The Menendez Brothers, Lyle and Erik Menendez, killed both their parents in a brutal murder in August of 1989. Since then, the two brothers have been through two trials, separated and taken to different facilities, and publicly silenced and dismissed. The brothers were originally charged to a life sentence without any chance of parole in 1996 for the deaths of their mother, Mary Luoise ‘Kitty’ Menendez and their father, Jose Menendez.
It was revealed in the brothers testimony that the reason behind the deaths of the parents was revenge for the sexual abuse committed by their father, Jose, that Lyle and Erik endured their whole lives. However, due to the way  society tends to handle cases with sexual abuse towards men, the excuse was ignored. The Menendez case grew famous while the trials were happening, however, once the brothers were found guilty, the public forgot about them. But thanks to a recent tweet on X by Kim Kardashian, which urged authorities to reconsider the brothers’ charges, the charges were indeed reconsidered. On September 19, the Netflix documentary, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, released. Now, the whole world is buzzing about the brothers. Emma Matheny, a junior, believes “the Menendez brothers should be let out because through the cases they have proven themselves that it was self defense.” Many people feel this way and have feelings of sympathy towards Lyle and Erik. “I think that the case should be relooked at,” Matheny adds. With the attention this case has gained during the last month, authorities are being called to possibly give the Menendez brothers a chance at freedom. Adian Donnel, a junior, thinks that the brothers do deserve freedom, but under certain circumstances, “I think that it is good that they could get a second chance, but I just think that they would need to be watched for a bit.” The Los Angeles County district attorney claims that there will be a resentencing in court, and believes Lyle and Erik will be home with the chance of parole by Thanksgiving.