When Court TV began re-airing the first trial of Erik and Lyle Menendez during the pandemic, an entirely new generation became aware of the 1990s murder case that was a media sensation years before they were born.The Beverly Hills brothers were 18 and 21, respectively, when they shot and ...
The brothers were tried twice. Their first trial ended in a mistrial when two juries, one for each brother, couldn't reach a unanimous decision as to whether Lyle and Erik Menendez were guilty of manslaughter or murder. When they were tried a second time, prosecutors attacked the abuse alle...
loving father—someone incapable of molesting his children. Prosecutors referred to the brothers' defense as "the abuse excuse." In the first trial, the defense called more than 50 witnesses, this time they called about half.
Two brothers who were convicted of killing their parents and featured in Netflix shows could be freed after 34 years behind bars. Lyle Menendez, 56, and his 53-year-old brother Erik are serving life in prison without parole for the shotgun murders of their father and...
Juror in Menendez brothers’ second trial reflects on reaching guilty verdict “What we all agreed on was that beyond a reasonable doubt, the defendants committed murder,” Andrew Wolfberg, a juror in Erik and Lyle Menendez’s second trial, told ABC News. ...
When the trial began July 20, they set forth a relatively simple case that focused on the slayings and their aftermath--displaying bloody crime scene photos and calling witnesses who said the brothers bought cars, watches and a restaurant, and hired a $50,000-a-year tennis coach. ...
The brothers' first trial ended with jurors unable to reach verdicts, deadlocking between first-degree murder and lesser charges including manslaughter. The second trial, which began in October 1995 and lacked much of the testimony centered on allegations of sexual abuse by Jose Menendez, ended ...
DESPITE mountains of evidence and scores of witnesses, the trial of Erik and Lyle Menendez, accused of murdering their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion for their $14m (pounds 9.5m) inheritance, could hinge on a tape recording.Reeves, Phil...
On July 20, 1993, the highly publicized trial of Lyle and Erik Menendez began. Although they were tried together, they had separate juries deciding their fate. The brothers faced the possibility of the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder. Lyle Menendez testifies at the first trial...
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