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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, EP216 "Younger Brother Testifies"
It was now Erik Menendez's turn on the witness stand. He would plead with jurors to understand why he and Lyle shot their parents to death.
S1 "Child Sex Abuse in Detail"
The Defense wasted no time in getting into the sexual abuse allegations in the Menendez family home; it was Erik's turn to describe what he said home life was like under his mom and dad.
S1 "Erik Gives His Side of the Story"
Erik Menendez told jurors about the days before the shooting of his parents; he said he could remember his emotional and mental state, which he claimed led him to feeling suicidal.
S1 "Erik Explains it All"
Erik claimed that tensions were brewing in the days before the murders of Kitty and Jose; he said he told his brother Lyle about the sexual abuse allegations.
S1, EP206 "We Were Already Ghosts"
The night of the murders the Menendez brothers burst through the doors of the family den and emptied their clips; they claimed it was all out of fear.
S1, EP202 "The Plan to Kill"
Lyle Menendez tells jurors that he and Erik feared for their lives; instead of leaving the home of Kitty and Jose and getting help, the brothers decide to buy shotguns and ammunition in San Diego to protect themselves back at home in Beverly Hills.
S1 "Never Threatened Their Therapist"
Lyle Menendez stuck to his story that he and his brother, Erik, genuinely feared for their lives, believing their parents would have killed them first.
S1 "Looking Into Family Will"
Lyle Menendez testified for nine days straight to tell his side of the story on why he planned and carried out the killing of his parents.
