Menendez Brothers to Share Story About Parents’ Killing in Netflix Doc After Slamming Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monsters’ Series

After Ryan Murphy’s dramatized version of the Menendez murders became a hit on Netflix , a documentary about the case was announced , and Erik and Lyle Menendez will be sharing their side of the sordid story.

The brothers, who murdered their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez in 1989, have long maintained that they committed the vicious crime as a response to sexual and verbal abuse, that no one else truly knew about. The case has even made waves on TikTok , with young users subscribing to the claims that the brothers were defending themselves. Prosecutors never bought the abuse stories, and both Menendez brothers were convicted of first-degree murder in 1996. They are currently serving life sentences without the possibility of parole.

But Erik Menendez had some opinions about Murphy’s series, entitled Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story , which dramatized the real story and depicts the gruesome crime, the harrowing accounts of abuse, and the “Menendez mania” that took place during the trial. Through his wife Tammi , Erik posted on Facebook on Friday slamming the series, calling it a “dishonest portrayal.”

Now, through audio interviews from prison, both brothers will tell their side of the story in a new Netflix documentary that will be released on October 7. Here is the official synopsis, via Variety :

In 1996, Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted for the murders of their parents in what became one of the most famous criminal cases of the late 20th century. For the first time in 30 years, and in their own words, both brothers revisit the trial that shocked the nation. Through extensive audio interviews with Lyle and Erik, lawyers involved in the trial, journalists who covered it, jurors, family and other informed observers, acclaimed Argentinian director Alejandro Hartmann offers new insight and a fresh perspective on a case that people only think they know.

Watch the trailer above via Netflix on YouTube .