During their first trial, the defense argued that the brothers killed their parents in self-defense after years of alleged sexual, emotional and physical abuse.

Sep 22, 2025 · On Aug. 20, 1989, music executive Jose Menendez and his wife, Kitty Menendez, were gunned down with shotguns at their Beverly Hills, California, home. Their sons, Lyle …

May 14, 2025 · They were killed by multiple gunshot wounds fired at close range while they watched television in their family room. Jose Menendez was a successful music executive and …

Aug 25, 2025 · Lyle and Erik Menendez murdered their father and mother in August 1989. They said they acted in self-defense, citing years of emotional and sexual abuse.

Aug 23, 2025 · In 1989, brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents by shooting them repeatedly at close range at their mansion in Beverly Hills. They were found guilty of first …

Aug 15, 2025 · At around 10 p.m., some people in the Beverly Hills neighborhood heard bangs. They did not realize at the time that Jose and Kitty Menendez were shot and killed while …

Aug 23, 2025 · March 1990: Lyle Menendez, then 21, is arrested. A few days later, Erik Menendez, 18, turns himself in. They are charged with first-degree murder. July 1993: The …

May 14, 2025 · August 1989: Jose Menendez, an executive at RCA Records, and his wife Kitty Menendez, are shot and killed by shotgun blasts in their Beverly Hills mansion.

Sep 16, 2025 · They say they killed out of fear and in self-defense after a lifetime of physical, emotional and sexual abuse suffered at the hands of their parents. Here's a look at the case.

Nov 8, 2024 · In the summer of 1989, Erik and Lyle Menendez burst into the den of their family’s Beverly Hills home armed with shotguns and opened fire, killing their mother and father.