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Netflix drew all eyes with the discharge of season two of the Monsters crime collection, The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. While many movies have beforehand coated the case of the Menendez brothers — Lyle and Erik — who murdered their dad and mom, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez, in 1989, the brothers stay incarcerated on the RJ Donovan Correctional Facility in California and are actually set to share their aspect of the story. On Monday, September 23, Netflix launched a trailer on Instagram, captioned, “30 years after the murders the brothers inform their story.”
With renewed consideration on their case, the Menendez brothers are getting ready to return to the display subsequent month. Keep studying to be taught extra concerning the upcoming documentary.
What Are the Menendez Brothers’ Documentary About?
The documentary will delve into the story behind Lyle and Erik’s crime, dedicated 35 years in the past of their Beverly Hills dwelling when Lyle was 21 and Erik was 18. During their trials, the brothers accused their dad and mom of abusing them all through their childhood. In 1996, they have been each sentenced to life in jail with out the opportunity of parole.
In the trailer, audio clips of Lyle and Erik will be heard, as they offer telephone interviews from jail to share their perspective. Lyle, now 56, says, “Everyone asks why we killed our dad and mom…Maybe now folks can perceive the reality.”
Where to Watch the Menendez Brothers’ Documentary?
The documentary will probably be out there on Netflix.
Erik and Lyle Menendez’s Documentary Release Date
Netflix is about to launch the documentary on October 7, 2024, lower than a month after the premiere of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.
What Did the Menendez Brothers Say About ‘Monsters’?
Erik shared a press release by way of his spouse, Tammi Menendez, on September 19, 2024, by way of X (previously Twitter), the day Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story premiered. He expressed, “I believed we had moved past the lies and ruinous character portrayals of Lyle, making a caricature of Lyle rooted in horrible and blatant likes rampant within the present. I can solely imagine they have been performed so on function. It is with a heavy coronary heart that I say, I imagine Ryan Murphy [Creator of the Monsters series] can’t be this naive and inaccurate concerning the information of our lives in order to do that with out dangerous intent.”
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