Eric Menendez and Lyle Menendez They reflect on their horrific testimonies.
In the new Netflix documentary The Menendez brothersthe The siblings shared a rare look around The 1989 murderQ From their parents Jose Menendez and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendezas well as the trials that followed. During their first trial, which began in 1993 — the brothers were eventually convicted in 1996 — Lyle and Eric spoke in detail about being sexually abused by their father, which they said ultimately led to the murders.
While on the stand, Lyle admitted to the abuse — he recounted that Jose had sexual contact with him and also raped him between the ages of 6 and 8 — which led to him molesting his younger brother when they were teenagers.
“Yes,” Lyle replied through tears To his lawyer Jill Lansing He asks if he “did something” to Eric in a video from the trial. “I took him into the woods and played with Eric… the same way. And I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”