Fact-checking Netflix's Monsters: Erik & Lyle show
The following discusses the murder and sexual abuse surrounding the real-life crime of Lyle & Erik Menendez.
7 Lyle & Erik Menendez Did Not Have An Incestuous Relationship The Show Has Been Widely Critisized For Implying Otherwise Close Many viewers have complained that Monsters: The Erik & Lyle Menendez Story portrays Lyle and Erik Menendez's relationship in an incestuous light in many sequences. The show's portrayal of this seems to be a reflection of many rumors that were floating around during the real-life trial.
When it comes to the show's portrayal of Kitty Menendez's murder, however, it accurately shows how she survived the few shots before her sons finally killed her. The Netflix true-crime show's portrayal of how Lyle visited his car to reload his gun before shooting his mother in the face is also accurate.
4 The Police Made Craig Cignarelli Get Erik's Confession Before Erik Confessed To His Therapist The Show's Timeline Has A Major Inconsistency Close Netflix's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story accurately shows that the police wired Erik's best friend, Craig Cignarelli, and asked him to get a confession out of him. As shown in the series, Erik did not fall for this and denied killing his parents when his friend asked him about their murders.
2 Leslie Abramson Encouraged Erik To Fundraise Her Fees For The Trial She Gets Mad At The Brothers In The Show For Fundraising Close Erik's attorney, Leslie Abramson, gets mad at the brothers in the show for even thinking about starting a fundraiser to pay her fees because it puts up a bad image for her and them. However, in real life, she fully supported the idea, saying,"If I were rich I would gladly represent Erik again for free.
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