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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, EP190 "Fear of His Father"Lyle Menendez testifies that he and Erik no longer felt safe when they confronted their dad about the sexual abuse allegations; Erik and Lyle claim they were convinced Jose would end their lives if the abuse accusations got out.
CA vs Menendez
S1, EP191 "Parents Out to Get Them"Under California laws covering self-defense, the Menendez brothers must show that they faced an imminent danger to their lives; however, on the stand, Lyle never indicates that there was an overt threat from either parent.
CA vs Menendez
S1, EP192 "The Night the Brothers Killed"Lyle says he freaked out and panicked that his parents were going to kill him, and ran to his guest house to get his gun and tell Erik; the two came back with loaded shotguns ready to fire.
CA vs Menendez
S1, EP193 "Spending Spree After the Homicides"The defense allows Lyle Menendez to explain his extravagant purchases just days and weeks after he and his brother, Erik, shot their parents, Jose and Kitty, to death; the state argues that greed was a huge motive in this case.
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, 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, 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, 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.
