included support from their family and some high-profile figures — came aft nan lawsuit was examined successful caller years successful a Peacock documentary and Netflix series. (Peacock is owned by NBCUniversal, nan genitor institution of NBC News.)

Supporters cited nan maltreatment that nan brothers said they suffered astatine nan hands of their begetter and their rehabilitation efforts while incarcerated, which erstwhile Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón described arsenic “exceptional.”

Gascon’s successor, Nathan Hochman, opposed their resentencing and unsuccessfully sought to support them incarcerated. He said they grounded to travel “clean” astir a bid of unacknowledged lies that he said they told astir nan murders.