The Menendez brothers murder their parents, August 20, 1989

The Menendez brothers murder their parents, August 20, 1989

On August 20, 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez murdered their parents, Jose and Kitty, in the den of the family’s home in Beverly Hills, CA. Both brothers were convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. On July 2, 1996, Judge Stanley Weisberg sentenced Lyle and Erik Menendez to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

  • Erik Menendez, left, and brother Lyle react to the judge’s ruling that counseling session tapes can be used as evidence. On August 20, 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez murdered their parents, Jose and Kitty, in the den of the family’s home in Beverly Hills, CA. (8/6/90) (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    Erik Menendez, left, and brother Lyle react to the judge’s ruling that counseling session tapes can be used as evidence. On August 20, 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez murdered their parents, Jose and Kitty, in the den of the family’s home in Beverly Hills, CA. (8/6/90) (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • From left, Leslie Abramson, Erik Menendez, Jill Lansing and Lyle Menendez, in courtroom on Tuesday, March 22, 1994. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    From left, Leslie Abramson, Erik Menendez, Jill Lansing and Lyle Menendez, in courtroom on Tuesday, March 22, 1994. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • This is a 1988 copy photo of Jose E. Menendez. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    This is a 1988 copy photo of Jose E. Menendez. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • The Menendez house in Calabasas. (3/16/94) (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    The Menendez house in Calabasas. (3/16/94) (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • Lyle Menendez leans over to talk to his attorney, Jill Lansing on January 13, 1994. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    Lyle Menendez leans over to talk to his attorney, Jill Lansing on January 13, 1994. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • From left, attorney Gerald Chaleff, Lyle Menendez, Erik Menendez and attorney Robert Shapiro on March 12, 1990. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    From left, attorney Gerald Chaleff, Lyle Menendez, Erik Menendez and attorney Robert Shapiro on March 12, 1990. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • This is the grave of Kitty and Jose Menendez, parents of Lyle and Erik Menendez, at Princeton Cemetery in Princeton, N.J., on Thursday, March 21, 1996. The Menendez brothers were convicted on Wednesday, March 20, 1996, of killing their parents in 1989. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)

    This is the grave of Kitty and Jose Menendez, parents of Lyle and Erik Menendez, at Princeton Cemetery in Princeton, N.J., on Thursday, March 21, 1996. The Menendez brothers were convicted on Wednesday, March 20, 1996, of killing their parents in 1989. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)

  • Lyle and his brother Erik are accused of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez in 1989. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    Lyle and his brother Erik are accused of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez in 1989. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • Erik Menendez glances back at court spectators during his trial. (7/22/93) (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    Erik Menendez glances back at court spectators during his trial. (7/22/93) (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • File – Lyle Menendez looks back at the spectators in the courtroom during final arguments in the second murder trial of Lyle and his brother Erik in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 22, 1996. For the second time in as many days, final arguments prompted a motion for mistrial based on the prosecutor?s suggestion there wasn?t enough evidence to show the brothers were abused by their parents. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

    File – Lyle Menendez looks back at the spectators in the courtroom during final arguments in the second murder trial of Lyle and his brother Erik in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 22, 1996. For the second time in as many days, final arguments prompted a motion for mistrial based on the prosecutor?s suggestion there wasn?t enough evidence to show the brothers were abused by their parents. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

  • Erik Menendez breaks down in tears as he tells jurors Monday, September 27, 1993, in Van Nuys Superior Court, how his father molested him for 12 years. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    Erik Menendez breaks down in tears as he tells jurors Monday, September 27, 1993, in Van Nuys Superior Court, how his father molested him for 12 years. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • Defendants Erik and Lyle Menendez confer in court with Lyle’s attorney, Michael Burt on December 3, 1993. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    Defendants Erik and Lyle Menendez confer in court with Lyle’s attorney, Michael Burt on December 3, 1993. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • Erik and Lyle Menendez plead not guilty to the murders of their parents. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    Erik and Lyle Menendez plead not guilty to the murders of their parents. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • Roger McCarthy, chief executive officer of Failure Analysis Associates, demonstrates, shot-by-shot, how he believes Erik and Lyle Menendez murdered their parents during testimony for the prosecution in Van Nuys Superior Court in Los Angeles, Nov. 9, 1995. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

    Roger McCarthy, chief executive officer of Failure Analysis Associates, demonstrates, shot-by-shot, how he believes Erik and Lyle Menendez murdered their parents during testimony for the prosecution in Van Nuys Superior Court in Los Angeles, Nov. 9, 1995. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

  • From left, Lyle and Erik Menendez, appear in court with attorneys Marcia Morrissey and Jill Lansing. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    From left, Lyle and Erik Menendez, appear in court with attorneys Marcia Morrissey and Jill Lansing. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • Lyle and Erik Menendez are accused of killing their parents. (8/6/90) (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    Lyle and Erik Menendez are accused of killing their parents. (8/6/90) (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • Erik Menendez, with his attorney Leslie Abramson, lookes over his shoulder in this 1994 photo. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    Erik Menendez, with his attorney Leslie Abramson, lookes over his shoulder in this 1994 photo. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • Anna Eriksson, the fiancee of Lyle Menendez, watches as Lyle and his brother Erik are sentenced in a courtroom in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles Tuesday, July 2, 1996. The brothers were sentenced to two consecutive life sentences. Judge Stanley Weisberg did not address Lyle’s request to marry Eriksson, a longtime pen pal. (AP Photo/Pool,Sam Mircovich)

    Anna Eriksson, the fiancee of Lyle Menendez, watches as Lyle and his brother Erik are sentenced in a courtroom in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles Tuesday, July 2, 1996. The brothers were sentenced to two consecutive life sentences. Judge Stanley Weisberg did not address Lyle’s request to marry Eriksson, a longtime pen pal. (AP Photo/Pool,Sam Mircovich)

  • Prosecutor David Conn points to a poster during his closing argument in the penalty phase of the trial of Lyle and Erik Menendez on Thursday, April 11, 1996 in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles. Conn urged jurors to sentence the brothers to death for the 1989 murders of their millionaire parents. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

    Prosecutor David Conn points to a poster during his closing argument in the penalty phase of the trial of Lyle and Erik Menendez on Thursday, April 11, 1996 in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles. Conn urged jurors to sentence the brothers to death for the 1989 murders of their millionaire parents. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

  • This February 2, 1995 file photo shows Erik (L) and Lyle (R) Menendez conversing in the courtroom during a hearing in Los Angeles. The Menendez brothers were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole 17 April for the murder of their parents. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    This February 2, 1995 file photo shows Erik (L) and Lyle (R) Menendez conversing in the courtroom during a hearing in Los Angeles. The Menendez brothers were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole 17 April for the murder of their parents. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • Lyle Menendez, with his lawyer Terri Towery, listens to testimony during trial proceedings in Los Angeles, March 28, 1996. The jury is now hearing testimony to decide whether or not to recommend the death penalty or life in prison. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

    Lyle Menendez, with his lawyer Terri Towery, listens to testimony during trial proceedings in Los Angeles, March 28, 1996. The jury is now hearing testimony to decide whether or not to recommend the death penalty or life in prison. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

  • Defense attorney Barry Levin watches as Erik Menendez looks at negatives of photos taken by his father when Erik was 6 years old, including his 6th birthday party and nude photos of Erik, during testimony in the double-murder trial of Erik and his brother Lyle Menendez Thursday, Dec. 7, 1995, in Van Nuys Superior Court in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

    Defense attorney Barry Levin watches as Erik Menendez looks at negatives of photos taken by his father when Erik was 6 years old, including his 6th birthday party and nude photos of Erik, during testimony in the double-murder trial of Erik and his brother Lyle Menendez Thursday, Dec. 7, 1995, in Van Nuys Superior Court in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

  • Defense attorney Leslie Abramson talks about the layout of the murder scene during the retrial of brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez for the murders of their parents in Van Nuys Superior Court in Los Angeles Wednesday Nov. 22, 1995. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    Defense attorney Leslie Abramson talks about the layout of the murder scene during the retrial of brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez for the murders of their parents in Van Nuys Superior Court in Los Angeles Wednesday Nov. 22, 1995. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • Erik Menendez, center, and his brother Lyle, far right, sit with their attorneys during the opening statements of their retrial in Van Nuys, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1995. The Menendez brothers are being retried for the murders of their parents in August 1989 after two juries were unable to reach verdicts last year and mistrials were declared. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    Erik Menendez, center, and his brother Lyle, far right, sit with their attorneys during the opening statements of their retrial in Van Nuys, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1995. The Menendez brothers are being retried for the murders of their parents in August 1989 after two juries were unable to reach verdicts last year and mistrials were declared. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • Erik and Lyle Menendez at Van Nuys Superior Court on February 8, 1993. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    Erik and Lyle Menendez at Van Nuys Superior Court on February 8, 1993. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • Deputy District Attorney Pamela Bozanich cross-examines Lyle Menendez. (9/24/93) (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    Deputy District Attorney Pamela Bozanich cross-examines Lyle Menendez. (9/24/93) (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • Judge Stanley Weisberg listens as the Menendez brothers trial stars with opening arguments on Tuesday, July 20, 1993. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    Judge Stanley Weisberg listens as the Menendez brothers trial stars with opening arguments on Tuesday, July 20, 1993. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • Lyle Menendez smiles and attorney Michael Burt pays attention Friday as a mistrial is declared in the Menendez’s murder trial. (1/28/94) (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    Lyle Menendez smiles and attorney Michael Burt pays attention Friday as a mistrial is declared in the Menendez’s murder trial. (1/28/94) (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

  • Lyle Menendez, left, and his brother Erik sit in Beverly Hills Municipal Court on April 2, 1991. On August 20, 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez murdered their parents, Jose and Kitty, in the den of the family’s home in Beverly Hills, CA. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

    Lyle Menendez, left, and his brother Erik sit in Beverly Hills Municipal Court on April 2, 1991. On August 20, 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez murdered their parents, Jose and Kitty, in the den of the family’s home in Beverly Hills, CA. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)

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