Murders, Confessions, and Trials: A Definitive Timeline of the Entire Menendez Brothers Case
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The latest installment in Netflix's true crime series, Monsters, follows the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, brothers who were convicted of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez. The nine episodes aren't a chronological telling of their story, but rather, the show jumps back and forth throughout time. (See how the Monsters cast compares to their real-life counterparts here.)As the order of events in Monsters: the Lyle and Erik Menendez Story can, at times, be confusing for viewers, here is the definitive timeline of the Menendez murders—from their burglaries in 1988, the murders in 1989, their arrests in 1990, the two trials, and finally, Lyle and Erik's sentencing in 1996.Jump to:1988: Before the murders1989: The murders and confessions to Dr. Oziel1990: The brothers are arrested1991 - 1992: The battle over the admissibility of Oziel's tape1993: The first trial1994: Mistrial1995: The second trial begins1996: Conviction and sentencingWhere are the Menendez brothers now? 1988...