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Ryan Murphy's 'Monsters' series reignites a debate around the Menendez brothers' sentence and whether they should be exonerated.
The depiction of the brothers as lovers led to outrage from some viewers on social media, who pointed to Lyle and Erik Menendez's courtroom testimony describing their father's abuse.
Attorneys for the Menendez brothers say that Erik and Lyle would have received different sentences if the trials had happened today, as today’s culture is more supportive of victims of abuse.
The brothers, who were convicted of murder with special circumstances for the 1989 killings of Jose and Kitty Menendez, are serving life terms without the possibility of parole.
"Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" has caused controversy since it was released on September 19 and reignited interest in the case of two brothers who murdered their parents in 1989.
The Menendez brothers’ cases are being reviewed by the office’s resentencing unit for possible resentencing and the habeas filing is being handled by the office’s writs and appeals division ...
Erik Menendez, left, and his brother Lyle, right, listen during a pre-trial hearing on Dec. 29, 1992, in Los Angeles after the two pleaded innocent in the August 1989 shotgun deaths of their ...
The brothers argued they acted in self-defense following years of abuse by their father, José Menéndez. Erik Menendez (C) and his brother Lyle (L) are pictured, on August 12, 1991 in Beverly Hills.