I think she is perfectly in tune with these men and what they bring to the interview. She is calm, incisive and remains empathetic. A far more compelling interviewer than many others.
How did Barbara Walter’s have such a successful career? Between her speech impediment and her biased attack dog way of interviewing, I find her unbearable!
Yeah I'm shocked that it's not being brought up more... Lyle seems way more in touch with his emotions and authentic than they portrayed.. they made him seem like a narcissistic sociopath.
And you say it based on half an hour of interview with him? You should have seen an interview with Ted Bundy, I suspect you would like him, too. Really chill dude and just a decent guy.
@@Kay-uj9lwFor a a reason tho? They were abusive and evil parents to those boys! And unfortunately turned into the path that ruined their lives forever.
after seeing hundreds of clips of them, watching their entire trial, supporting them and knowing about them and their story for years my heart continues to ache for them every single day. their parents destroyed them. and it breaks my heart that there are still people who continue to paint them as some kind of monsters when they are so far from it. knowing erik now has a wife and a daughter he cares so much about, it genuinely hurts knowing these brothers will likely not ever be able to just live a normal life, in a normal house, and just be at peace for once. they were completely failed.
I get it. Maybe they were abused and my heart goes out to them. BUT: you can‘t go around and kill people. It was planned and dis not happen in self defense or in the moment. You leave the house, you go to therapy, you insult your parents, you yell, maybe you even have a fight and punch your father, BUT I repeat: you do not go around and shoot them! Abuse does not justify that.
@@snjezanap.7173they served their time, they’ve been in prison for 33 years!!! They’re not serial killers, why were they sentenced to life imprisonment without parole?? It was wrong for them to murder the parents but they paid the price already, if you’ve never been victim of incest rape and sexual abuse, you have no idea how traumatic it can be. The sexual abuse didn’t happen overnight, it was throughout most of their childhood, so the rage was an accumulation of years and years sexual abuse and rape.
@@aileenjordan8151 absolutely! So you leave…so you go to the police, you hide, you run, you cut his dick maybe..but murder? And then what? You spend your whole life in prison? What a life is that?
She sound stupid asking Erik why he didn’t run away. Let’s keep in mind that Erik was just turning 18. They don’t have the right capacity to make the right decisions that young. Not to excuse the murder but she acting like he would think to run away when he was being sexually abused at 18.
As if running away was so easy, parents wouldn't have come after him and then abuse would be worse. Where would he have gone and sustained himself. There is no run away hotel or park
Barbara, if you got raped all your life as a child would you buy a gun early or later in that scenario? Serious question this case was more about her getting her spotlight rather than understanding molested children are going to have trauma and rage from the pain of not having a loving home which I feel alot of people are forgetting. Now they spend the rest of their lives further traumatised. Those poor boys. Lawyers and jury did not listen to them. Only 18 years old yet their fragile personality’s ripped apart.
disgusting how this lady is so judgemental and try to make them feel guilty all the time while not taking into consideration what have happened to them all the time
they're so patient and kind and respectful of this witch and i still think one of the reasons they got the sentence they did is because they were so honest to a fault of themselves to the point where people couldn't even realize how such a thing could occur. i can understand it and wasn't even in the courtroom. if eric was a female neither would be in jail right now and if this same case happened today they wouldn't get 1st degree with no parole and everyone knows it....
Gypsy Rose walked out of prison yesterday. It’s crazy to think this was actually a death penalty case. These two are the worst of the worst? Really?? You’re so right that this would not happen today.
@@KhalidMahmood-wm1qz Your question makes no sense given the context of this case. If “these greedy monsters” harmed me or my family, it would be an entirely different case. It wouldn’t be about two kids who killed their child abusing, rapist parents. You can’t compare what they did to their parents to them doing what they did to your parents. Your dad isn’t their dad and I assume your dad never raped them.
Typical Barbara interview....watch the interview with Dahmer's father next...same treatment and assumptions. Dahmer's father was the same, very patient, very respectful throughout the interview.
it was revenge rather than self-defence. It was not a loss worth grieving over so it's not really a loss for society just for the boys who went in prison for a crime they wouldnt have comitted if they parents were "parents" instead of the monsters they were.
Why do people keep calling them boys? These men 18+ when they used SHOTGUNS to shoot their parents multiple times. I will never understand people trying to victimize these guys.
@@SoSillyWilly26 because they were the victims. They killed the people who raped, made child pornography of them, blackmailed them and abused them all their childhood long. To add to that these parents were so cold they even erased them from their will a year prior to this and never had any intention be "parents". Why should I gaf that someone who was looking for a new child to assault is being unalived by the ones who he already assaulted? Why should I be cold and heartless towards them two boys for not being able to move on from that severity of abuse? I was abused too. I know how it is to be full of anger and feel helpless to the point that someone had to die either suicide or murder and they wanted to take revenge which they were fully justified to.
This interview does annoy me, but Barbara actually became very very good friends with Erik and they corresponded for years until she died and Tammi spent a lot of time with Barbara and they became really good friends, so she went from being very judgemental about their case and then actually supportive of Erik
Free the Melendez brothers, they were robbed of their innocence, suffered sexual & physical abuse. They have been in jail many years. They deserve a 2nd chance.
I feel so sorry for them. I'm so glad I found this channel because I literally thought that they were just spoilt kids who turned on their parents. I had no idea about the horrific abuse behind it. They deserve a retrial. I know people will say they're good liars but I don't feel that. I feel they've told the truth from what I've watched today, their body language etc. Just horrific stories.
Why a retrial? The jury heard about the abuse. It isnt new. Dont get me wrong, I dont believe they should have got life WITHOUT parole but I cant see any grounds for a retrial.
Wanna know what intrigues me…… One juror, just one, hypothesised that the brothers were having a sexual relationship together as men, and that theory made its way into a whole true to life biopic of the boys life’s, it was presented AS FACT, this netfilx series released many many years later! But In the case of little jon benet Ramsey, an ENTIRE jury indicted both her rich parents, which means they were found guilty! Neither went to jail! The Hypocrisy of parents killing their kids is perfectly ok but the other way round … nope !
@@bluejayricoit wasn’t wrongfully portrayed. They were sick and traumatized. Abused for years but still decided to do something horrible and it doesn’t justify their actions. They deserve life in prison.
This interview is so dehumanizing, and I realize not everyone will agree. But, I can say with certainty, I would not have been nearly as patient or understanding as either of them were with her.
I thought the same. It's obvious that Barbara was biased in the interview. And, the way they responded to some of her questions spoke volumes about them. I thought she was rather rude for someone getting an exclusive interview. Not many people would have stayed so calm during that questioning.
RIGHT? Like many people are terrified of leaving horrible situations, it's a very normal thing hence why many domestic abuse victims spend a good 7-10 years or more before they leave...and people still don't believe it
Oh lord! The energy is more " why TF did you savagely slaughter the people that gave you life, rather than leave?" Not to be compared to "why didn't you leave your ex who controlled all finances and you had no where to go". These men had every option to leave. So don't compare "THAT ENERGY" 🙄🤙
@@quatiec9987Because that’s what the case was about. She didn’t invent the details. What on earth would you expect the focus to be on when she’s interviewing them in jail after they’ve been convicted and sentenced? She’s interviewing THEM. Of course they’re going to be focused on the abuse and trying to explain what happened and why. She asked them hard questions. She also cut them off mid sentence a couple of times and called bs on what they were saying. It seems to me (and I don’t mean this is a condescending way, it’s just an honest observation) that’s it’s actually your bias that’s accusing her of being biased. Being an unbiased reporter doesn’t mean you can’t show empathy to the person you’re speaking to. It means that you cover a story from both angles and she did that by challenging them throughout the interview and confronting them with the issues people have with believing their story.
barbara walters have ALWAYS been problematic. but people back then looked the other way because she was heralded as this iconic female journalist who could do no wrong. she had so many missteps in her interview
It's sad that it's one of the questions that is constantly asked when a boy is abused. Even today it's still asked when they both have said they were not gay and both married to women
She became very close to these boys, I think about 15 years after the murder her network would not let her continue with them. She asked that because the media and the population at that time (I remember) didn't understand sexual abuse at all and really thought he must be gay. She asked the question to help his reputation and to help us understand that a boy can be molested for that length of time and up to age 17 without being gay. We really didn't understand then, it was a different world.
the way Erik feels responsible for everything because he got the courage to open up and speak to his brother about what was happening is really so sad, this world has let them down so much
It’s also sad that he said he would completely forgive his parents after all he went through. All I could think is that they should be forgiving him for what was done to him.
I agree, I was abused and ra*** many times as a child and a young adult, but I will say... I would not kill them nor could I justify it. Killing my abusers won't make things better, but I did get therapy and I did move to a different town and away from them. Did they go unpunished...yes and I was angry for a long time...sometimes it still makes me angry, but I just wouldn't kill them. Even though I was also in immediate threat. And also, I was almost killed. I do feel bad for them if they were abused...but I don't think they should be released. There's something very eerie and unsettling about them. Then again this happened a long time ago. I hope they've made peace with themselves and God.
Eric shows the signs of an abused child. He blames himself not only for the murders but for his brother being involved and for being molested. It's not his fault his father was a monster. If they had told the authorities back then, no one would have believed them. They would have been returned to the same awful parents. They were trapped. They didn't deserve the sentence they got.
Exactly. No one would have believed them, and then when their parents found out that they tried telling authorities about the situation, they probably would have been even more punished.
It's crazy to me that he's able to forgive them for the abuse but not forgive himself for killing them. And that he loves them....that is both emotional maturity and pain all in one .
The truth comes out easily. Lies are what cause people to struggle. The fact that after 30 something years they have the same story between the both of them just shows they didn’t make this up. Lyle was protecting his brother and like he said would they have looked at this case differently if Erik was a girl? Totally.
😂😂😂 you believe them 😂😂 these boys are sick and twisted!! They were never molested!! Did you watch the drama… the brother was on the phone to a random woman she recorded everything 😂 oh my Caucasians are scary
"Why didn't you run away." Good lord. I have no idea if they are being honest about what happened but that is some typical victim blaming crap we saw so long ago. I'd forgotten how gross the 90's could be.
They were scared for their lives. They were in fight or flight and the body decides in a moment. With them dead they would not be abused if they ran away they could be forced back home dad was rich.
It took me 30 YEARS to finally tell my parents or anyone that I was sexually molested when I was a child. Barbara asking, “Why you didn’t tell anyone…?” Is a stupid question. SMH 🤦♂️
I was abused until I was 15, and i told several people, and they always sent me back to my mom, and who would get mad at me when I would say something. My mother. She had four kids, it's funny how two kids think their mother is a saint but the other two think she is a monster. Because she was 💯. They should be released.
Is it just me or does it feel like the way the brothers speak was ahead of their times? This was the 90s and they were talking about gender bias and were aware of how trauma makes you act differently, they also didn't show any type of homophobia when answering about the gay allegations. It was weird bc Barbara Walters way of talking was very 90s but the brothers seemed really...well, ahead of their times. I feel so bad for them, especially the fact that they put them in seperate prisons was just so evil.
i was very impressed by this too, they use a lot of language that nowadays are used almost as buzzwords, just makes me feel extra terrible for them because they were so aware.
@@lovlttrs exactly, i was really surprised to hear them say "gender bias" because that almost seems like a "2020s word". I don't recall people using it even in the early 2000s. They must've learned quite a lot through their case and all the different experts that were part of the trial
@@florencepi6232 yes, I saw in another video that Erik had a psychiatrist while he was in LA County Jail. Also the trauma and abuse experts from the trial. But yeah, they were very brave to talk about it all so openly with Walters, knowing how much prejudice people might have :(
I hate how the judges were talking to them, they were barely letting them get a word out or being patient at all. It’s disgusting they are still in jail for the crimes of his parents
💯 agree with you! Lyle and Erik are both victims and the way they were treated in court and by MSM was unconscionable. Had Lyle and Erik been young women I believe they would have been treated differently. Child killer Eric Smith was recently released from prison. Smith was 13 years old when he laid in wait for 3 year old Derrick Robie. Smith lured little Derrick into the woods before sodomizing the toddler and beating his head in with a rock. That wasn’t enough for Eric Smith. He tore Derrick’s lunchbox apart and poured Koolaid into the victims wounds. God forbid, it’s only a matter of time before child killer Eric Smith hurts another innocent child. I’m NOT being dramatic in saying this; If they were released I wouldn’t hesitate to befriend either Erik or Lyle if given the opportunity. I believe the Menéndez brothers are innocent. They aren’t a “danger” and their incarnation is a travesty of justice.
That lawyer that was questioning him about what happened was their lawyer, and she was fighting for them to get their story out to the jury. She did her job and she loved those boys
Barbra Walters is a completely disrespectful person. It angers me to hear her talk this way to them and yet, they treat her so patiently and respectfully. Regardless of her views on the brothers, they deserved to be treated with kindness, understanding and respect. I have no respect for her. This is unacceptable. She just victimised them again. It's so painful for them to recount their relationship with their parents and Barbra is so cruel in her attitude and language. Disgusting of her.
her job is to deliver "tough" questions from the public and giving them opportunity to defend themselves, they were aware of this and that's why they didn't take it personally, no matter how she feels about the boys her job is to represent the public, she did a great job
@@ishp2 a lot of people were asking that question, her job is to deliver those tough questions to them, so they have a chance to defend themselves, it's not her personal questions, it's the public opinions, she did a great job in representing them
@@pjolly24I agree. In the show Erik actually is portrayed quite normal in the sense of how he reacts to what he and his brother did, showing guilt and torment about murdering his parents. But watching him in this interview soemthing about him is off. I don’t believe him/the person he’s trying to appear as. I get the sense he is a more high functioning intelligent psychopath or sociopath, where as maybe lyle is on the lower end. But something about Lyle is off also. Just by the way Lyle seems to study Erik when he talks, the way he looks at Erik gives me the creeps. Really closely inspecting every facial movement, almost like he’s trying to learn from his brother how to fake emotion maybe? If they really were abused the way the show portrayed it though I don’t even blame them for being that way. Episode 5 was hard to watch. But it is easy to judge when you’re watching behind the screen of a computer, and my discernment could be way off.
@@connieee7413 maybe Erik is this way because he was abused for years. Many more years than Lyle. So he truly may be worse in the mind mentally due to the abuse.
It is so infuriating that they keep talking about what they did but not WHY they did it. What was the cause. What made them do it. Years of extreme abuse and S/A
Fire this lady? 😅 Barbara Walters was on 20/20 for 25 years, no one was ever going to fire her. She's one of the most prolific interviewers. That doesn't make her good, but it was what it was (I never liked her...grew up with my parents watching her)
I REALLY do not like her style of interviewing people, she makes them look and feel so incompetent and uncomfortable. She has always came off ignorant about cases and the person alone. TBH, glad she's gone but also at the same time I appreciate that people like the Menendez brother were given the chance to be interviewed.
😢When I read the comments in here, it just proves that we are truly at a spiritual warfare! These two were and are no longer the human beings people want them to be! Whatever humanity they had left in them, was gone long ago when they were little boys! They need to remain in prison for their crimes, one crime doesn’t out way the other!
Not identical at ALL they just embodied them amazingly! Well Erik was portrayed correct I just can’t picture lyle really acting the way he did in the series
Forgiving their malignant abusers for everything they did to them; the on going trauma they subject them to. They're far better human beings than what I'll ever be.
Erik: "Not a day goes by that I don't think about what I did, I wish I could change it." Q: "Are you remorseful?" He was literally just explaining how remorseful he was. Her bias is strong in this interview.
@@JordanO8 It wasn't obvious to me at all because the camera just shows Barbara's face and neither of the guys. I think she should've said Lyle, if the question was directed at him. I just think it's a weird question to ask regardless right after Erik was explaining he was remorseful. & Also, that's not the only thing that makes her biased in this interview. Lol. It's obvious what she believes and a good interviewer/journalist should always be unbiased.
The brothers agreeing to this interview is a continuation of abuse. My opinion of Barbara Walters has changed. She is a judgemental, opinionated, biased, non reporter non interviewer. They deserve time served already.
Absolutely agree. Reminds me of how closed minded people were in the 90s like even if Erik was gay, did that mean the rape he endured was acceptable? Makes me sick. Barbara Walters is awful for the way she led this interview. These boys were abused from the time they were small children and it’s their fault because they didn’t run away? Like wow. They were abused from a very young age. Conditioned to believe their parents and submit to them. But yeah Barbara, they should have just ran away.
I cannot even begin to comprehend how an adult can molest a child. I can’t even begin to imagine the immense pain and emotional trauma that they had gone through by their father or any child for that matter.
@@shirleysullivan586 How do I know that they are telling the truth? Because I believe that they are. I am also 💯 certain that they have remorse for what they did. They are paying the price for it. I have done some research about this case as well. I also have compassion. That’s why.
@@shirleysullivan586 There's a Menudo documentary that recently came out and their father was investigated for molesting a boy from the boy band, Menudo.
@@shirleysullivan586there is a lot of evidence about it. Even a medical file where it shows that Erik had a wound throat which is provoked by oral abuse. And there was a letter found by Erik’s aunt after her son died where Erik was telling him all of the abuse even before the murders. So yes, they are telling the truth
The Netflix series does them a great in justice. After researching and hearing the court testimonies I'm in no doubt that they were victims of SA and should now be released from prison.
@@jamesnelson2279 how did the series do them an injustice? The series made it very clear they were abused. Episode 5 alone gained them A LOT of sympathy. They should be thankful because they have A LOT more support now than they did before the series.
@@bluetai8515 Have you watched passed episode 5? I left the series thinking they had fabricated the story, but after doing some research and listening to the court testimonies I'm convinced they are telling the truth. Do you think it was accurate, do you think the depection of Lyle was fair? Do you disagree with Lyle's statement about the series?
Everyone tries to say these boys were just greedy… I don’t believe that shit for a second. They had no reason to be greedy. Their parents were millionaires already. They had everything they could ever want. Except for a loving father. Maybe one of them could have been born evil… But not both of them. For two brothers to conspire against their parents in a cold and savage manner, such as that, Something traumatic as fuck had to have happened to them. I believe they were molested, and I will always believe that. The shame, the brainwashing, the threats and emotional abuse… People can only take so much before they finally snap. If they had done this in 2024, it would be considered a passion crime and they would have gotten 20 years max. Such a shame. They deserve a retrial.
You can see the conflict with Erik bc he feels guilty for all of this, he knows why he did it. But he’s forced to feel for his abusers and no one even cares to empathize with the kid that he can’t get away from due to trauma. This sucks so bad. Lyle too. I mentioned Erik bc he had more SA w/ his dad and he admits to feeling guilty for everything. Praying for them both
This reporter is constantly accusing them.. she is supposed to interview them and not take a clearly side when doing it. Gosh! People were so ignorant, even in their professions.
Gen X here. People are FAR less competent now than in that era, and it isn't even a close contest. Watch Idiocracy to see where we are now...or, just watch the nightly news.
@@martamegrefortunately their family members have been supportive and disclosed some details they were witness to. Now more evidence has come to light which strongly suggests abuse, and one man has recently admitted to having been raped by the father. So this has opened up the case and I hope these two will be released. Funny how, in the USA, everyone has a right to bear arms and defend themselves against intruders, but youngsters sexually abused for years who finally snap against their rapist are on death row? WTF
This reporter is horrible! I have never seen worse! Unlike her, the brother are so respectful towards her! I cried watching this interview. So angry at this inhumane woman!
Abuse excuse? How the hell this lady was even allowed to be a journalist. She has no empathy, no sympathy. I’m getting angry just watching this interview.
I remember when this happened and my first thought was “what did their parents do to them” I innately knew they were abused. Travesty of justice this case
One child killing their parents is a bad child. Two children killing their parents…. Is a bad family. The parents obviously did something to make their children so miserable and angry, they felt the need to do this. I believe they were abused badly.
I was 19 years old hearing about the brothers. It sad what their father did to them. People say why they did not leave. It's like a abusive relationship the person feels trapped it not that easy
I feel like they’re very smart guys that never actually wanted to do this but we’re just very young and couldn’t take their life anymore and acted irrationally and then just got to inherit what their family had
Barbara Walters is completely callous, cruel and disrespectful in this interview. When she yells out you’re a normal kid who killed their parents !! I am like Jesus Christ woman, have some class & compassion. Clearly see where her opinion stands. She acts like she’s not a rich woman herself.
Whos here bc of netflix?
Me 😅
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The MONSTERS were the parents!!
Me lol
Me as well!
Barbara Walter’s Is the most horrific interviewer ever. Perpetually out of tune
Barbra & Oprah both lack basic empathy & come across emotionally Inept-almost narcissistic. Watching their interviews is draining.
Don't be silly.. it's a good interview... She's playing the part of strict aunty but it leads to interesting answers
Her voice is horrible and grating. She seems to have an impediment.
I think she is perfectly in tune with these men and what they bring to the interview. She is calm, incisive and remains empathetic. A far more compelling interviewer than many others.
@@Ben-jq5ooNope.
How did Barbara Walter’s have such a successful career? Between her speech impediment and her biased attack dog way of interviewing, I find her unbearable!
Let me guess you're not a fan of Judge Judy huh
Crazy how much the character who played Eric actually looks like Eric
Yes fr and he did a very good job
Except that he is more handsome😂even living in prison
the real Eric looks prettier though :)
@@MoulinTheRougeThey both cute ❤
and sounds like him
Lyle seem so chill comparing to the monster show he presented very wrong
I watched the First Episode 5 min and Already thought wtf how are they portraying them??? 🤮
Yeah I'm shocked that it's not being brought up more... Lyle seems way more in touch with his emotions and authentic than they portrayed.. they made him seem like a narcissistic sociopath.
You might want to try using English when you write. Just saying.
yeah because the show version of him is incorrect and so unrealistic
And you say it based on half an hour of interview with him?
You should have seen an interview with Ted Bundy, I suspect you would like him, too. Really chill dude and just a decent guy.
Barbara is cruel honestly 😢
She is like their mother
Oh boo Hoo. She’s not there to coddle them. They’re GROWN ADULTS that blasted their parents face off. Get a grip.
@@Kay-uj9lwFor a a reason tho? They were abusive and evil parents to those boys! And unfortunately turned into the path that ruined their lives forever.
They were not abused omg they’re only saying they were to get out of prison.
She is dead now
after seeing hundreds of clips of them, watching their entire trial, supporting them and knowing about them and their story for years my heart continues to ache for them every single day. their parents destroyed them. and it breaks my heart that there are still people who continue to paint them as some kind of monsters when they are so far from it. knowing erik now has a wife and a daughter he cares so much about, it genuinely hurts knowing these brothers will likely not ever be able to just live a normal life, in a normal house, and just be at peace for once. they were completely failed.
I get it. Maybe they were abused and my heart goes out to them. BUT: you can‘t go around and kill people. It was planned and dis not happen in self defense or in the moment. You leave the house, you go to therapy, you insult your parents, you yell, maybe you even have a fight and punch your father, BUT I repeat: you do not go around and shoot them! Abuse does not justify that.
The Monsters were the Father and Mother.
@@snjezanap.7173they served their time, they’ve been in prison for 33 years!!! They’re not serial killers, why were they sentenced to life imprisonment without parole?? It was wrong for them to murder the parents but they paid the price already, if you’ve never been victim of incest rape and sexual abuse, you have no idea how traumatic it can be. The sexual abuse didn’t happen overnight, it was throughout most of their childhood, so the rage was an accumulation of years and years sexual abuse and rape.
So parents have gotten off for 💀 their children's abusers but you arent allowed to 💀 your own. @snjezanap.7173
@@aileenjordan8151 absolutely! So you leave…so you go to the police, you hide, you run, you cut his dick maybe..but murder? And then what? You spend your whole life in prison? What a life is that?
She sound stupid asking Erik why he didn’t run away. Let’s keep in mind that Erik was just turning 18. They don’t have the right capacity to make the right decisions that young. Not to excuse the murder but she acting like he would think to run away when he was being sexually abused at 18.
Yeah she's very dumb
As if running away was so easy, parents wouldn't have come after him and then abuse would be worse. Where would he have gone and sustained himself. There is no run away hotel or park
The Netflex actors wow brilliant job
Barbara, if you got raped all your life as a child would you buy a gun early or later in that scenario? Serious question this case was more about her getting her spotlight rather than understanding molested children are going to have trauma and rage from the pain of not having a loving home which I feel alot of people are forgetting. Now they spend the rest of their lives further traumatised. Those poor boys. Lawyers and jury did not listen to them. Only 18 years old yet their fragile personality’s ripped apart.
Totally Agree
Beautiful said
If they are lying they are the best actors in the world...
disgusting how this lady is so judgemental and try to make them feel guilty all the time while not taking into consideration what have happened to them all the time
I think they paid the price of 30 years of their lives in jail. They should be released
Agreed they should be released now they’ve served enough time
Hey Barbara they've already been prosecuted and sentenced,drop the bravardo lady!
Exactly!!!
Maybe the Netflix series will stop other demented parents from carrying out the same acts on their children.
they're so patient and kind and respectful of this witch and i still think one of the reasons they got the sentence they did is because they were so honest to a fault of themselves to the point where people couldn't even realize how such a thing could occur. i can understand it and wasn't even in the courtroom. if eric was a female neither would be in jail right now and if this same case happened today they wouldn't get 1st degree with no parole and everyone knows it....
Gypsy Rose walked out of prison yesterday. It’s crazy to think this was actually a death penalty case. These two are the worst of the worst? Really?? You’re so right that this would not happen today.
@@KhalidMahmood-wm1qz Your question makes no sense given the context of this case. If “these greedy monsters” harmed me or my family, it would be an entirely different case. It wouldn’t be about two kids who killed their child abusing, rapist parents. You can’t compare what they did to their parents to them doing what they did to your parents. Your dad isn’t their dad and I assume your dad never raped them.
@@trickortrump3292 lol she deleted her projection/comment..... smart.
@Donna_Evilson thanks for your projection donna!
Typical Barbara interview....watch the interview with Dahmer's father next...same treatment and assumptions. Dahmer's father was the same, very patient, very respectful throughout the interview.
FREE THE MENDENEZ BROTHERS!
I always felt this was self-defence, and that these poor boys had suffered such abuse that they should be free.
Shame on you Barbara.
it was revenge rather than self-defence. It was not a loss worth grieving over so it's not really a loss for society just for the boys who went in prison for a crime they wouldnt have comitted if they parents were "parents" instead of the monsters they were.
Why do people keep calling them boys? These men 18+ when they used SHOTGUNS to shoot their parents multiple times. I will never understand people trying to victimize these guys.
@@SoSillyWilly26 because they were the victims. They killed the people who raped, made child pornography of them, blackmailed them and abused them all their childhood long. To add to that these parents were so cold they even erased them from their will a year prior to this and never had any intention be "parents". Why should I gaf that someone who was looking for a new child to assault is being unalived by the ones who he already assaulted? Why should I be cold and heartless towards them two boys for not being able to move on from that severity of abuse? I was abused too. I know how it is to be full of anger and feel helpless to the point that someone had to die either suicide or murder and they wanted to take revenge which they were fully justified to.
@@LovedLamb💯
This interview does annoy me, but Barbara actually became very very good friends with Erik and they corresponded for years until she died and Tammi spent a lot of time with Barbara and they became really good friends, so she went from being very judgemental about their case and then actually supportive of Erik
Never love or forgive the parent who sexually abuses their child
Free the Melendez brothers, they were robbed of their innocence, suffered sexual & physical abuse. They have been in jail many years. They deserve a 2nd chance.
They dont
I feel so sorry for them. I'm so glad I found this channel because I literally thought that they were just spoilt kids who turned on their parents. I had no idea about the horrific abuse behind it. They deserve a retrial. I know people will say they're good liars but I don't feel that. I feel they've told the truth from what I've watched today, their body language etc. Just horrific stories.
Why a retrial? The jury heard about the abuse. It isnt new. Dont get me wrong, I dont believe they should have got life WITHOUT parole but I cant see any grounds for a retrial.
@@Linz86the judge limited so many evidence of the abuse and witnesses in the second trial it was NOT fair at all
@@Linz86some of the jurors in the second trial came out and said if they heard the abuse the boys went through they wouldn’t give them life in prison
Like if you knew about the brothers before the Netflix show
Not enough likes xxx
Wanna know what intrigues me……
One juror, just one, hypothesised that the brothers were having a sexual relationship together as men, and that theory made its way into a whole true to life biopic of the boys life’s, it was presented AS FACT, this netfilx series released many many years later!
But In the case of little jon benet Ramsey, an ENTIRE jury indicted both her rich parents, which means they were found guilty!
Neither went to jail!
The Hypocrisy of parents killing their kids is perfectly ok but the other way round … nope !
The majority of people know of them before the netflix show, It’s a massivly famous case
You Want a cookie
I’ve known about this since 1990.
The actors in the Netflix series did AMAZING. Holy crap.
@@bluejayricoit wasn’t wrongfully portrayed. They were sick and traumatized. Abused for years but still decided to do something horrible and it doesn’t justify their actions. They deserve life in prison.
Ryan Murphy should be jailed for turning their tragic story into one of his sick gay fantasies
@@klobeauty3195
well so does That Gypsy girl
but she's free
Agreed 💯
@@klobeauty3195agree 100%
This interview is so dehumanizing, and I realize not everyone will agree. But, I can say with certainty, I would not have been nearly as patient or understanding as either of them were with her.
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I thought the same. It's obvious that Barbara was biased in the interview. And, the way they responded to some of her questions spoke volumes about them. I thought she was rather rude for someone getting an exclusive interview. Not many people would have stayed so calm during that questioning.
@@SherryGoodwin-zj4oe AMEN❤️❤️🎉
@@SherryGoodwin-zj4oe exactly!! they’re truly kind people… I wish people understand that :(
10:10 you can tell Erik was getting irritated at her here.
I don't think I've ever disliked Barbara Walter's so much.
You should see the Dolly Parton interview, where Barbara keeps trying to humiliate her! But Dolly takes it in stride, with classy wit.
She is the worst horrific reporter, disrespectful, judgmental
@@LuxStrangeloveALL of her interviews are horrible. She was the worse interviewer.
@LuxStrangelove yes. And Ricky Martin interview too.
She sucks
The "why didnt you run away?" question is giving "why dont you leave him?" energy.
Barbara Walters was actually the worst
RIGHT? Like many people are terrified of leaving horrible situations, it's a very normal thing hence why many domestic abuse victims spend a good 7-10 years or more before they leave...and people still don't believe it
Oh lord! The energy is more " why TF did you savagely slaughter the people that gave you life, rather than leave?" Not to be compared to "why didn't you leave your ex who controlled all finances and you had no where to go". These men had every option to leave. So don't compare "THAT ENERGY" 🙄🤙
@@glamaris007Barbara was no slouch. 💯
@@lilyn9646If you think that women stay with their abusers Just because of money issues you don't know anything about violence against women
Is it just me or are reporters like Barbara supposed to be unbiased? You can clearly see how she feels about the case
she was a witch.
and doesn’t that show her unbias? tue boys loved her and she felt sympathy for their situation
@@danabundy9541 she loved em but was sure focused on the abuse excuse
She’s just the worst “journalist” of all time. What a witch from hell.
@@quatiec9987Because that’s what the case was about. She didn’t invent the details. What on earth would you expect the focus to be on when she’s interviewing them in jail after they’ve been convicted and sentenced? She’s interviewing THEM. Of course they’re going to be focused on the abuse and trying to explain what happened and why. She asked them hard questions. She also cut them off mid sentence a couple of times and called bs on what they were saying. It seems to me (and I don’t mean this is a condescending way, it’s just an honest observation) that’s it’s actually your bias that’s accusing her of being biased. Being an unbiased reporter doesn’t mean you can’t show empathy to the person you’re speaking to. It means that you cover a story from both angles and she did that by challenging them throughout the interview and confronting them with the issues people have with believing their story.
The audacity of her asking if he’s gay to downplay what happened to him
barbara walters have ALWAYS been problematic. but people back then looked the other way because she was heralded as this iconic female journalist who could do no wrong. she had so many missteps in her interview
Not the audacity to murder two people?
It's sad that it's one of the questions that is constantly asked when a boy is abused. Even today it's still asked when they both have said they were not gay and both married to women
She became very close to these boys, I think about 15 years after the murder her network would not let her continue with them. She asked that because the media and the population at that time (I remember) didn't understand sexual abuse at all and really thought he must be gay. She asked the question to help his reputation and to help us understand that a boy can be molested for that length of time and up to age 17 without being gay. We really didn't understand then, it was a different world.
She’s asking things the audience wanted to know 30 years ago. I remember that. The media was terrible to them.
the way Erik feels responsible for everything because he got the courage to open up and speak to his brother about what was happening is really so sad, this world has let them down so much
They are cold blooded killers.
100 percent. It's heartbreaking!
It’s also sad that he said he would completely forgive his parents after all he went through. All I could think is that they should be forgiving him for what was done to him.
I agree, I was abused and ra*** many times as a child and a young adult, but I will say... I would not kill them nor could I justify it. Killing my abusers won't make things better, but I did get therapy and I did move to a different town and away from them. Did they go unpunished...yes and I was angry for a long time...sometimes it still makes me angry, but I just wouldn't kill them. Even though I was also in immediate threat. And also, I was almost killed. I do feel bad for them if they were abused...but I don't think they should be released. There's something very eerie and unsettling about them. Then again this happened a long time ago. I hope they've made peace with themselves and God.
Oh my god. They’re a couple of spoilt rich kids who became cold-blooded killers ffs. The world owes them nothing.
Eric shows the signs of an abused child. He blames himself not only for the murders but for his brother being involved and for being molested. It's not his fault his father was a monster. If they had told the authorities back then, no one would have believed them. They would have been returned to the same awful parents. They were trapped. They didn't deserve the sentence they got.
Yea I got that to. The whole story is sad
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Yes.
Exactly. No one would have believed them, and then when their parents found out that they tried telling authorities about the situation, they probably would have been even more punished.
It's crazy to me that he's able to forgive them for the abuse but not forgive himself for killing them. And that he loves them....that is both emotional maturity and pain all in one .
I love how well spoken they are. What happened to them was so sad😢.
The truth comes out easily. Lies are what cause people to struggle. The fact that after 30 something years they have the same story between the both of them just shows they didn’t make this up. Lyle was protecting his brother and like he said would they have looked at this case differently if Erik was a girl? Totally.
😂😂😂 you believe them 😂😂 these boys are sick and twisted!! They were never molested!! Did you watch the drama… the brother was on the phone to a random woman she recorded everything 😂 oh my Caucasians are scary
are you fukn kidding??...It's all bs honey.....it's theater....for their own lives!! don't be fooled!
@@SeanF-m4byou are ignorant
@@davidwright873you're the one that has been fooled. Need to watch the evidence about the child SA
This interview is horrid. She is rude and frankly unprofessional
She constantly interrupts and won’t let them finish their answers. She is pushy, rude, and abrasive.
As always.
No, these days it's all political correctness back in a day it was real.
Good. She’s not there to coddle them. Theyre grown adults that blasted their parents face off, I think they can handle little ol Barbra.
@@larendaroberts8846she’s rude.
WHAT WOULD IT EVEN MATTER IF HE WAS GAY????!!!! That was a sickening question for her to even ask him!
He wasnt. It was disrespectful of her to assume
snowflake
That's what it was like in those days it's completely different today
@@vikcatlover2 I was going to say this. I was a teen in the 90's and it was a whole different world than today.
@@vikcatlover2 true
"Why didn't you run away." Good lord. I have no idea if they are being honest about what happened but that is some typical victim blaming crap we saw so long ago. I'd forgotten how gross the 90's could be.
the 90s? just yesterday some dude posted a quote about pain being cooperation.
They were scared for their lives. They were in fight or flight and the body decides in a moment. With them dead they would not be abused if they ran away they could be forced back home dad was rich.
Have faith in Jesus alone to be saved @@LovedLamb
@TerryCloth www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/18/kelly-wilkinson-murder-husband-guilty-plea-police-visits-fear-inquest-brian-earl-johnston
@@IloveJesus777j77keep your delusions to yourself.
Here after binging Monsters: the menendez brothers on netflix
Right with u !!!
I ran to google to see if lyle was bald n it was the 4 recommended search 😂
YOU ARE MY PEOPLE!!!
Me too
Me, too! Was he bald!? BC that would show extreme stress
Same! If this would have taken place now, I think the outcome would be completely different.
They freed gypsy rose now free these guys
I genuinely think if it was the Menendez sisters instead, they would be free already. Society doesn't care about male sexual abuse victims
Gypsy rose convince another guy to kill her mom and let that guy do the life , she was a smart kid, not a good kid
@@asphaltneshin I think she did it before Nick arrived
@@susanagarcia9646 maybe 🤔, she no angel tho
@@asphaltneshinshe’s not
It took me 30 YEARS to finally tell my parents or anyone that I was sexually molested when I was a child. Barbara asking, “Why you didn’t tell anyone…?” Is a stupid question. SMH 🤦♂️
I was abused until I was 15, and i told several people, and they always sent me back to my mom, and who would get mad at me when I would say something. My mother. She had four kids, it's funny how two kids think their mother is a saint but the other two think she is a monster. Because she was 💯. They should be released.
I'm so sorry this happened to you 😢.
I hope you've healed and able to move forward
Barbara Walters is a cold interviewer she has 0 empathy.
Barbara cut him off when he said "I don't know if anyone can be portrayed fairly in the media". He hurt her little feelings lol.
You mean her wittle feelings
Is it just me or does it feel like the way the brothers speak was ahead of their times? This was the 90s and they were talking about gender bias and were aware of how trauma makes you act differently, they also didn't show any type of homophobia when answering about the gay allegations. It was weird bc Barbara Walters way of talking was very 90s but the brothers seemed really...well, ahead of their times. I feel so bad for them, especially the fact that they put them in seperate prisons was just so evil.
i noticed that too. they're very aware and socially cautious
Maybe thanks to therapy and being more empathetic due to their trauma.
i was very impressed by this too, they use a lot of language that nowadays are used almost as buzzwords, just makes me feel extra terrible for them because they were so aware.
@@lovlttrs exactly, i was really surprised to hear them say "gender bias" because that almost seems like a "2020s word". I don't recall people using it even in the early 2000s. They must've learned quite a lot through their case and all the different experts that were part of the trial
@@florencepi6232 yes, I saw in another video that Erik had a psychiatrist while he was in LA County Jail. Also the trauma and abuse experts from the trial. But yeah, they were very brave to talk about it all so openly with Walters, knowing how much prejudice people might have :(
I hate how the judges were talking to them, they were barely letting them get a word out or being patient at all. It’s disgusting they are still in jail for the crimes of his parents
💯 agree with you!
Lyle and Erik are both victims and the way they were treated in court and by MSM was unconscionable.
Had Lyle and Erik been young women I believe they would have been treated differently.
Child killer Eric Smith was recently released from prison.
Smith was 13 years old when he laid in wait for 3 year old Derrick Robie.
Smith lured little Derrick into the woods before sodomizing the toddler and beating his head in with a rock.
That wasn’t enough for Eric Smith.
He tore Derrick’s lunchbox apart and poured Koolaid into the victims wounds.
God forbid, it’s only a matter of time before child killer Eric Smith hurts another innocent child.
I’m NOT being dramatic in saying this;
If they were released I wouldn’t hesitate to befriend either Erik or Lyle if given the opportunity.
I believe the Menéndez brothers are innocent.
They aren’t a “danger” and their incarnation is a travesty of justice.
That lawyer that was questioning him about what happened was their lawyer, and she was fighting for them to get their story out to the jury. She did her job and she loved those boys
Oh and did you see the part where the lawyer stated it wasn’t possible for a man to rape another man?!!
My god, I hope none of you end up on a jury.
You're an idiot
Barbra Walters is a completely disrespectful person. It angers me to hear her talk this way to them and yet, they treat her so patiently and respectfully. Regardless of her views on the brothers, they deserved to be treated with kindness, understanding and respect. I have no respect for her. This is unacceptable. She just victimised them again. It's so painful for them to recount their relationship with their parents and Barbra is so cruel in her attitude and language. Disgusting of her.
her job is to deliver "tough" questions from the public and giving them opportunity to defend themselves, they were aware of this and that's why they didn't take it personally, no matter how she feels about the boys her job is to represent the public, she did a great job
she was like that with everybody. Just snarky and nasty.
Agree she was a real piece of crap
Illuminati
they are respectfully to her cuz that was what they were to their abusive parents.
“Are you a homosexual?” OMG. 😣
Hannibal lecters wannabe's
How dare her ask that. (never liked her anyway) To her it was all about being controversial and famous.
@@ishp2 a lot of people were asking that question, her job is to deliver those tough questions to them, so they have a chance to defend themselves, it's not her personal questions, it's the public opinions, she did a great job in representing them
She’s asking bc she wanted to know if that’s why he killed the parents, fear he wouldn’t be accepted
@@ishp2please don't talk nonsense.. it's a fair enough question
There's only one monster sitting at that table. 😁
the menendez brothers seem less "monstrous or sociopath" than the characters in the series. 😅
I’m not so sure.. Eric (in real life) has what looks like the typical psychopathic stare; he looks dangerous. Lyle seems more ‘normal’.
@@pjolly24I agree. In the show Erik actually is portrayed quite normal in the sense of how he reacts to what he and his brother did, showing guilt and torment about murdering his parents. But watching him in this interview soemthing about him is off. I don’t believe him/the person he’s trying to appear as. I get the sense he is a more high functioning intelligent psychopath or sociopath, where as maybe lyle is on the lower end. But something about Lyle is off also. Just by the way Lyle seems to study Erik when he talks, the way he looks at Erik gives me the creeps. Really closely inspecting every facial movement, almost like he’s trying to learn from his brother how to fake emotion maybe? If they really were abused the way the show portrayed it though I don’t even blame them for being that way. Episode 5 was hard to watch. But it is easy to judge when you’re watching behind the screen of a computer, and my discernment could be way off.
@@connieee7413 maybe Erik is this way because he was abused for years. Many more years than Lyle. So he truly may be worse in the mind mentally due to the abuse.
Sociopaths can be charming, respectful even.
"Abuse excuse" FIRE THIS INTERVIEW LADY OH MY GOSH!!!!!
"DING DONG, THE WITCH IS DEAD"
It is so infuriating that they keep talking about what they did but not WHY they did it. What was the cause. What made them do it. Years of extreme abuse and S/A
Fire this lady? 😅 Barbara Walters was on 20/20 for 25 years, no one was ever going to fire her. She's one of the most prolific interviewers. That doesn't make her good, but it was what it was (I never liked her...grew up with my parents watching her)
Absolutely !
We need a new interview with them to see their evolution.
I REALLY do not like her style of interviewing people, she makes them look and feel so incompetent and uncomfortable. She has always came off ignorant about cases and the person alone. TBH, glad she's gone but also at the same time I appreciate that people like the Menendez brother were given the chance to be interviewed.
Reopen the case and FREE THEM
😢When I read the comments in here, it just proves that we are truly at a spiritual warfare!
These two were and are no longer the human beings people want them to be!
Whatever humanity they had left in them, was gone long ago when they were little boys!
They need to remain in prison for their crimes, one crime doesn’t out way the other!
@@aphrodittee3790because their parents drained them of any humanity that could’ve been if they had grown up like normal children.
Netflix got actors identical to these ppl
Not identical at ALL they just embodied them amazingly! Well Erik was portrayed correct I just can’t picture lyle really acting the way he did in the series
@@rowlaanbennett7296you gotta think this is 6YEARS after what happened. Frontal lobe developed, humility, he’s extremely broken here.
Netflix portrayed the whole thing horribly.
@@personaldovehow so?
@@personaldovehow
Forgiving their malignant abusers for everything they did to them; the on going trauma they subject them to. They're far better human beings than what I'll ever be.
Honestly just only them saying that were abused ,I am starting not believe it ,because of the way they acted after killing
They were so polite despite knowing how painful their past was.. Barbara witch was trying to spin something else instead of listening 😡😡
This witch was also bias and rude , sarcastic to MJ.
Yes and Hitler and Bin Laden were also polite. Are you kidding me?
Almost as if... they have no emotions?
Respectful, so was Dahmer. 😂😂
They may spend the rest of their lives in prison, but their conscience is clear: they killed their abusers, and they deserve sympathy.
Who is here after watching Monsters on Netflix?? ---👋🍿🎥
Me 👋🏼
"Unless you've been m*lested, you can't realize how hard it is to tell." This exactly.
VERY CONDESCENDING towards the brothers!!!!
Erik: "Not a day goes by that I don't think about what I did, I wish I could change it."
Q: "Are you remorseful?"
He was literally just explaining how remorseful he was. Her bias is strong in this interview.
Yes and she turned to Lyle for a response. Did you really not notice that?
@@JordanO8 It wasn't obvious to me at all because the camera just shows Barbara's face and neither of the guys. I think she should've said Lyle, if the question was directed at him. I just think it's a weird question to ask regardless right after Erik was explaining he was remorseful. & Also, that's not the only thing that makes her biased in this interview. Lol. It's obvious what she believes and a good interviewer/journalist should always be unbiased.
How is that being bias?
Perhaps if you, yourself went in unbiased, you'd pick up on that
@@freebee8221 Did you hear the interview? It's obvious she thinks they're psychos. Lol.
The judge, the jurors, & even the lawyers should be ashamed of themselves with how this entire thing was conducted- absolutely tragic
It was a different time and I think the outcome would be different in 2024
@@pugginspicethe system can change that now
They weren't allowed to consider the abuse. Blame the judge!
The only narcissist sitting in that room is Barbara Walters
I feel so sorry for them they need to get released gypsy rose is out living her life why can’t these brothers.
I agree
The brothers agreeing to this interview is a continuation of abuse. My opinion of Barbara Walters has changed. She is a judgemental, opinionated, biased, non reporter non interviewer. They deserve time served already.
Absolutely agree. Reminds me of how closed minded people were in the 90s like even if Erik was gay, did that mean the rape he endured was acceptable? Makes me sick. Barbara Walters is awful for the way she led this interview. These boys were abused from the time they were small children and it’s their fault because they didn’t run away? Like wow. They were abused from a very young age. Conditioned to believe their parents and submit to them. But yeah Barbara, they should have just ran away.
They are murderers
@@dansmithnodq6854 so was gypsy rose but she’s out
@@hilarytaylor8149Nicholas Godejohn murdered Gypsy's mother. He's in jail serving a life sentence.
@@hilarytaylor8149 and I can name many monsters who stay in jail
I cannot even begin to comprehend how an adult can molest a child. I can’t even begin to imagine the immense pain and emotional trauma that they had gone through by their father or any child for that matter.
I wish I could believe this two brothers! Nope! They’re criminals!
How do you know that they’re telling the truth? They’ll say anything in their behalf now that the parents are dead! Which they caused!
@@shirleysullivan586 How do I know that they are telling the truth? Because I believe that they are. I am also 💯 certain that they have remorse for what they did. They are paying the price for it. I have done some research about this case as well. I also have compassion. That’s why.
@@shirleysullivan586 There's a Menudo documentary that recently came out and their father was investigated for molesting a boy from the boy band, Menudo.
@@shirleysullivan586there is a lot of evidence about it. Even a medical file where it shows that Erik had a wound throat which is provoked by oral abuse. And there was a letter found by Erik’s aunt after her son died where Erik was telling him all of the abuse even before the murders. So yes, they are telling the truth
Currently watching the new netflix series... Just watched episode 5. I have no words... I had to look them up 💔
Episode 5 was both brilliant and heartbreaking. 😢
The Netflix series does them a great in justice. After researching and hearing the court testimonies I'm in no doubt that they were victims of SA and should now be released from prison.
@@jamesnelson2279 how did the series do them an injustice? The series made it very clear they were abused. Episode 5 alone gained them A LOT of sympathy. They should be thankful because they have A LOT more support now than they did before the series.
@@bluetai8515 Have you watched passed episode 5? I left the series thinking they had fabricated the story, but after doing some research and listening to the court testimonies I'm convinced they are telling the truth. Do you think it was accurate, do you think the depection of Lyle was fair? Do you disagree with Lyle's statement about the series?
Everyone tries to say these boys were just greedy… I don’t believe that shit for a second. They had no reason to be greedy. Their parents were millionaires already. They had everything they could ever want. Except for a loving father. Maybe one of them could have been born evil… But not both of them. For two brothers to conspire against their parents in a cold and savage manner, such as that, Something traumatic as fuck had to have happened to them. I believe they were molested, and I will always believe that. The shame, the brainwashing, the threats and emotional abuse… People can only take so much before they finally snap. If they had done this in 2024, it would be considered a passion crime and they would have gotten 20 years max. Such a shame. They deserve a retrial.
Wow I can even believe Barbra Walters treated them really unfairly
I feel like if these were two sisters, they would be free today. Such a shame.
Are you really that dumb and gullible? They made this up to try to get a lesser sentence!
Very true
@@P0kerBab3as a sexual abuse survivor, it is not easy to replicate these emotions the bothers are displaying specially Eric. This cannot be acted out.
@@Viviana1caraveo u mean like that 911 call?? LOL
@@Viviana1caraveo Sure u can if youre facing life or death LOL
You can see the conflict with Erik bc he feels guilty for all of this, he knows why he did it. But he’s forced to feel for his abusers and no one even cares to empathize with the kid that he can’t get away from due to trauma. This sucks so bad. Lyle too. I mentioned Erik bc he had more SA w/ his dad and he admits to feeling guilty for everything. Praying for them both
Barbara Walters ...how Americans thinks she was a great interviewer? How?
Barbara Walters was really harsh. She judged them instead of being impartial.
Barbara Walter’s was a heartless witch in this interview.
They are so sweet right? Killed the parents, no sign of abuse a book that shows their lies. But Barbara is the evil… amazing line of thought
@@martamegreno sign of abuse? Who do you think you are? An omnipresent entity? Sit DOWN 🪑!!! You're just as bad as her.
Shes so unprofessional and biased. I wouldve fired her and cancelled her.
wow I couldn't get through this. DID NO ONE CARE THAT THEY WERE RAPED BY THEIR PARENTS??????????
This reporter is constantly accusing them.. she is supposed to interview them and not take a clearly side when doing it. Gosh! People were so ignorant, even in their professions.
Gen X here. People are FAR less competent now than in that era, and it isn't even a close contest. Watch Idiocracy to see where we are now...or, just watch the nightly news.
How can you accuse Walters!? They killed their parents! Father and mother and went shopping! And the sexual abuse? Defense strategy or Reality???
Because they are guilty!!!!! Duhhh
@@martamegrekay why Ess
@@martamegrefortunately their family members have been supportive and disclosed some details they were witness to. Now more evidence has come to light which strongly suggests abuse, and one man has recently admitted to having been raped by the father. So this has opened up the case and I hope these two will be released. Funny how, in the USA, everyone has a right to bear arms and defend themselves against intruders, but youngsters sexually abused for years who finally snap against their rapist are on death row? WTF
Walters has always been so insensitive.
Never liked this woman
me either
I never liked her either
Very offensive she was!
Their father, and mother completely destroyed their lives. Our system sucks! Set the brothers free!
Barbara Walters is a garbage interviewer.. how she ever made a career out of it is mind blowing
This reporter is horrible! I have never seen worse! Unlike her, the brother are so respectful towards her! I cried watching this interview. So angry at this inhumane woman!
Erik is 24 here, but looks 40.. Lyle looks about the same, in a different way
Erik looks older. I always assumed Erik was the oldest of the two.
Omg she’s so irritating, they were way too patient with her
Why do I feel like if these were two sisters . Barbara would give them a pass.
Such an unprofessional display of interviewing technique; I’m surprised they continued with the interview.
Overspending has always been a type of coping mechanism, why are they acting like it crazy that they did that
True
Society has taught us emotions are linear and they’re not
They spent that money as a compensation for the abuse.
The title “Monsters” may not refer to the brothers but rather their parents.
Agree.
Barbara Walters is shocking . I never understood how she became this big celebrity interviewer !
Abuse excuse? How the hell this lady was even allowed to be a journalist. She has no empathy, no sympathy. I’m getting angry just watching this interview.
So tragic, these guys should of got 5 years maximum for manslaughter
I remember when this happened and my first thought was “what did their parents do to them” I innately knew they were abused. Travesty of justice this case
One child killing their parents is a bad child. Two children killing their parents…. Is a bad family. The parents obviously did something to make their children so miserable and angry, they felt the need to do this. I believe they were abused badly.
@@pommiebears💯💯👍🏻
@@pommiebearsthe father abused his two sons and the mother didn’t do anything
There was SO much evidence they were abused and they get life??? I will never understand that. Also, Barbara is rude as hell here.
Where is the evidence?
I was 19 years old hearing about the brothers. It sad what their father did to them. People say why they did not leave. It's like a abusive relationship the person feels trapped it not that easy
Yeah and it was their parents... how could they leave; they didn't know how to live on their own
I feel like they’re very smart guys that never actually wanted to do this but we’re just very young and couldn’t take their life anymore and acted irrationally and then just got to inherit what their family had
gosh how I HATE this woman
This interviewer isn’t very nice it’s pissing me off.
They suffered all that horrific abuse, now locked up for life 😢 so incredibly sad. I pray they get released, their parents were monsters
Just hope that it's real....
I'm happy they were put in the same prison together again finally
What an awful woman - she is so stuck up and judging 🤯🤬
She's playing strict aunty but it gets interesting answers out of these strange calm dudes
Barbara Walters is completely callous, cruel and disrespectful in this interview. When she yells out you’re a normal kid who killed their parents !! I am like Jesus Christ woman, have some class & compassion. Clearly see where her opinion stands. She acts like she’s not a rich woman herself.
In this interview who was looking at Lyle’s hair? Or hair peace?