In the first part in a two part series, Jordan and Maya examine the Menendez brothers' testimony about the events they say led up to them killing their parents out of fear on August 20th, 1989.
Trigger Warning: Suicide, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse
0:00 Introduction
1:20 Kalamazoo Tennis Tournament
5:27 Jose talks to Erik about tennis
10:41 Jose talks to Erik about living at college
16:44 Erik tries to go stay at a friend's house
19:52 Tuesday - Kitty and Lyle argument
26:38 Erik tells Lyle that Jose is still molesting him
34:51 Little events that line up with their story
36:45 Wednesday - Erik and Lyle go to lunch
37:57 Lyle tells Kitty about his plan
43:07 Thursday - Erik has a tennis lesson with his coach
45:20 Lyle confronts Jose about Erik
1:00:41 Imperfect self-defense
1:05:19 Why Jose would back down from Kitty's threats but not Lyle's
1:09:43 Jose attacks Erik in his room
1:11:21 Kitty tells Erik she has always known
1:16:22 Erik and Lyle discuss their options
1:23:11 Ending
Sources:
Trial Footage: [ Ссылка ]
How it Really Happened: Chris Cuomo interviews Lyle Menendez: [ Ссылка ]
The Menendez Murders: Erik Tells All (on Hulu)
Barbara Walters interviews the Menendez Brothers (Part 2): [ Ссылка ]
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