What really is the story benind the arrest of the Menendez Brothers?

Lyle and Erik menendez,who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents on August 20, 1989. In the documentary, for the first time in about thirty years, the brothers themselves talk about what exactly happened and why they did it. The brothers do this through audio interviews from prison, where they are still incarcerated.

Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents.

Why did the Menendez brothers kill their parents?

On August 20, 1989, Jose and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez were shot to death in their Beverly Hills home. Nearly seven years, three trials and thousands of hours of television coverage later, their sons, Lyle and Erik Menendez, were convicted of their murders and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. That sentence is now subject to change, as the Los Angeles County district attorney announced Thursday that the Menendez brothers should be resentenced based on new evidence in the case.

Following the murders, Dr. Oziel reached out to his former patient Erik and began counseling the younger Menendez brother once again. Soon enough, Erik confessed to killing his parents. Oziel confided in Judalon Smyth, with whom he was having an extramarital affair; she would ultimately play a major role in the case.

The therapy sessions continued and Oziel eventually recorded Erik and Lyle confessing to the murders. Erik said they had done it to put his mother "out of her misery," while Lyle made it clear that they were both involved in the crime.

Smyth and Oziel had a rocky relationship (she claimed he was controlling and abusive) and after he allegedly attacked her, Smyth contacted Beverly police to reveal that the Menendez brothers confessed to the murder of their parents. She even had an audio tape of the confessions.

The discussion about why the Menendez brothers killed their parents only intensified after a couple of recent projects on Netflix. Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez

Given today's greater understanding of sexual abuse, the brothers' statements about abuse met with more sympathy.

A look at their lives in prison, 3 paths to freedom. Lyle and Erik Menendez have spent nearly 35 years in prison for murder.

Time will tell whether the Menendez brothers will ever be freed.

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El 20 de agosto de 1989, José y Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez fueron asesinados a tiros en su casa de Beverly Hills. Casi siete años, tres juicios y miles de horas de cobertura televisiva después, sus hijos, Lyle y Erik Menéndez, fueron condenados por sus asesinatos y sentenciados a cadena perpetua sin posibilidad de libertad condicional. Esa sentencia ahora está sujeta a cambios, ya que el fiscal de distrito del condado de Los Ángeles anunció el jueves que los hermanos Menéndez deberían ser sentenciados nuevamente en base a nuevas pruebas en el caso. Después de los asesinatos, el Dr. Oziel se acercó a su ex paciente Erik y comenzó a asesorar al hermano menor de los Menéndez una vez más. Al poco tiempo, Erik confesó haber asesinado a sus padres. Oziel se confesó con Judalon Smyth, con quien estaba teniendo una relación extramatrimonial; ella finalmente desempeñaría un papel importante en el caso. Las sesiones de terapia continuaron y Oziel finalmente grabó a Erik y Lyle confesando los asesinatos. Erik dijo que lo habían hecho para "quitarle el sufrimiento a su madre", mientras que Lyle dejó en claro que ambos estaban involucrados en el crimen. Smyth y Oziel tenían una relación complicada (ella afirmó que él era controlador y abusivo) y después de que él supuestamente la atacara, Smyth se comunicó con la policía de Beverly para revelar que los hermanos Menéndez confesaron el asesinato de sus padres. Incluso tenía una cinta de audio de las confesiones. La discusión sobre por qué los hermanos Menéndez mataron a sus padres solo se intensificó después de un par de proyectos recientes en Netflix. Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menéndez Dada la mayor comprensión actual del abuso sexual, las declaraciones de los hermanos sobre el abuso generaron más simpatía. Una mirada a sus vidas en prisión, 3 caminos hacia la libertad. Lyle y Erik Menéndez han pasado casi 35 años en prisión por asesinato. El tiempo dirá si los hermanos Menéndez alguna vez serán liberados.