EP 17: The Parricide of Jose and Kitty Menendez and the Menendez Brothers

On August 20, 1989, at 11:47 pm, a 911 call came in from a million dollar mansion in the most coveted zip code in America, Beverly Hills. The caller was frantic saying “someone killed my parents”. The police arrived at one of the most brutal scenes they have ever seen. Two bodies were found, shot 15 times total with a shotgun. Brain matter and blood covered the room, dripping from the ceiling. The bodies were unrecognizable but belonged to Jose and Kitty Menendez. After months of spending their parents money, Lyle and Erik are arrested and admit to killing their parents. Why? For the money? Or because dark family secrets?

Resources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7dzy2pdjgo

https://www.biography.com/crime/menendez-brothers-murder-case-facts

https://abcnews.go.com/US/menendez-brothers-resentencing-hearing-postponed-due-impact-wildfires/story?id=117813089

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/23/menendez-brothers-resentencing-delayed-la-fires/77876547007/

https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/famous/menendez/trial_16.html

The Menendez Brothers Netflix Documentary