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Notorious convicted brothers Lyle Menéndez and Erik Menéndez will see their case on the silver display. Netflix has tailored their case right into a season within the Monsters anthology collection, titled Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. However what precisely did Lyle and Erik do this made them two of the well-known criminals in trendy American historical past?
Who Are Lyle and Erik Menendez?
Lyle (actual identify: Joseph Lyle Menéndez) and Erik have been born two years other than one another, with Lyle being born in January 1968 in New York Metropolis, and Erik in 1970 in New Jersey. They lived with their mother and father, José Enrique Menéndez and Mary Louise “Kitty” Andersen, within the Hopewell Township of New Jersey earlier than they ultimately relocated to Beverly Hills, California.
What Did the Menendez Brothers Do?
Lyle and Erik shot and killed their mother and father in August 1989 with shotguns. The brothers ended up taking pictures them 14 occasions at their Beverly Hills dwelling. Upon investigating the crime scene, police initially believed that the mob was concerned as a result of how violent José and Mary’s murders appeared.
Though authorities didn’t initially suspect the brothers, police acquired a tip from Judalon Smyth — the mistress of Erik’s psychologist, Dr. Jerome Oziel — about Erik confessing to his therapist concerning the murders. In 1990, Erik and Lyle have been arrested. A choose dominated that tapes between Erik and his physician have been acceptable types of proof as a result of Erik’s physician claimed his affected person threatened him, which violated their doctor-patient privilege.
Erik and Lyle have been formally charged in 1992 with the murders of their mom and father, and their 1993 trial turned nationwide information. Throughout their trial, each brothers claimed they shot their mother and father after being subjected to abuse all through their childhood. Lyle and Erik accused their late father of sexual abuse and their late mom of alcoholism and drug habit.
The place Are Lyle and Erik Menendez Now?
Since each Lyle and Erik acquired life sentences with out the potential of parole, they’re each behind bars on the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California.
The brothers ended up getting married whereas in jail. Erik married his spouse, Tammi Saccoman, in 1999, and Lyle obtained married for the primary time to ex-wife Anna Eriksson in 1996. The 2 ended up divorcing in 2001. Two years later, Lyle wed his second spouse, Rebecca Sneed, in 2003.
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