On the night of August 20, 1989, Beverly Hills police responded to a frantic 911 call from Lyle Menendez, who claimed that his parents had been murdered. Officers arrived at the family home to find the bloodied bodies of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their TV room, reportedly shot by intruders while their sons were
Hazel Thornton, a former juror in the first Menendez brothers’ trial, has voiced her belief that sexism and homophobia led to a flawed 1994 verdict. Thornton, who served on the jury found Erik and Lyle Menendez guilty of voluntary manslaughter. She explained in a recent interview with TMZ that male jurors resisted the brothers’ claims
Reality TV star and criminal justice advocate Kim Kardashian has made a high-profile appeal for the release of Erik and Lyle Menendez. The infamous brothers are currently serving life sentences for the 1989 murders of their parents, José and Kitty Menendez. The Menendez brothers’ case has attracted renewed public interest, partly due to Ryan Murphy’s
Lyle and Erik Menendez, infamous for the 1989 murder of their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, are set for a new court hearing. In Los Angeles, prosecutors received fresh evidence that could alter their legal fate. According to Sky News, the hearing, scheduled for November, may open the door to a retrial or a resentencing,
A breakthrough in the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, convicted in 1996 for the 1989 murders of their parents, could potentially lead to their release from prison. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story has renewed interest in the infamous 1989 murders. The Ryan Murphy series rose to the top spot on Netflix in
Erik Menendez, one-half of the infamous Menendez brothers, has openly criticized Netflix’s latest true crime series. He calls out Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story for a “dishonest” portrayal of his and his brother’s life. The series, created by Ryan Murphy, revisits the 1989 murders of the Menendez brothers’ parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez.
The Menendez brothers, Lyle and Erik, are back in the public eye following the release of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. The series is the second season of Netflix’s Monster series, which debuted in September 2024. The show reignited interest in their 1989 crime when they murdered their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez,