Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents in 1989. (Getty)
Lyle and Erik Menendez (known as the Menendez Brothers) are the stars of Ryan Murphy’s Monster: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez.
The portrayal of the relationship between the two brothers in the show has been the subject of much debate online.
Monster The film is based on the true story of two brothers who shot and killed their parents, Jose and Kitty, in 1989.
Although their father was shot six times and Kitty ten times, neither brother was initially suspected of involvement in the attack.
However, after their arrest, the brothers defended themselves by claiming they were victims of severe sexual abuse by their father. However, they were eventually convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to murder in 1996 and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Murphy’s film adaptation stars Nicholas Chavez and Cooper Koch as brothers and follows the crime and subsequent trial.
Fiction based on real crimes and murderers (Murphy’s Damar) has frequently been criticized, particularly for featuring two characters who are supposed to be brothers kissing in multiple scenes, appearing naked together, and putting their fingers in each other’s mouths.
There is also a homoerotic scene in which Eric appears to flirt with a fellow inmate in the prison showers.
This has raised questions about the brothers’ relationship and whether one or both are actually gay.
Are the Menendez brothers gay?
Pamela Bozanich, the prosecutor in the Menendez brothers’ trial, Reportedly,“I knew Eric was gay and that he was having oral sex with prisoners.”
However, there is no evidence to suggest that Eric engaged in sexual acts with other inmates or that those acts were related to his sexual preferences.
Eric was asked about his sexuality in an interview with journalist Barbara Walters in 1996. He has denied any suggestion that he is gay, and has given no indication that he is bisexual.
At the time, Lyle was in a relationship with a woman named Anna Erickson, whom he eventually married and divorced, and there was no suggestion that he was gay.
Lyle married Rebecca Sneed in 2003.
Furthermore, whether the brothers were homosexual or not, there is absolutely no evidence to suggest that they were incestuous with one another.
Does Erik Menendez have a wife?
The short answer is, yes. Eric is married to Tammy Menendez and the two have been married since 1999.
While Eric was in prison, they began corresponding through letters. Tammy He previously told MSNBC When they finally met, “the relationship moved forward” from there.
“I didn’t decide to be in a relationship with Eric, it just happened,” she said.
How were the Menendez brothers caught?
Lyle and Eric were not initially suspects, and they were never tested for gunshot residue or taken into police custody after the murders.
As in the Netflix series, the brothers squandered their inheritance in the months following the murders, which prompted police to scrutinise them more closely.
Prosecutors alleged the brothers killed their parents for money, but prosecutors argued it was after years of abuse.
While police were doing this, Eric began to feel great guilt and trauma, and he confessed to his therapist, Dr. Oziel, about the murders, but Dr. Oziel broke patient confidentiality and told his then-lover, Judalon Smith.
Eventually, Smith took the evidence they had collected (including the confession notes) to the police, leading to the arrest of Lyle and Eric.
Who defended the Menedez brothers?
Leslie Abramson was the Menendez brothers’ attorney.
She argued that the brothers were abused by their father and acted in self-defence and should be tried for manslaughter rather than murder.
But this defense didn’t work, and the judge dismissed all evidence of abuse.
In 1997, Abramson wrote a memoir about his legal career, specifically discussing the Eric and Lyle cases.
Are Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez still in prison?
The brothers were sentenced to life without parole and remain in prison.
Initially, the brothers were incarcerated in different prisons: Lyle was sent to Mule Creek State Prison and Eric to the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility.
In 2018, Lyle was transferred to the same prison as Eric and they have been together ever since.
Are the Menendez brothers on death row?
No, the Menendez brothers are not on death row. California does have the death penalty, but after a trial, the brothers were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
When will the Menendez brothers be released?
The Menendez brothers were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, meaning they will never be released.
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