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  1. Lyle and Erik Menendez - Wikipedia

    • Joseph Lyle Menendez (born January 10, 1968) and Erik Galen Menendez (born November 27, 1970), commonly referred to as the Menendez brothers, are American brothers convicted of killing their parents, José and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez, at their Beverly Hills home in 1989. Following the murders, Lyle and Erik claimed that unknown intruders we… See more

    Background

    José Enrique Menendez was born on May 6, 1944, in Havana, Cuba. At age 16, due to the Cuban Revolution, he … See more

    Murders and investigation

    On August 18, 1989, Lyle and Erik went to several gun stores in Southern California to buy handguns. However, due to issues with Lyle's California driver's license and a two-week waiting period mandated by gun laws, the brother… See more

    BornJoseph Lyle Menendez · January 10, 1968 · New York City, U.S. · Erik Galen Menendez · November 27, 1970 · Blackwood, New Jersey, U.S.
    Criminal statusIncarcerated at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (both)
    SpousesLyle: · Anna Eriksson · (m. 1996; div. 2001) · Rebecca Sneed (m. 2003) · Erik: · Tammi Saccoman (m. 1999)
    Trials

    In August 1990, Judge James Albracht ruled that tapes of the conversations between Erik and his psychologist Jerome Oziel were admissible evidence since Oziel claimed that Lyle threatened him and violated … See more

    Appeals

    On February 27, 1998, the California Court of Appeal upheld the brothers' murder convictions and, on May 28, 1998, the Supreme Court of California declined to review the case, thus allowing the decision of the appe… See more

    Marriages

    On July 2, 1996, Lyle married Anna Eriksson at a ceremony attended by Abramson and his aunt Marta Menendez, officiated by Judge Nancy Brown; they divorced on April 1, 2001, after Eriksson discovered … See more

    In popular culture

    • In 2000, "Menendez Brothers – Blood Brothers", an episode from the documentary series by Court TV (now TruTV) Mugshots, was aired at FilmRise.
    • In 2015, Barbara Walters Presents: American Scandals f… See more

    See also

    List of homicides in California
    Trial of the century
    Bathtub Girls murder, the 2003 killing of a Canadian woman by two daughters who lived lavishly off the inheritance for a year until a boyfriend told the police, t… See more

     
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  8. Where Are Lyle And Erik Menendez Now? New …

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  9. Lyle Menendez: Biography, Convicted …

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