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Lyle and Erik were charged with two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances for lying in wait, making them eligible for the death penalty, and charges of conspiracy to murder. During their first trial, the defense argued that the brothers killed their parents in self-defense after years of alleged sexual , emotional , and ...
After the brothers were charged in the murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez, they said they gunned down their parents after years of horrific sexual abuse at the hands of their father — an ...
The brothers were both arrested in 1990 on two counts of first-degree murder. Two subsequent trials resulted in Erik and Lyle’s conviction and a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
A Complete Timeline of Erik and Lyle Menendez’s Murder Case: From Arrest to Sentencing to New Hearing After two trials, they were ultimately found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to ...
March 1996: Jurors convict both brothers of first-degree murder. July 1996: The brothers are sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. May 2023: Attorneys for the Menendez brothers ask the court to reconsider the conviction and sentence in light of new evidence from a former member of the boy band Menudo, who said he was ...
The Menendez brothers, who were 21 and 18 at the time, murdered their parents, Kitty and José Menendez, on Aug. 20, 1989. Lyle was arrested first, on March 8, 1990, followed by his brother, who ...
Erik and Lyle Menendez were eventually charged with murder after Erik, who was then 18 years old, confessed the killings to his therapist in March 1990. Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez in Beverly ...
‘Menendez Brothers’ Netflix Doc Reveals Erik’s Drawings of His Abuse and Lyle Saying ‘I Would Much Rather Lose the Murder Trial Than Talk About Our Past’ William Earl October 7, 2024 at ...