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    Robin Abcarian: The Menendez brothers have been behind bars for 33 years. Is that long enough?

    I have not thought much about the Menendez brothers, Lyle and Erik, since they were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty, in their Beverly Hills mansion. At the time of the killings, Lyle was 21 and Erik was 18. The prosecution contended they were greedy, spoiled brats trying to get their hands on their parents' fortune. The defense argued that they were severely abused ...
    by Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times Jul 26, 2023 3 minutes

    I have not thought much about the Menendez brothers, Lyle and Erik, since they were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty, in their Beverly Hills mansion.

    At the time of the killings, Lyle was 21 and Erik was 18.

    The prosecution contended they were greedy, spoiled brats trying to get their hands on their parents' fortune. The defense argued that they were severely abused by their father, who was enabled by their mother, and they were in fear for their lives.

    The family's awful story was one chapter of a particularly

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