Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

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This post contains major spoilers for Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Story.

The following discusses murder and sexual abuse surrounding the real-life crime of Lyle & Erik Menendez.

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Jose apologizes for cheating on her and assures her she is important to him.

He even encourages her to return to journalism since it could help him when he stands for senator.

Although Kitty questions why their boys are not joining them, Jose asks her to leave them alone.

Nicholas Alexander Chavez as Lyle Menéndez, Cooper Koch as Erik Menéndez, Javier Bardem as José Menéndez, and Chloë Sevigny as Mary Louise

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This scene seemingly presents a “what-if” scenario where things could have ended differently for the family.

Therefore, the jurors show some mercy towards them, andthe brothers are sentenced to life without parole.

However, despite her best efforts, the two are transferred to different prisons.

Javier Bardem as José Menéndez as Jose Menendez and Chloë Sevigny as Kitty Menendez sitting on a boat in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

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With this, Erik and Lyle accept their fates as two different vans take them to separate correctional facilities.

After being separated, both were treated as maximum-security inmates and kept away from other prisoners.

In April 2018, however,Lyle ended up in the same facility as Erik.

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Monster was initially meant to be a limited series.

Erik Menendez also got married on June 12, 1999, to Tammi Ruth Saccoman.

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Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez as Erik and Lyle Menendez from Monsters.

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Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Storysurprisingly captures some of the tiniest details from the real events.

For instance, its opening arc shows Lyle Menendez wearing his father’s shoes to the courtroom.

While wearing his shoes, he jokingly remarked, Guess what?

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Im wearing my fathers shoes today.

One thing the show seemingly changes is that the brothers were initially kept in separate prisons during their trials.

Netflix’s series Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story portrays the murder of Tony Hughes.

Nicholas Alexander Chavez as Lyle Menendez and Cooper Koch as Erik Menendez sitting on a prison bus in Monsters on Netflix (1)

How accurate is Ryan Murphy’s depiction of his death?

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“This is exactly what the show achieves by presenting several conflicting narratives surrounding the central murders.

As a viewer, one can only draw judgments based on the evidence provided in the series.

Will There Be A Monster Season 3?

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

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