This is the criminal case everyone is talking about on the internet. By highlighting the murders of Keith and Jose Menendez by their two sons in Monsters Season 2, Netflix reignited the conversation about Eric and Lyle’s guilt, if not guilt.
And if callers dispute the issue, the series is also at the center of a battle between key stakeholders, the Menendez family and Ryan Murphy, who insisted on his defense.
Although Eric and Lyle were found guilty of manslaughter in 1996 and sentenced to life in prison for the crime, the two men have never changed their story since, insisting that their father abused them for years.
And if the jurors of the time didn’t quite believe them, the testimony from 2023 could restart the trial machine.
New accusation against Jose Menendez
May 2023. Lawyers for the Menendez brothers have asked a Los Angeles court to review the trial. The latter is based on two new documents added to the file.
First of all, a letter written by Eric, dated 8 months before the murder, in which he describes abuse by his father. The latter was found in the belongings of Andy’s cousin, who committed suicide in 2015.
Then there’s the man’s testimony in a documentary aired last year that may be the most crucial element of the case.
This is what the real heroes of the Menendez case look like
In this series titled Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed, former singer Roy Rossello and member of the boy band Menudo explains that he was sexually assaulted by Jose Menendez while the latter was working at RCA Records.
The facts allegedly occurred at the family home in New Jersey when she was 14: According to her testimony, the patriarch took her upstairs and drugged her before raping her.
Will these two new pieces of evidence allow the two brothers to have a new trial? According to this article, a Los Angeles court It was until September 26 They gave an answer, but until today, but no statement was made.
Watch Monsters: The Eric and Lyle Menendez Story on Netflix.
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