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.

Lyle and Erik Menendez will remain in prison for shooting and killing their parents in 1989 after the California Board of Parole Hearings denied parole for the brothers. For their supporters, including younger social media users who were not born when the crimes were committed, the results were a shock.