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According to Lyle Menendez's testimony, Jose was a child molester who was also cheating on his wife, and says the infidelity got Kitty to contemplate divorce and possible suicide.
According to Lyle Menendez's testimony, Jose was a child molester who was also cheating on his wife, and says the infidelity got Kitty to contemplate divorce and possible suicide.
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S1, EP186 "Anger All Through the House"Lyle Menendez alleges that Kitty wanted to divorce Jose a few years before they were killed, and that she even went so far as to buy a rifle.
CA vs Menendez
S1, EP187 "Troubling Father and Son Relationship"Jose Menendez is painted as a harsh, perfectionist father who allegedly crossed over into abuse against his two sons; according to Lyle, Kitty and Jose left such a negative impact on the brothers that they ended up planning their violent deaths.
CA vs Menendez
S1, EP188 "Years of Alleged Abuses"Lyle Menendez admits that money was not an issue in his childhood or as he got older, but says that the years of abuse were far too great to get over; Lyle's long testimony about his childhood experiences comes off as a bit repetitious.
CA vs Menendez
S1, EP189 "The Confrontation"Years before the murders of Kitty and Jose Menendez, Erik tells his brother, Lyle, that their father had abused him; Lyle claims his father threatened to kill him if word ever got out about the alleged sex abuse.
CA vs Menendez
S1, EP185 "Cheating Husband, Suicidal Wife"According to Lyle Menendez's testimony, Jose was a child molester who was also cheating on his wife, and says the infidelity got Kitty to contemplate divorce and possible suicide.
CA vs Menendez
S1, EP184 "Unstable Home Leads to Trauma"According to Lyle, Jose molested him until he was 8 years old; for Erik, he claims the sexual abuse continued into his teen years; the defense claims this brought so much trauma to the brothers that they retaliated against their alleged abusers.
CA vs Menendez
S1, EP183 "Disturbing Childhood Experiences"Lyle Menendez claims his father, Jose, raped him when he was 7; he also claims his father showed him and Erik violent porn movies, and threatened to kill him if he complained; Kitty is described as someone who would go through emotional tantrums.
CA vs Menendez
S1, EP182 "Parental Harassment"The older Menendez brother, Lyle, breaks down what he describes as a challenging relationship with his mother, defining it as harassment; the defense wants jurors to focus on the idea that Erik and Lyle had been through a lot in their childhood.