{"id":21790,"date":"2024-09-21T20:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T20:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.celebinsights.com\/erik-menendez-claims-ryan-murphys-monsters-series-is-filled-with-blatant-lies\/"},"modified":"2024-09-21T20:00:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T20:00:11","slug":"erik-menendez-claims-ryan-murphys-monsters-series-is-filled-with-blatant-lies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.celebinsights.com\/erik-menendez-claims-ryan-murphys-monsters-series-is-filled-with-blatant-lies\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik Men\u00e9ndez Claims Ryan Murphy\u2019s &#8216;Monsters&#8217; Series Is Filled With &#8216;Blatant Lies&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.celebinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/erik-menendez-claims-ryan-murphys-monsters-series-is-filled-with-blatant-lies.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div readability=\"9.1764705882353\">\n<p><strong>Lyle<\/strong><strong>Men\u00e9ndez<\/strong> and <span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>Erik Men\u00e9ndez<\/strong><\/span> became infamous in the early &#8217;90s after the shocking murders of their parents, Jos\u00e9 and Kitty Men\u00e9ndez, in their Beverly Hills mansion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"15.034482758621\">\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>The<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>Men\u00e9ndez brothers<\/strong><\/span><strong>,<\/strong> just 21 and 18 at the time, brutally gunned down their parents on the night of August 20, 1989. The high-profile killings sent shockwaves across the nation, not only because of the crime itself, but also due to the Men\u00e9ndez family\u2019s wealth and prominence. For those unaware, Jos\u00e9 was a successful entertainment executive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-ZubPq jjkyEv sc-flUsNl bmqdbH\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"15\">\n<p>The Men\u00e9ndez case captured the nation\u2019s attention, especially when it hit the small screen. The first trial resulted in two deadlocked juries, but in a dramatic turn, the brothers were convicted of first-degree murder in a second trial in 1996. They were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, and they have remained behind bars ever since, continuing to be a topic of fascination and controversy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"10\">\n<p>Now, their story is once again being told, this time in Netflix&#8217;s &#8220;Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Men\u00e9ndez Story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-ZubPq jjkyEv sc-flUsNl bmqdbH\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\">Erik Men\u00e9ndez Slams &#8216;Monsters&#8217; For Portrayals Of Him And His Brother<\/h2>\n<div data-external-embed=\"true\" data-mimetype=\"twitter\/tweet\"><template><\/p>\n<div readability=\"8.3763440860215\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.58064516129\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">\ud83d\udea8-Demanda-\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>La esposa de Erik Men\u00e9ndez, Tammi Men\u00e9ndez, comparte la declaraci\u00f3n de su esposo en respuesta a la serie \u201cMONSTERS\u201d de Ryan Murphy.Recordemos que los hermanos Men\u00e9ndez son sobrevivientes de una vida llena de abusos por parte de sus padres y lo que todos cre\u00edamos. <span class=\"waslinkname\">pic.twitter.com\/MrlQkum8tn<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RickyCebolla (@RickyCebol35618) <span class=\"waslinkname\">September 21, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/div>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<p>Erik officially broke his silence on the new Netflix project, criticizing the portrayals of him and his brother Lyle in recent media, insisting that their claims of childhood abuse and self-defense in the murders of their parents are misrepresented.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"11.673469387755\">\n<p>\u201cI believed we had moved beyond the lies and ruinous character portrayals of Lyle, creating a caricature of Lyle rooted in horrible and blatant lies rampant in the show,&#8221; Erik said in a statement on his brother&#8217;s&nbsp;<span class=\"waslinkname\">Facebook<\/span>&nbsp;page, reflecting on the trauma and violence they endured growing up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<p>&#8220;I can only believe they were done so on purpose,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It is with a heavy heart that I say, I believe Ryan Murphy cannot be this naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives so as to do this without bad intent.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-ZubPq jjkyEv sc-flUsNl bmqdbH\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\">Erik Men\u00e9ndez Says The Show Does Not Accurately Capture Their Childhood Abuse<\/h2>\n<div data-external-embed=\"true\" data-mimetype=\"twitter\/tweet\"><template><\/p>\n<div readability=\"10.976454293629\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"15.806094182825\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Courtroom footage shows Erik Men\u00e9ndez speaking about the alleged s*xual abuse he suffered at the hands of his father.<\/p>\n<p>On August 20, 1989, Lyle and Erik Men\u00e9ndez shot and killed their parents, Jos\u00e9 and Mary Louise &#8220;Kitty&#8221; Men\u00e9ndez.<\/p>\n<p>Jos\u00e9 was shot six times, including a fatal\u2026 <span class=\"waslinkname\">pic.twitter.com\/r2Bc4esSfy<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Morbid Knowledge (@Morbidful) <span class=\"waslinkname\">September 19, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/div>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<p>He later spoke on the violence they endured growing up, arguing that the show fails to capture the true extent of their experiences accurately.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"12\">\n<p>\u201cIt is sad for me to know that Netflix\u2019s dishonest portrayal of the tragedies surrounding our crime have taken the painful truths several steps backward,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Back through time to an era when the prosecution built a narrative on a belief system that males were not sexually abused, and that males experienced rape trauma differently than women.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-ZubPq jjkyEv sc-flUsNl bmqdbH\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\">Jos\u00e9 and Kitty Men\u00e9ndez Murdered By The Men\u00e9ndez Brothers<\/h2>\n<div readability=\"10.185185185185\">\n<p>Jos\u00e9 and Kitty were discovered in their living room, tragically shot to death with two 12-gauge shotguns. The gruesome scene was so shocking that investigators initially suspected a possible mob connection, according to the <span class=\"waslinkname\"><em>Los Angeles Times.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"12\">\n<p>&#8220;The bodies were distorted,&#8221; former Beverly Hills police captain and murder investigator, Russ Olson said on an episode of the true-crime documentary, &#8216;Snapped.&#8217; &#8220;They had no resemblance of what you would expect a human being to look like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-ZubPq jjkyEv sc-flUsNl bmqdbH\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\">More On The Brutal Murder<\/h2>\n<div readability=\"12\">\n<p>Jos\u00e9 was shot at point-blank range in the back of the head, receiving three additional shots to his arms and legs. In contrast, Kitty suffered a more brutal fate, being shot four times in the head and another five times in various parts of her body.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<p>&#8220;It was just absolutely savage,&#8221; he added. &#8220;You&#8217;re looking at two human beings who had been ripped apart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\">&#8216;Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Men\u00e9ndez Story&#8217;<\/h2>\n<div data-external-embed=\"true\" data-mimetype=\"twitter\/tweet\"><template><\/p>\n<div readability=\"8.7845303867403\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"11.419889502762\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Erik Menendez\u2019s wife shares statement from Erik in response to Ryan Murphy\u2019s \u2018Monsters\u2019 series:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe Ryan Murphy cannot be this naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives so as to do this without bad intent. [\u2026] How demoralizing to know that one man with power can\u2026 <span class=\"waslinkname\">pic.twitter.com\/SgdfMm129S<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) <span class=\"waslinkname\">September 20, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/div>\n<div readability=\"10\">\n<p>The new Netflix project delves into the shocking events surrounding the murder of Jos\u00e9 and Mary Louise &#8220;Kitty,&#8221; in August 1989, as well as the sensational trial that followed in the early &#8217;90s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<p>After the brothers committed the heinous act at their family home, Lyle called 911 in tears, claiming they had gone out to see a movie only to return and discover their parents dead. It wasn\u2019t until months later that the brothers were arrested for the killings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"10\">\n<p>Ultimately, Erik and Lyle were convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. They were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole and are currently serving their sentences at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-ZubPq jjkyEv sc-flUsNl bmqdbH\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>&#8220;Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Men\u00e9ndez Story&#8221; is streaming now on Netflix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LyleMen\u00e9ndez and Erik Men\u00e9ndez became infamous in the early &#8217;90s after the shocking murders of their parents, Jos\u00e9 and Kitty Men\u00e9ndez, in their Beverly Hills mansion. TheMen\u00e9ndez brothers, just 21 and 18 at the time, brutally gunned down their parents on the night of August 20, 1989. 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