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Joseph Lyle Menendez (born January 10, 1968) [3] and Erik Galen Menendez (born November 27, 1970), [4] commonly referred to as the Menendez brothers, are American brothers convicted of killing their parents, José and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez, at their Beverly Hills home in 1989.
The Menendez brothers murdered their parents, José and Kitty, on the evening of Aug. 20, 1989, in their Beverly Hills home. Each armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, Lyle, then 21, and Erik, then 18 ...
Since the story is based on the real-life Menendez brothers' case, much of the filming took place in locations resembling the affluent areas of Beverly Hills, where the actual events occurred. [1] The film was directed by Paul Schneider and co-written by Abby Mann , a renowned screenwriter who also focused on true crime adaptations.
The brothers admitted to killing their parents, but contended that they did so out of fear, especially of their father, who they claimed was a violent paedophile. As evidence, the defence called ...
The Menendez brothers, born into a life of wealth and privilege, testified that they killed their mother and father in self-defense after a lifetime of emotional, physical and sexual abuse. At the ...
After her brother's death, Baralt publicly advocated for Erik and Lyle, telling People in 1990, "We thought murder was bad enough. You grieve and life goes on. We felt 1990 had to be a better year.
In the summer of 1989, Erik and Lyle Menendez burst into the den of their family’s Beverly Hills home armed with shotguns and opened fire, killing their mother and father. After the brothers ...
The brothers, who were 21 and 18 at the time, killed their mom Kitty and dad José Menendez on Aug. 20, 1989. The two were tried separately in 1993 then again jointly in 1995, until they were ...