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Brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez go on trial for the 1989 murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty, in the family's Beverly Hills mansion.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
S1, EP181 "Lyle Explains a Lot"
Lyle Menendez tells jurors that he was a weak person when he was a kid, and that was why his father and mother had to be strict and harsh with him; Jose is not only accused of being a child molester, but is also accused of beating his wife.
S1, EP180 "Years of Child Rape"
According to Lyle Menendez's testimony, his father, Jose, began molesting him between the ages of 6 and 8; this is part of his defense as to why he and his brother, Erik, killed Jose and Kitty.
S1, EP179 "The Older Brother Testifies"
Lyle Menendez gets emotional on the witness stand, pleading with jurors to understand why he and his younger brother were justified in killing their mom and dad; Lyle claims that the incest began when he was 6 years old.
