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They testified that they were afraid that they would be killed by their parents, so went outside to load their shotguns, and Erik recalled, "As I went into the room, I just started firing." [32] [63] Under California law, the brothers could only be acquitted for manslaughter if they could prove they were in immediate or imminent danger. [64]
On the night of Aug. 20, 1989, hours before they told police they were shocked to find their parents' bullet-riddled bodies, the brothers burst into the room where the two were watching TV and ...
There is no question that the brothers killed their parents, but Gascón has said the issue is whether the jury heard evidence that their father molested them, and whether that evidence might have ...
The brothers’ defenses admitted they killed their parents but argued that they acted out of self-defense after years of emotional, psychological and sexual abuse by their father.
Erik and Lyle Menendez are speaking out about the 1989 murders of their parents — and what has happened in the 35 years since — for the first time in nearly three decades in a new documentary ...
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 became household names in 1989 when Lyle, then 21, and Erik, 18, armed with 12-gauge shotguns, burst into the den of their family home in Beverly Hills, Calif., and fatally ...
Menendez brothers to be resentenced, LA DA recommends they be eligible for parole after serving 3 decades in prison for 1989 murder of their parents Chris Nesi October 24, 2024 at 5:14 PM