Erik and Lyle Menendez's aunt has revealed why she thinks their mother ignored the horrific abuse they suffered at the hands of their father throughout their childhood
Erik and Lyle Menendez's aunt has revealed why she thinks their mother ignored the horrific abuse they suffered at the hands of their father throughout their childhood.
The brothers, then just 18 and 21, killed their parents Jose and Mary Louise 'Kitty' Menendez with shotguns inside their million-dollar Beverly Hills home in August 1989. Cousins of the brothers, Karen VanderMolen-Copley and Tamara Goodell also added that the family 'knew there was abuse at gut level' but did not want to believe it.
Earlier yesterday, members of the family and defense lawyer Mark Geragos held a press conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday asking for a revised sentence, which could see Erik, 53, and Lyle, 56, walk free. 'Their actions, while tragic, were the desperate response of two boys trying to survive the unspeakable cruelty of their father,' VanderMolen said.
'Lyle and Erik deserve a chance to heal, and our family deserves a chance to heal with them,' said one of the brothers' cousins, Anamaria Baralt. Kitty's sister Joan Andersen VanderMolen also spoke at the press conference, describing the pain the family has felt for over 30 yearsTheir trial prompted worldwide headlines. Prosecutors said they were motivated by greed, as they stood to inherit $14 million from their parents - while the brothers insisted they acted against a father who sexually abused them for years and a mother who turned a blind eye to the abuse.
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