Deep Hatred

The authorities assumed that both Lyle and Erik had shot their parents in the head to obtain the family fortune. However, there was also something more to the story. It wasn’t just to gain riches and independence. The brothers already had a comfortable life and couldn’t ask for anything more. Finally the truth had come out. The boys killed their father out of self-defense. The whole scenario may have been planned, but this was a reaction to years of enduring sexual abuse from Jose. The world was shocked.

Long Trial

The days were long since the 1990 arrest for the Menendez brothers. By 1993, Lyle and Erik were tried separately, which meant that they had to face different sets of jury panels. Their first statements that an intruder had broken into their home and shot their parents had long been thrown out the trash. Now, both boys said that they have been suffering years of abuse from both parents, especially their dad.