Family of brothers at centre of Ryan Murphy’s true crime drama claims it is ‘riddled with mistruths’, statement says
by 24 members of the Menendez family has attacked Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, which is currently the number one TV programme on the platform, and expressed disappointment that no one was contacted by Murphy and co-creator Ian Brennan.
Posted on social media, the statement calls the show “a phobic, gross, anachronistic, serial episode nightmare that is not only riddled with mistruths and outright falsehoods but ignores the most recent exculpatory revelations”.Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents, a crime they blamed on the severe physical and sexual abuse they had suffered at the hands of their father. They remain in prison to this day.his response last week.
Murphy defended the inclusion, claiming that the series is “presenting the points of view and theories from so many people who were involved in the case”. The makers were heavily involved with Dominick Dunne, a reporter at the time, in the making of the show.a new documentary called The Menendez Brothers that will use “extensive audio interviews” with those involved with the trial, including Lyle and Erik. It will be released on 7 October.
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