The brutal murders carried out by brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez are the subject of a new Netflix series (Picture: Mike Nelson/ AFP via Getty Images)
It’s now been more than three decades since brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez gunned down their parents in cold blood.
On a summer evening in August 1989, Jose and Kitty Menendez were brutally murdered in their Beverly Hills home, being rendered nearly unidentifiable after being shot by 15 rounds from two shotguns.
Their murders were so shocking police initially believed they’d been the victims of a mob hit however the truth was much more sinister.
At the time of his death entertainment executive Jose was worth around $14 million.
After chasing their original leads in the mob and business rivals, police then discovered the couple’s two sons Lyle, 21, and Erik, 18, were responsible.
In the months after the killings the brothers began to spend extravagantly on luxury items, businesses, and travel, with the elder brother purchasing a Rolex watch and a Porsche Carrera.
They spent an estimated $700,000 before police arrested them after becoming suspicious of their exorbitant spending following the murders.
They eventually both confessed to murder and were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 1996 after three years of proceedings.
When does Monster season 2 air on Netflix?
Their story is now the focus of the second season of Netflix’s anthology series Monster, following the controversial Dahmer in 2022.
The series, titled Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, is streaming on Netflix from today, Thursday September 19.
Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story stars Nicholas Chavez, Chloe Sevigny, Javier Bardem and Cooper Koch (Picture: Netflix)
Source:: Metro
