“Parents are a child’s first teacher, first friends and the best people who stick by their side till the end.” However, this is not the case in the Menendez family, where the Menendez brothers killed their own parents. The Menendez murder case has been popular and enough to give people chills down their spine. After its release, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez story” Netflix is set to release a documentary film on 7th October 2024, where the brothers, tell their side of the story, after 30 years of murder.
As shown in the trailer and said by the brothers, the case has always been covered by the media, and they never got a chance to share their side of the story. They express their overwhelmed emotions saying that they always looked like a happy family but behind the four walls, there was something very wrong happening.
The Menendez Brothers Quotes and Dialogues
1. Everyone asks why we killed our parents. Maybe now people can understand the truth.
2. My name is Erik Menendez. My name is Lyle Menendez calling you from Donovan Correctional Facility.
3. Lyle was the only person that had ever protected me.
4. What happened that night is very well known but so much hasn’t been told.
5. If anyone had written this for a script in Hollywood, The Hollywood people would’ve gone, “No way.”
6. The Menendez case is one of the most infamous criminal trials in America. The brothers accused of the murder of their wealthy parents in Beverly Hills.
7. It was like an incredible soap opera.
8. Jose was a successful businessman. Kitty was the caring mother. Two boys emblematic of wealth and privilege. Why would you kill your parents?
9. As the prosecutor, I knew it was plain old greed.
10. There was a media spectacle from the beginning. So we were not the ones who told the story of our life.
11. We looked like the perfect family but behind the walls something very wrong was happening.
12. Now there’s a TikTok movement to free the Menendi.
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13. There’s a new generation that support the brothers.
14. People are looking at the case with fresh eyes.
15. Two kids don’t commit this crime for money. And there’s people that believe I shouldn’t spend the rest of my life in prison.
16. That judge was determined he was gonna get a conviction.
17. These kids went through some horrible things.
18. I’m telling you now it’s all fake, and if you don’t know it’s fake, that pisses me off.
The Menendez Brothers Lines
19. There is no evidence saying they’re not guilty.
20. We would much rather lose the murder trial… Than talk about the sick secrets of the family.
Must Read: MONSTERS: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story: 22 Best Quotes
Conclusion
The Menendez Brothers documentary film tries to cover the brother’s side of the story, and portray their reason for this crime. Even though people tried to manipulate the story, saying the brothers did this out of greed, but only the kids know the level of mental trauma, they went through because of their parents’ emotional unavailability and brutal nature.
Directed by Alejandro Hartmann this is a documentary movie where the brothers give interviews in audio format about the actual happenings and whatever they did. Besides the brothers, this movie also includes the clips and interviews of other people involved such as the journalists, the family, lawyer, etc.
If you are also partially unaware about the Menendez brothers and the murder of their parents, then this documentary is a must watch for you. This Netflix release is not only going to give the audience a clarity about the case, but also teach them the importance of family bonding, and show them the impact of brutal parenting on children.
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