‘Monsters’: Where Are the Real People in the Erik and Lyle Menendez Case Now?

“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” is now on Netflix, bringing renewed interest to the case of the two brothers who murdered their parents. But as with any true crime series, there’s interest in knowing what the real people involved are up to now.
Erik and Lyle Menendez have been in prison since their 1996 conviction in the murder of their parents. As a note at the end of a series tells us, “Lyle and Erik Menendez maintain the allegation of sexual abuse at the hands of their mother and father. They continue to serve life sentences without the possibility of parole.”
Here’s where everyone stands.
Erik Menendez mugshots from 2000 and 2002 (Credit: Bureau of Prisons/Getty Images) Erik Menendez
Erik, the younger brother, is now 53. He has been incarcerated at a San Diego prison since his conviction and was only reunited with his brother Lyle in 2018 after he...
Erik and Lyle Menendez have been in prison since their 1996 conviction in the murder of their parents. As a note at the end of a series tells us, “Lyle and Erik Menendez maintain the allegation of sexual abuse at the hands of their mother and father. They continue to serve life sentences without the possibility of parole.”
Here’s where everyone stands.
Erik Menendez mugshots from 2000 and 2002 (Credit: Bureau of Prisons/Getty Images) Erik Menendez
Erik, the younger brother, is now 53. He has been incarcerated at a San Diego prison since his conviction and was only reunited with his brother Lyle in 2018 after he...
- 9/20/2024
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
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