Why did the Menendez Brothers kill their parents?
Netflix’s Monsters doesn’t know but there’s more evidence to consider.
Rightly or wrongly, audiences flock to true crime stories in search of answers.
The human mind abhors a mystery, after all.
That is particularly the case with Netflixs latest hitMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.
There are things we know for sure about the wealthy young brothers, Lyle and Erik Menendez.
They absolutely did kill their parents, Jose and Kitty, with shotguns.
And they absolutely were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
There is still one aspect of the Menendez story that remains unknown and likely always will.
Why did Lyle and Erik kill their parents in the first place?
Or did the murder manifest after years of sexual abuse from Jose, as the brothers claimed?
The brothers privileged behavior was understandingly off-putting to people.
With that in mind, we thought it might be time to take a look at that question ourselves.
Lyles hair loss as a symptom of abuse was brought up by the defense during his trial.
Expert testimony is not first-hand evidence and should be weighed appropriately.
Any prayer of a new trial rests on them maintaining innocence.
In 2017,Vanermolen toldABC Newsthat she maintained her belief that Lyle and Erik were sexually abused.
Cousin Andy Cano said that Erik told him that Jose had massaged his penis when he was 12.
Cano died at age 30 in 2003 from an overdose to sleeping pills.
This is somewhat supported byLyles pressuring friend Amir Eslaminia to lie about purchasing a handgun on their behalf.
Other family friends with little-to-no financial incentive, however, supported the Menendez story.
This includes Donovan Goodreau,who says he discussed the abuse with Lyle four months before the homicides.
Additionally, the Menendez estate was mostly tapped by the conclusion of Lyle and Eriks expensive trials.
The Menendez defense team never called on Woods as a witness.
What Happened to Lyle and Erik Menendez?
So what really happened to Lyle and Erik Menendez?
Is their motive credible?
Was their sentence justified?
Get ready for the cop out to end all cop outs because its really impossible to know.
Its clear that the evidence presented about sexual abuse was effective, but was it the truth?
Its really impossible to say without access to more physical evidence.
All nine episodes of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story are available to stream on Netflix now.
