The mystery about the Erik and Lyle Menendez is why did the killers of their parents deserve a reconsideration of their sentence. I thought that once sentenced and appeals have been made the consequences were a settled matter.
If they lived in fear of their father they could have simply walked away from their parent’s home. Lyle Menendez, then 21, and Erik Menendez, then 18, called 911 and said their parents were killed by intruders.
After the shootings, the two went on a lavish spending spree, and initially, authorities believed that the murders had been the result of a mafia hit.
The brothers would eventually admit to killing their parents, citing the abuse, which was corroborated by another family member.
After a second trial, in which a judge limited testimony related to their sexual abuse, the brothers were convicted of the shooting deaths of their parents.
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