In the official teaser for “The Menendez Brothers,” a new documentary that will be available to watch on Netflix in October, Erik and Lyle Menendez speak up for the first time in decades. The Netflix narrative series “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” centers on the brothers’ 1996 trial, which captured the attention of the country and resulted in their conviction for the murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty.
In an interview recorded from behind bars, Lyle states, “Everyone asks why we killed our parents.” “Perhaps people can comprehend the truth now.”
“So much hasn’t been told, but what happened that night is very well known,” says Erik. “The narrative of our life was not told by us. This crime is not done by two children for financial gain.
According to the official Netflix summary for the documentary “The Menendez Brothers,” Lyle and Erik Menendez were found guilty in 1996 of killing their parents, in what turned out to be one of the most well-known criminal cases of the late 20th century.
Both brothers relive the trial that stunned the country for the first time in thirty years, in their own words. Renowned Argentinian filmmaker Alejandro Hartmann provides new perspective and fresh insight on a story that most people only believe they know via in-depth audio interviews with Lyle and Erik, attorneys engaged in the trial, journalists covering it, jurors, relatives, and other knowledgeable observers.
Erik Menendez gained notoriety lately after criticizing “Monsters,” a Netflix original series that premiered on the streaming service on September 19. The second season of the anthology series “Monster,” which debuted in 2022 with a season centered on Jeffery Dahmer (played by Evan Peters), is supported by Ryan Murphy.
In the film “Monsters,” Nicholas Chavez and Cooper Koch play Lyle and Erik Menendez, respectively; Chloe Sevigny plays their mother Kitty, and Javier Bardem plays their father Jose.
Erik said in an internet statement that the drama series continued to depict him and his brother in “ruinous character portrayals” via his wife Tammi Menendez’s X account. The showrunner’s creation of the storyline also led to accusations of malice against Murphy in the statement.
“I thought we had progressed beyond the deception and damaging character depictions of Lyle, constructing a parody of Lyle based on heinous and egregious deceptions that are pervasive throughout the program. Erik remarked, “I can only assume they did that on purpose. “I say this with heavy heart because I don’t think Ryan Murphy could be this ignorant of the truth about our lives and still do this without malicious intent.”