Lyle and Erik Menendez He breaks his silence in a documentary soon to be released on Netflix.
Netflix Announced On Monday, September 23, Lyle and Eric Menendez BrothersThe documentary, due for release on October 7, also includes footage of conversations with jurors. Betty OldfieldKitty’s sister Joan Vander Molen With the prosecutor Pamela Bozanich.
“People are asking me why I killed my parents,” Lyle, 56, says in a preview featuring audio interviews from prison. “Maybe now people can understand the truth.”
Eric, 53, added: “While much is known about what happened that night, there’s a lot that hasn’t been said. … So we’re not the ones telling the story of our lives. These two kids didn’t commit this crime for money.”
Lyle and Eric were arrested in 1990 for first-degree murder and are currently serving life sentences at Donovan Correctional Institution. The brothers admitted to killing their parents. Jose and Kitty Menendez There were allegations of physical, mental and sexual abuse spanning several years.
Erik Menendez (center) and his brother Lyle (left)
Mike Nelson/AFP via Getty ImagesThe first trial began in 1993, with the brothers tried separately. The case eventually ended in a mistrial when the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict. A retrial began in 1995, but the prosecution successfully challenged most of the evidence regarding the abuse. Eric and Lyle, who were tried together this time, were eventually found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in 1996. They continue to appeal their sentences, but have been unsuccessful.
This notable incident Ryan MurphyNetflix shows Monster: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendezpremiered on Thursday, September 19. The series received backlash from viewers over several inaccuracies, including the insinuation that Lyle and Eric were romantically involved.
Eric slammed the scripted series for its portrayal of him and Lyle.
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“I believed I had created a caricature of Lyle that was rooted in the horrible and blatant likes that permeated the show, and had moved on from Lyle’s lies and destructive characterization,” Eric’s statement, which was shared on Lyle’s Facebook page on Friday, September 20, read. “I can only assume this was done on purpose. While I am heartbroken, I do not believe Ryan Murphy would be so ignorant and inaccurate about the facts of our lives without malicious intent.”
(From left) Nicholas Chavez as Lyle Menendez and Cooper Koch as Erik Menendez.
Provided by NetflixHe continued, “I am saddened to learn that Netflix’s disingenuous portrayal of the tragedy surrounding our crimes has taken the painful truth several steps back — returning us to a time when prosecutors built their stories on the belief system that men don’t get sexually abused and that men experience the trauma of rape differently than women. This terrible lie has been debunked and exposed over the past two decades by countless brave victims who have overcome personal shame and courageously spoken out.”
Menendez Brothers It will be available on Netflix on October 7th.
