It was in September 2022 when the series ‘Monster‘, which tells the story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, came to Netflixbeing one of the most viewed content on the platform and now trending again thanks to the announcement of its second season, one that will surely be special for fans of thrillers because Lyle and Erik Menendez They will be the new protagonists.
As you may remember, the first season of this series was starred by actor Evan Peters, an actor who surprised everyone with his portrayal of the murderer who caused a stir in the United States in the 1970s due to the cruelty of his homicides. And to continue with that line, the creator of ‘Monster‘, Ryan Murphy and Netflix They are already preparing to give users another installment that promises to be controversial and terrifying.
They are Lyle and Erik Menéndez, protagonists of the second season of ‘Monsters’
After the success of the premiere of ‘Monster‘, in September 2022 within the catalog of Netflixvery soon the second season of the series will arrive, in which the story of the brothers menendez. But do you know who they are?
Is about Lyle and Erik Menendezwho in 1996 were sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering their parentsJosé and Mary Louise Menéndez, inside their mansion in Beverly Hills.
After the murder of the couple, the children pointed out that when the police arrived at the home the couple had been found dead, something that even led the police to consider that the murder had been perpetrated by a mafia. However, the investigation turned towards the brothers Menendez when they began to spend the fortune indiscriminately, shortly after the death.
But what confirmed Lyle and Erik Menendez like the homicides was when Erik confessed to his psychologist that they had killed his parentsa fact that the therapist told his lover Judalon Smith, who would later play a key role in the arrest of the brothers.
In the trial, both did not deny their participation in the murder, who also argued that they had done it in self-defense, this in the face of alleged emotional, sexual, and physical abuse on the part of their father, who had even threatened them if they spoke to anyone about it. what happened
Despite these arguments and the evidence presented, in 1996 Lyle and Erik Menendez They were found guilty and were sentenced to life imprisonment, without the right to bail, a case that was again in the eye of the hurricane until 2023 when a former member of the pop group Menudo, Roy Roselló, pointed to the father of the Menéndez brothers as his sexual offender.
About when the second season of ‘monsters‘ The date is not yet known, but it could be this year when we can see it in the catalog of Netflix.