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Joseph Lyle Menendez (born January 10, 1968) [3] and Erik Galen Menendez (born November 27, 1970), [4] colloquially referred to as the Menendez brothers, are American brothers and convicted murderers who killed their parents, José and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez, at their Beverly Hills home in 1989.
Oct 5, 2024 · Police had just gotten a hysterical call from a sobbing Lyle Mendendez, then 21, who screamed into the phone, “They shot and killed my parents!”
- KC Baker
- Who Was Kitty Menendez?
- The Relationship of Jose and Kitty Menendez
- The Lyle and Erik Menendez Murders
- The Legacy of Kitty Menendez
Born on October 14, 1941, in Oak Lawn, Illinois, Mary Louise “Kitty” Andersen was the youngest of four children. Her father, Charles Milton Andersen, was a United States Army veteran who started his own air conditioning and heating company. Her mother, Mae Helen, worked in an airport before meeting her husband. Andersen proved to be abusive, and th...
While studying communications and production in college, Kitty Menendez participated in the Miss Oak Lawn beauty contest and won, drawing the attention of a charming Cuban immigrant named Jose Menendez. His family disapproved of her because she was a child of divorce, while her parents distrusted Menendez merely because he was Cuban. Despite the mu...
On Aug. 18, 1989, Erik and Lyle Menendez purchased two shotguns at Big 5 Sporting Goods in San Diego, California, 100 miles from their home. They spent the next day shark fishing with their parents. It would be the last family outing, as they opened fire on their parents half-asleep watching television two days later. Fifteen blasts were discharged...
Kitty Menendez’s sister later confirmed some of the brothers’ claims, saying that there had been “weird” sexual events in her sister’s home. She said that when he was eight years old, Lyle Menendez asked to touch her “down there,” and that “he and his dad had been touching each other in the genitals.” Upon hearing this, Kitty Menendez allegedly dra...
Aug 16, 2024 · Menendez brothers crime scene pics show bloody aftermath of their parents’ murder – as killers make new bid for freedom. MENENDEZ brothers Lyle and Erik, who have been behind bars for over three decades for the brutal murders of their parents, may soon be set free thanks to newly unearthed evidence. In a case that captivated the nation ...
- Brandon Cruz
Jan 5, 2017 · On August 20, 1989, Jose Menendez and his wife, Mary Louise “Kitty” Andersen, were murdered in their Beverly Hills home. Their sons, Erik and Lyle, were later convicted and charged with their...
- Jose Menendez was a Cuban emigre who was raised by “well-to-do business people and star athletes”, according to the LA Times. He moved to the US wh...
- Jose has been described as demanding, overbearing, and tyrannical, and during the trials, the defense interviewed six former teachers, six relative...
- Erik was 18 at the time of the murders, and Lyle was 21. According to ABC News, Kitty was shot several times in the face and torso on the night of...
- At the time of their deaths, Jose and Kitty lived in a $5 million Beverly Hills mansion, that was once home to Elton John and Michael Jackson, acco...
- A 1993 article in the LA Times described Kitty as “needy, pathetic, athletic, disorganized, suspicious and spacey”, and reported that in trial, a f...
Oct 24, 2024 · Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for killing their parents. Now, more than three decades later, they are hoping new evidence could reopen the case.
Oct 9, 2024 · The Menendez brothers were found out two months after they murdered their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez. Picture: Getty. Did the Menendez brothers murder their parents? On the night of the...
