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The Menendez Murders / Part 2 // 445

2024/10/10
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The Menendez brothers, Lyle and Eric, claimed they killed their parents, Jose and Kitty, out of fear after years of alleged sexual and emotional abuse. They spent lavishly after the murders but eventually confessed, leading to their arrest. The brothers detailed the abuse in court, but their claims were met with skepticism.
  • Lyle and Eric Menendez claimed their father, Jose, sexually abused them for years.
  • The brothers spent over $1 million in the three months following their parents' murders.
  • Eric confessed to his therapist and friend that he and Lyle killed their parents.
  • The brothers claimed they acted out of fear after years of abuse.
  • The brothers attempted to establish an alibi by going to the movies after the murders.

Shownotes Transcript

In August of 1989, two brothers entered their parents’ Beverly Hills mansion, and shot them multiple times, killing them almost instantly. When police arrived, the men maintained that the murders had taken place while they were at the movies, which police initially believed. But after a painstaking, months-long investigation, and a guilt-ridden confession to a therapist, the men were arrested for the murders. There seemed to be no question whether or not they had committed the crime, but the real question was why. Did the horrific abuse they alleged to suffer at the hands of their mother and father justify their parents’ brutal end, or were the brothers just out for their family’s fortune? These are the murders of Kitty and Jose Menendez, and the stories of Lyle and Erik Menendez.

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