Lyle and Erik Mendendez, more infamously known as the Menendez Brothers, are currently serving life sentences for the murder of their parents, José and Kitty Menendez. The couple died on August 20, 1989 after Lyle and Erik — who were 21 and 18 at the time — shot them both at point-blank range. José suffered a bullet to the head, while Kitty was shot in the arm, chest, and face. Both parents were shot in the kneecap as well — which was later discovered to be a calculated move on behalf of the brothers to make the crimes look Mafia affiliated. Their nationally televised trial on the one hand showed two deeply troubled young men tormented by a history of alleged violence and sexual abuse. On the other, it painted a picture of two privileged, greedy monsters looking to inherit their parent's wealth by way of unimaginable bloodshed. As history has shown, the latter proved true in a court of law.
- 4/6/2018
- by Melissa Copelton
- In Touch Weekly
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