A new docuseries coming to Peacock puts the infamous case of the Menendez brothers back in the spotlight and includes explosive new allegations against their late father. NBC’s Jacob Soboroff reports for TODAY.
It’s been 35 years since José and Kitty Menendez were killed in their California home in 1989 by their sons Lyle, then 21, and Erik, then 18. While there have been fictionalized adaptations of the case over the years — most recently the 2017 miniseries “Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders” — the newest take is coming from Netflix, whose “Monster” series hit big with “The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” in 2022. “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' premieres Sept. 19.
At his first trial, the brothers shared stories of sexual abuse at the hands of their father. Lyle Menendez said during his testimony that he confronted his father over the ongoing abuse of Erik Menendez in the days before the double murder. He threatened to to tell the police, then feared his father would bring retribution. “I thought we were in danger,” he testified. “I felt he had no choice. He would kill us.
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