The fact that the one brother lost his hair from severe anxiety was the thing that convinced me - I had alopecia when I was a kid that developed from my severe anxiety of growing up with an angry drunk as a parent
Agree…a young person losing hair is not normal. They act like young children…they are disconnected from reality…they went through so much. I pray they are set free.
@@coallie thank you for explaining my illness to that person lol. I have it and to have someone tell me that was insane lol. Like I would know my own disease lol.
Their mother also mistreated, neglected and was violent toward them. She also sexually abused Lyle for years. She did far more than simply fail to protect them.
@@MsPottagethe mother was a depressed addict who needed help she even needed to go a psycho hospital it was that bad. I dont believe Lyle had to touch her, that was just another excuse for the murder on her. Mother was cruel, mother needed help, mother failed the boys, but molested Lyle? No.
@@angelinarosariaListen to the statements in court. She had taken pictures of their genitals when Eric was six years she kept the pictures, her handwriting was on them… so do not comment without having seen the proof, it’s available online, here on TH-cam
Lyle and Erik have both stuck to the same story for 35 years. Others have supported their claims. They have both apologized for killing their parents. They said they regretted it and they should have just left. However, they have served enough time. Set them free!!
So what?! Look, I'm old enough to remember the news when this happened. Do you recall HOW they got caught? They were celebrating the murders with a huge spending spree, celebrating their newfound wealth from killing their parents. They weren't grieving on the outside. They were partying like drunken sailors. They are "sorry" because they got caught.
@@Elizabeth-dw6lc after they claimed the Mafia and Castro killed their parents and many others, yes u r correct they eventually came clean. When they are released can the brothers live with you? Will you 5ake them to parole? Can they date your daughter, your son?
Those brothers are in their 50s and have never known freedom. They lived under the control of their abusive parents and have now lived under the control of the prisons since. It’s time to set them free
It's easy to ask an abused person "why didn't you just leave", but of course if they could have left, they would have. There are emotional chains to the abuser that someone who has not experienced it, cannot understand.
@@Hillr2249The media played a huge role in convincing the public that they did it for the money. Many people will continue to believe that til the day they die. Such people are clueless and do not really care to understand. Hopefully you're not one of those lost causes.
@Hillr2249 definitely, I was a teen at this time, no ability to influence this case, but remember seeing all the vitriol against them. I feel so much collective guilt for their treatment. We know better and should have done better.
I believe them.I was mentally and physically abused by my father until I was 16 and left home.Its awful being so scared of a person who is supposed to love and protect you,Im 46 now and I still feel the damage
The kind of abuse they suffered is the worse! To take a child’s innocence and betray their trust that way is so heinous and depraved, it never leaves you and haunts you forever! I have no sympathy for the parents!
How do you know they were abused, because they said so? These two psychos were out partying like rockstars after the killings. The only defense they had was to say they were abused.
I’m sure their family members are supporting them 😂 is the rest of society safe if they go free?? They brutally executed the 2 ppl who gave them life. Why did all this abuse stuff not come out during trial…? Furthermore, they seem to have 0 remorse and now bc are actually claiming this was justified bc they were supposedly abused lol. Hogwash… 5000 of their family members could want them out that’s completely irrelevant to anything lol. They have 0 remorse for what they did and them and their “fans” are now seemingly trying to justify it 😂 I’m doubtful they’re getting out bc they’ve shown the opposite of remorse and of how brutal the executions were and then the callous nature of their actions post crime.. they will rot in jail. Hopefully youngsters finding out about this case will learn a valueable lesson.. don’t kill ur parents if u don’t want to rot in prison for life.
@@Flowerz__ It is not how it works, this is why they almost won in their first trial, everyone knew they commited the crime and tried to cover up. But they were not sure if the abuse happened or not, so they could not decide. If the judy understand these new evidence and new testimonies prove they were abused , their case can change dramatically. There is another famous case of that girl who killed her abusive mom and got released recently . She is even pregnant
@@Flowerz__Their parents may have given them life but the parents esp Dad, took his boys’ innocence and that in itself has effected the brothers for the rest of their lives as an emotional death sentence of shame, fear, distrust of people, confusion about true love, depression, PTSD, and judgment from the public about their sexuality. Eric suffered the most abuse. They were young, lacked coping skills, nor the support of their Mother who chose money and alcohol over protecting her boys. They showed remorse in Barbara Walters’ 1996 interview. They served their time beyond a typical life sentence which in USA is 25 yrs. It’s time they be let out and put use of the life they have left. I used to be a Correctional Officer in a male American prison (I’m female). I know the life they’ve lived and continue to live behind bars and it’s definitely difficult. The conditions were hard enough for me and I wasn’t an inmate! Hopefully they don’t leave in a body bag. I’ve seen many inmates finally get their freedom through a body bag.
@@Flowerz__ They k... their abusers, who took away their life and innocence. People who are dangerous are the ones who project their pain onto innocent people in their lives and pass it on to them, you know the ones who go on to hurt their children and spouses, and protect their abusers because they have become just like them, the ones who k... randomly. Watch the first trial please if you wanna now what led up to the events and all of the evidence. It just wasn't allowed in the second trial anymore, which was blatant obstruction of justice. Their Dad was well connected, ppl like him don't operate alone, he must be part of a ring in that zip area.
Its heartwarming to see every comment section of every video that there is on these brothers, that people have the same empathy for them, and wish for them to be free! This restores my faith that humanity is not all dead!
Yeah, I agree. This case was a massive miscarriage of justice back then and I'm happy we developed as humas and got emotionally more intelligent by now. Sure, there will always be your usual ignorant dimwits around, but they're the minority, thankfully.
Your mom is supposed to protect you and your siblings, she’s supposed to love and make sure you’re safe. Instead, she knew what was happened, but did nothing. How could you do nothing!? She allowed it to continue which makes her a monster as well. I never thought it was about money since they were rich already. There was info about how they were buying things after their parents death which made them seem cold, but honestly, in my opinion, I can understand it in a way. It’s like, why should they give a shit what they spend from the person who took their innocence away in such a brutal manner. Of course what they did to their parents was wrong, but what their parents did to them was worse. Imagine finding out that the one person who was supposed to have your back, ended up stabbing you in it so deep that any state of sanity they had was completely compromised. They’ve been in prison for 34 years, they grew up being molested and having that part of their life taken from them, and they’ve been in prison for so long, it’s like they were locked up and thrown away and after experiencing so many years of abuse. I really pray that they get the chance to breathe fresh air again before they meet their maker. They’ve already done so much time
@@addisperez8205It surprises me everyone forgets this. She wasn’t as sadistic as Jose, but she physically abused them both and sexually abused Lyle too.
@@rtd7066BOTH parents are supposed to protect their children, period. However, in this case, the father was the bigger danger to the kids safety, so the mother should have protected them from him.
Thos men missed out on a woman's love and having children. Their father, is disgusting. And so is society for not continuing to review their case while they were in prison
I’d imagine being married in prison or out of prison would be very different. They’ve done enough time for murder, they need to have the rest of their days with family, seeing the beauty of the world.😢
Funny how people who abuse children are usually killed in prison but these guys who suffered horrendous abuse and killed two of them get treated like that. The hypocrisy smh
America has always been backwards.. we just have democracy and a strong military - it could be way better here. My heart is still in greece, I dont even care about this place
Exactly what I just said. Usually prisoners are hard on child molesters and abusers in prison, but for them to treat the victims of molestation and sexual abuse so badly, is disappointing to hear.
WTF are you saying? Are you truly justifying double homicide for abuse victims? Look, I survived some pretty awful things too, but nobody died because of it. Most of us SURVIVED it without losing our morality. These guys CELEBRATED with shopping sprees after killing their parents. They weren't sad about it in any way anyone could see form the outside looking in. It's not like they turned themselves in or confessed; they got caught partying.
Really? They brutally executed 2 ppl and not just 2 ppl…. The 2 ppl who created them. If they’re willing to do that then what would they do to ppl they aren’t related to?? Furthermore it doesn’t seem like they have any remorse they’re actually deflecting the blame and saying they basically had a valid reason to do this… fk no throw away the key.
They were brutally abused, both physically and psychologically by the man (their father) who was supposed to be the one who protected them no matter what. Instead, he used them for his own sick and perverted pleasure. I am typically a VERY conservative and non-lenient person, but this is so sick, I defer to my normal beliefs.
@@Flowerz__ I do think they can be released, because they had 2 trials and the conclusion for them were so different. If the judy understand the new materials and testimonies prove they were abused, their sentence can change. Also because they have a good behavior in jail, all of this will count. That famous girl who killed her abusive mother spent a few years in jail and is now free, so it can happens.
@@stoneneils brutal CSA is a travesty dude. I tend to think it’s spec an issue about which it’s worth having a feeling or two. No conspiracy theories necessary to recognize that.
They have 0 remorse brutally executing the 2 ppl who gave them life. They could have moved out of their homes but they were content living off their supposed abusers millions 😂 and then went on a spending spree after committing the crimes. Now they and their fans are actually trying to justify what they did when we don’t even know if this supposed “evidence” is factually true. Bottom line is these 2 were adults and they decided to brutally execute their parents. Why did they not move out and stop living off daddy’s money????? Y’all are so warped by social media it’s crazy haha. “Gen z” is going to run society into the ground ahha. Ppl are actually calling for the reason of adult 2 executioners who spent daddy and mommy’s money and then put 6 shotgun shells in them… y’all are sick man
@davidwang1807 God would understand the situation. We could also question, would god allow such abuse to happen? You abuse someone so much what do u expect. Those parents are the devil---- free the Menendez brothers 🙏🏻❤️ It’s about forgiveness----🙏🏻❤️ those brothers also saved many other kids from being abused horrifically. Maybe that was gods plan? They paid for it it every way. Now it’s time to forgive 🙏🏻❤️
@@Imleona What's to forgive about the brothers? They did it out of desperation and fear in frames of mind formed since childhood from years of torture and abuse. They were immediately remorseful as well. The question is do you have to forgive the devil, who their parents both were? I don't think so, they didn't fare well in the afterlife I'm sure.
These parents were monsters ... One of the boys would eat lemons to get rid of the taste because he had to swallow....how horrific is this ...these weren't parents...they killed monsters...they didn't deserve to live
@@user-oj8dr4di3z people didnt believe boys could be abused back then. jose was also a very powerful and wealthy man, even if they had been believed he wouldve gotten out of it, plus their parents threatened to kill them. a lot of abuse victims are unable to talk about what theyve been through, lyle himself did not want to speak about it and said he would rather lose the murder trial than talk about what they had been put through
Children that have been abused by parents often have that hatred and anger inside and the healing process isn’t the same for everyone.. you just never know what someone’s going through or whether they really felt justified or whether they were just killing them for some other motive..
This happened 30 years ago, people and especially men did not have much resources to look for help. However, today we have, violence should not be the option. If their parents really abused them, they should not have spent years in jail because of these parents, which is another motive not to commit this crime..
Crazy how it took a Netflix documentary for them to reconsider opening the case … shows how messed up the system really is …if they get off I hope they sue tf outta the prosecutors
It shows how dense the public is now. They believe that a Netflix series is evidence. This is why people think Dahmer was just a "misunderstood" LGBT icon.
@@poboxchristmas380 Jeffery ate people ..u can’t justify that ….the Mendez brothers killed bc they was sexually abused Thu out there childhood ..that can be justified…if they was sisters no one would question the abuse and they would of never saw the inside of a cell
@@chriswilliams1161 post the evidence of that. You can't. Now explain them blasting their mother into tiny chunks. Maybe she was like them, abused and couldn't speak, out, right? She didn't even get the chance to tell her side. Go look at the pics of what they did to their parents, then come back and preach. These dudes were grown and could've left. You condone vigilante justice with no actual evidence to even justify it.
@@chriswilliams1161 LMAO. You're not intelligent enough to have this discussion and not just because your grammar isn't even on a junior high level. I did not compare Dahmer to the Menedez brothers, I compared modern opinions on killers being influenced by Neflix shows. You're strawmanning at best. You offer no evidence, reference no laws. Your opinion is based on feelings and bias. I know it's hard to accept that men can think and write like adults.
Talk about the details of the r4ape$ they both survived. Eric spoke of pins in private area by father. The mother washed both of their laundry and found blood stained underpants. The mother did the laundry bath then. The mother knew.
Of course she knew. But she didn't just know, she also took part in the abuse. Just because her abuse wasn't as violent as Jose's was doesn't mean she should get a free pass.
100% of people who are murdered are dead. I actually had to look that statistic up, I wanted to be sure. I can't just go around posting made up nonsense, you know.
Right, we should just let them all out. These people are crazy. it’s accusations by two convicted murderers who want to get out of prison. And the two people that they are accusing these horrible things are no longer here to defend themselves.
@@shannon.fieldsWe punish victims instead of predators. Every messed up adult was betrayed as a child. It's a pattern in this "civilized" world. People who discount that have never lived through that hell themselves.
@@A20-w8l I don’t discount REAL victims at all. You have no idea who I am or what I’ve been through in my life. My opinion is that both of these brothers are sociopathic liars. They only came up with their story years later as a legal defense and it’s an insult to REAL victims. The only victims in this case are the defenseless parents who were brutally murdered while watching tv….
Just read an article detailing Lyle's account of SA also by Kitty: During his testimony on September 13, 1993, Lyle claimed Kitty invited him to bed and asked him to touch her “everywhere” beginning when he was around age 11 until after he turned 13. He also testified she would frequently appear fully or semi-nude in front of him inside their house. I had never heard this before! I thought she was just an enabler for her husband to SA them. Let these brothers out NOW! They didn't have "parents", they only had abusers.
UGH The mother was SICK to stay with and side with a cruel sadist for a husband and a MONSTER for not only standing by while he abused her own children but also engaging in it herself. What a hellhole that house was.
@@constancedenchy9801 did you see the video with evidence presented on the 1st trial - naked pics of boys??? what do you say now? do you support raping of children from their own parents??! not one but both!! cause she THE MOTHER knew…
I definitely believe they were abused. My dad is a pervert and my mom is a drug addict and the worst feeling is being betrayed by your own parents... The ones that are supposed to love and protect you. I pray they get released.🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏
actually, they are painting pictures and getting an education, etc. Look at the crime photos of their parents if you want to see what "absolutely destroyed" looks like.
My brother misbehaved once in a while and his father would use a belt or anything to beat him with repeatedly, since childhood. When my brother was about 13 years old he grabbed the belt from his father's hand and chased him down the the hall of the house. That monster of a father soon after moved out. In the 1960s, a child would be put in a foster home if you reported abuse. There were three of us children. My mom is a loving/gentle person, who took good care of us BUT couldn't stop the madness that occurred once in a while.
What's your point? These children were way beyond just being beaten occasionally, they were raped repeatedly by their own father and their own mother refused to believe or help them.
I actually think Eric was not only the stronger of the two, but also the force behind the murders. It makes sense to me that they were separated because they worked symbiotically as lock and key.
@@ColinZiemer1 Um, there is zero incentive for this guy to be lying about this. His survival in prison depended on being able to read people around him in prison and listen to his instincts, that was his point. It's obvious he's telling the truth - but you're too thick to understand logic.
The brothers were trapped and doomed from the day they were born. The whole system failed them. They served their time. They're not serial killers who get life without parole. Prayers they get released soon. 🙏🙏
It is even sadder when people describe the other as the “weaker” as if they could not find a single strong trait in him. Just why do people associate being a “good listener, being peaceful or not being argumentative” to being weak...
Kind of shows the abuse dynamics and mentality in general and how common it is for boys to be judged by this as unfavourable and a pray for dominating males.
@@firenze5555Did you read the case they were sexually abuse and the dad literally took pictures of their private parts, so the real question is how sick is society to think that’s normal? Oh I know you people think that’s how boys should be raised? Or boys don’t get SA? You and the rest of the people saying they did it for money when they were already rich and just fed up with the abusive torment. No one should ever have to go through what they went through EVER
😆fr that's what I was thinkin'. Powerful people need connections to become powerful though. It really is true that it's not about what you know, but who you know in this world. Michael's very intelligent, but he would be a nobody if he didn't know somebody that knows somebody.
Wr need to get them out of jail!!! It's been far to long! There had been people that went to jail for way more and have gotten out. I pray for them boys
Think about it: Years of abuse and rape! They were their dad's psychological prisoners. I don't excuse murder but I trying to place myself in their shoes and see why they went to that extreme to free themselves from their parents.
I don't know the Menendez brothers. However, I suffered horrific abuse from both of my parents plus, seeing my own siblings abused. I have scars all over my body from being severely beaten. My mother loaned me out to be molested by a wealthy man, which he paid her for. It started when I was 6 then stopped when I was 12. She knew what he was doing. I told her, I told several people, no one did anything about it. I got out of there as soon as I could, I got my younger sister out of there. Neither one of us became murderers or turned to drugs & crime. People CAN choose.
Everyone is different, only “they “ know what they went through that drove them to do this , we ALL make mistakes a sin is a sin , wether it’s small or big , we all fell short of the glory of god , if those boys repent with all their heart, they WILL be forgiven , none of us are better then them , we are all sinners that need to repent….” He whom is free of sin , let him cast the first stone “ .
As an aussie, when i first heard this story when it happened i thought what terrible spoilt rich kids, now knowing what appears to be the truth, i feel terrible and so sad for those 2 boys to endure what they did. The mother was just as much to.blame in my opinion as she did absolutely nothing to stop it. What an utter betrayal. I hope the boys are released and they can get some semblance of a life back.
I don’t care what anybody says the way the handled the situation was extremely justified. Don’t tell me otherwise because what those boys went through is so DEMONIC and ugh it just pisses me of so much by their own father like HOW DARE YOU!
I really don't understand. As a mother, my heart crushed when i learned about the boys story. But why not everyone believes them and others are not taking them seriously?
@@poboxchristmas380 How about you actually watch the effing trial, it's literally on TH-cam. All the corroborating evidence as well as the witnesses' testimonies are in there. Nobody is supposed to do your research for you. Staying ill-informed and ignorant is your choice. It's not like this wasn't a high-profile case ffs.
Their father had the resources to go to the end of the earth to find them and would have probably taken the boys out so not to expose Jose's depravity!Their mom did nothing to help save them from their sick father,self medicated and also s/a one of the boys, so please.
This guy wants his 5 minutes of fame! Cause in other interviews he doesn't admit being close! In fact he doesn't even believe them! Don't give this man any credit!
He doesnt need the fame.. hes already famous going wayy back. You shud google michael franzese capo of colombo crime family. His father is the real deal falsely jailed. Michael aint no dummy neither. Hes actually one of the last stand up dudes from that life that managed to turn his life around
The fact that the one brother lost his hair from severe anxiety was the thing that convinced me - I had alopecia when I was a kid that developed from my severe anxiety of growing up with an angry drunk as a parent
We may never know but that also made me think too :(
I hope you're doing well now
Thats not because of anxiety look at him. He doesn’t have eyebrows, he has a medical condition.
@@angelinarosariaalopecia is an autoimmune condition, chronic stress and trauma can often act as a trigger for autoimmune dysfunction.
Agree…a young person losing hair is not normal. They act like young children…they are disconnected from reality…they went through so much. I pray they are set free.
@@coallie thank you for explaining my illness to that person lol. I have it and to have someone tell me that was insane lol. Like I would know my own disease lol.
The father was a monster, but their mother's failure to protect is just so sad and awful. Horrible people.
yes
Their mother also mistreated, neglected and was violent toward them. She also sexually abused Lyle for years.
She did far more than simply fail to protect them.
@@MsPottagethe mother was a depressed addict who needed help she even needed to go a psycho hospital it was that bad. I dont believe Lyle had to touch her, that was just another excuse for the murder on her. Mother was cruel, mother needed help, mother failed the boys, but molested Lyle? No.
@@angelinarosariaListen to the statements in court.
She had taken pictures of their genitals when Eric was six years she kept the pictures, her handwriting was on them… so do not comment without having seen the proof, it’s available online, here on TH-cam
@@angelinarosariadamn Angelina , you lived there and saw it all unfold ? 😂
As a mother, this whole thing crushes my heart
Me too. The first time I watch the videos of them I had a headache, coz I have sons too.
same. my baby boy is 9 months old and i was looking at his face while eric was describing the abuse. horrific
Lyle and Erik have both stuck to the same story for 35 years. Others have supported their claims. They have both apologized for killing their parents. They said they regretted it and they should have just left. However, they have served enough time. Set them free!!
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So what?! Look, I'm old enough to remember the news when this happened. Do you recall HOW they got caught? They were celebrating the murders with a huge spending spree, celebrating their newfound wealth from killing their parents. They weren't grieving on the outside. They were partying like drunken sailors. They are "sorry" because they got caught.
@@Sarappreciates Thank you!!!!!! Finally someone with actual discernment.
Wasn't the father menudo Ricky Martin manager? Wonder what he did to menudo band members
@@Elizabeth-dw6lc after they claimed the Mafia and Castro killed their parents and many others, yes u r correct they eventually came clean. When they are released can the brothers live with you? Will you 5ake them to parole? Can they date your daughter, your son?
Those brothers are in their 50s and have never known freedom. They lived under the control of their abusive parents and have now lived under the control of the prisons since. It’s time to set them free
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@@rumbarumba1 too bad nobody asked what you think
@@brad.w9872 No need to get passive-aggressive, you know. Not a good look.
@@rumbarumba1 and they lasted what? Less than 5 months?
They can say what ever they want……….murder is murder.
If Gypsy Rose is out they need to be out too
Totally agree
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Exactly why one needs to be concerned. We now insist that the courts overlook the atrocity of kids murdering their parents...
@@noneyourbizthank God 🙏
Excusable is they were abused @@noneyourbiz
It's easy to ask an abused person "why didn't you just leave", but of course if they could have left, they would have. There are emotional chains to the abuser that someone who has not experienced it, cannot understand.
Didn't all the money play a big part in them not leaving?
@@Hillr2249The media played a huge role in convincing the public that they did it for the money. Many people will continue to believe that til the day they die. Such people are clueless and do not really care to understand. Hopefully you're not one of those lost causes.
@@Hillr2249but perhaps knowing their father had power/resources maybe it made them feel less likely they would get away successfully.
@@doveandpatch ah…..could be. Still, sad all the way around
@Hillr2249 definitely, I was a teen at this time, no ability to influence this case, but remember seeing all the vitriol against them. I feel so much collective guilt for their treatment. We know better and should have done better.
I believe them.I was mentally and physically abused by my father until I was 16 and left home.Its awful being so scared of a person who is supposed to love and protect you,Im 46 now and I still feel the damage
It never goes away NEVER I am 68 and it's a part of me. 🙏
@@cherylmilke313i am so sorry for you both😢
Oh my heart how could they do this to their babies
The kind of abuse they suffered is the worse! To take a child’s innocence and betray their trust that way is so heinous and depraved, it never leaves you and haunts you forever! I have no sympathy for the parents!
Where’s your proof?
Also depraved.
@@notseekingconverts thank you, that’s what I meant 😩
@BkBk-gy6vr do your ears and eyes work? The proof is everywhere. Everyone even Dr's back up their claims.
How do you know they were abused, because they said so? These two psychos were out partying like rockstars after the killings. The only defense they had was to say they were abused.
They have a witness and a letter to a cousin. 23 of their family members want them out.
I’m sure their family members are supporting them 😂 is the rest of society safe if they go free?? They brutally executed the 2 ppl who gave them life. Why did all this abuse stuff not come out during trial…? Furthermore, they seem to have 0 remorse and now bc are actually claiming this was justified bc they were supposedly abused lol. Hogwash… 5000 of their family members could want them out that’s completely irrelevant to anything lol. They have 0 remorse for what they did and them and their “fans” are now seemingly trying to justify it 😂 I’m doubtful they’re getting out bc they’ve shown the opposite of remorse and of how brutal the executions were and then the callous nature of their actions post crime.. they will rot in jail. Hopefully youngsters finding out about this case will learn a valueable lesson.. don’t kill ur parents if u don’t want to rot in prison for life.
@@Flowerz__buddy wrote a whole essay on a yt comment 💀
@@Flowerz__ It is not how it works, this is why they almost won in their first trial, everyone knew they commited the crime and tried to cover up. But they were not sure if the abuse happened or not, so they could not decide.
If the judy understand these new evidence and new testimonies prove they were abused , their case can change dramatically.
There is another famous case of that girl who killed her abusive mom and got released recently . She is even pregnant
@@Flowerz__Their parents may have given them life but the parents esp Dad, took his boys’ innocence and that in itself has effected the brothers for the rest of their lives as an emotional death sentence of shame, fear, distrust of people, confusion about true love, depression, PTSD, and judgment from the public about their sexuality. Eric suffered the most abuse. They were young, lacked coping skills, nor the support of their Mother who chose money and alcohol over protecting her boys. They showed remorse in Barbara Walters’ 1996 interview. They served their time beyond a typical life sentence which in USA is 25 yrs. It’s time they be let out and put use of the life they have left. I used to be a Correctional Officer in a male American prison (I’m female). I know the life they’ve lived and continue to live behind bars and it’s definitely difficult. The conditions were hard enough for me and I wasn’t an inmate! Hopefully they don’t leave in a body bag. I’ve seen many inmates finally get their freedom through a body bag.
@@Flowerz__ They k... their abusers, who took away their life and innocence. People who are dangerous are the ones who project their pain onto innocent people in their lives and pass it on to them, you know the ones who go on to hurt their children and spouses, and protect their abusers because they have become just like them, the ones who k... randomly.
Watch the first trial please if you wanna now what led up to the events and all of the evidence. It just wasn't allowed in the second trial anymore, which was blatant obstruction of justice. Their Dad was well connected, ppl like him don't operate alone, he must be part of a ring in that zip area.
Its heartwarming to see every comment section of every video that there is on these brothers, that people have the same empathy for them, and wish for them to be free! This restores my faith that humanity is not all dead!
Yeah, I agree. This case was a massive miscarriage of justice back then and I'm happy we developed as humas and got emotionally more intelligent by now. Sure, there will always be your usual ignorant dimwits around, but they're the minority, thankfully.
Your mom is supposed to protect you and your siblings, she’s supposed to love and make sure you’re safe. Instead, she knew what was happened, but did nothing. How could you do nothing!? She allowed it to continue which makes her a monster as well. I never thought it was about money since they were rich already. There was info about how they were buying things after their parents death which made them seem cold, but honestly, in my opinion, I can understand it in a way. It’s like, why should they give a shit what they spend from the person who took their innocence away in such a brutal manner.
Of course what they did to their parents was wrong, but what their parents did to them was worse. Imagine finding out that the one person who was supposed to have your back, ended up stabbing you in it so deep that any state of sanity they had was completely compromised. They’ve been in prison for 34 years, they grew up being molested and having that part of their life taken from them, and they’ve been in prison for so long, it’s like they were locked up and thrown away and after experiencing so many years of abuse. I really pray that they get the chance to breathe fresh air again before they meet their maker. They’ve already done so much time
She was also abusing them.
@@addisperez8205It surprises me everyone forgets this. She wasn’t as sadistic as Jose, but she physically abused them both and sexually abused Lyle too.
Well said
It’s your father as a man that is supposed to protect..not your mother fyi
@@rtd7066BOTH parents are supposed to protect their children, period. However, in this case, the father was the bigger danger to the kids safety, so the mother should have protected them from him.
Thos men missed out on a woman's love and having children. Their father, is disgusting. And so is society for not continuing to review their case while they were in prison
Erik has a daughter, Talia
@@d.e.p.5624not his biological from the info
Both brothers are married
I’d imagine being married in prison or out of prison would be very different. They’ve done enough time for murder, they need to have the rest of their days with family, seeing the beauty of the world.😢
They are both married though.
Funny how people who abuse children are usually killed in prison but these guys who suffered horrendous abuse and killed two of them get treated like that. The hypocrisy smh
So true!! Free the Menéndez brothers 🙏🙏🙏🙏
America has always been backwards.. we just have democracy and a strong military - it could be way better here. My heart is still in greece, I dont even care about this place
Sadly true 😢
Exactly what I just said. Usually prisoners are hard on child molesters and abusers in prison, but for them to treat the victims of molestation and sexual abuse so badly, is disappointing to hear.
WTF are you saying? Are you truly justifying double homicide for abuse victims? Look, I survived some pretty awful things too, but nobody died because of it. Most of us SURVIVED it without losing our morality. These guys CELEBRATED with shopping sprees after killing their parents. They weren't sad about it in any way anyone could see form the outside looking in. It's not like they turned themselves in or confessed; they got caught partying.
They have served enough time. Let them go free!
Really? They brutally executed 2 ppl and not just 2 ppl…. The 2 ppl who created them. If they’re willing to do that then what would they do to ppl they aren’t related to?? Furthermore it doesn’t seem like they have any remorse they’re actually deflecting the blame and saying they basically had a valid reason to do this… fk no throw away the key.
They were brutally abused, both physically and psychologically by the man (their father) who was supposed to be the one who protected them no matter what. Instead, he used them for his own sick and perverted pleasure. I am typically a VERY conservative and non-lenient person, but this is so sick, I defer to my normal beliefs.
@@Flowerz__ so if you got sexually abused by your father you would be ok?
@@Flowerz__ I do think they can be released, because they had 2 trials and the conclusion for them were so different. If the judy understand the new materials and testimonies prove they were abused, their sentence can change. Also because they have a good behavior in jail, all of this will count.
That famous girl who killed her abusive mother spent a few years in jail and is now free, so it can happens.
@@grazisamor1991
Her name is Rose Gypsy
No shit. Their trial was an affront to every child who has ever tried to survive abuse. It makes me sick.
TH-camr are too funny...everything is a travesty or conspiracy based on your emotions.
I agree. It is disgusting how they were treated
@@stoneneils you're right!! LOL 🤣
@@stoneneils brutal CSA is a travesty dude. I tend to think it’s spec an issue about which it’s worth having a feeling or two. No conspiracy theories necessary to recognize that.
They have 0 remorse brutally executing the 2 ppl who gave them life. They could have moved out of their homes but they were content living off their supposed abusers millions 😂 and then went on a spending spree after committing the crimes. Now they and their fans are actually trying to justify what they did when we don’t even know if this supposed “evidence” is factually true. Bottom line is these 2 were adults and they decided to brutally execute their parents. Why did they not move out and stop living off daddy’s money????? Y’all are so warped by social media it’s crazy haha. “Gen z” is going to run society into the ground ahha. Ppl are actually calling for the reason of adult 2 executioners who spent daddy and mommy’s money and then put 6 shotgun shells in them… y’all are sick man
Michael’s a stand up guy. A good friend of ours.
He is a criminal
@@TheTruthSpeaks-j7d just say you missed the joke.
@@The.ARCHIT3CT 😂😂😂
Yeah right u don't no him
@@jasonchowen7729Another one who missed the joke🤦🏻♂️🤣
Let them go free. They have sat in jail long enough. They have been through hell. I hope to hear some good news soon for the brothers. 🙏🙏🙏
Free the Menendez brothers ! 🫶🏻🙏🏻
Now!! They need to stop delaying.
@davidwang1807 God would understand the situation. We could also question, would god allow such abuse to happen? You abuse someone so much what do u expect. Those parents are the devil---- free the Menendez brothers 🙏🏻❤️ It’s about forgiveness----🙏🏻❤️ those brothers also saved many other kids from being abused horrifically. Maybe that was gods plan? They paid for it it every way. Now it’s time to forgive 🙏🏻❤️
@@Imleona What's to forgive about the brothers? They did it out of desperation and fear in frames of mind formed since childhood from years of torture and abuse. They were immediately remorseful as well. The question is do you have to forgive the devil, who their parents both were? I don't think so, they didn't fare well in the afterlife I'm sure.
These parents were monsters ... One of the boys would eat lemons to get rid of the taste because he had to swallow....how horrific is this ...these weren't parents...they killed monsters...they didn't deserve to live
talking crap the brother also they were big enough later on in life why did they not go to police about the abuse ?
@@user-oj8dr4di3z people didnt believe boys could be abused back then. jose was also a very powerful and wealthy man, even if they had been believed he wouldve gotten out of it, plus their parents threatened to kill them. a lot of abuse victims are unable to talk about what theyve been through, lyle himself did not want to speak about it and said he would rather lose the murder trial than talk about what they had been put through
@@user-oj8dr4di3zIf you’d been through what these brothers have apparently experienced - who knows what you’d be driven to??
I read that yesterday and ketchup
FAMILY KNEW
Free them
Now finally free them they shouldn't be there in the first place
I agree they were victims from their parents! No safe place!
Cry me a river, they were out partying like rockstars after the killings.
Michael's such a good person to listen to, wise and level headed
Listen*
Children that have been abused by parents often have that hatred and anger inside and the healing process isn’t the same for everyone.. you just never know what someone’s going through or whether they really felt justified or whether they were just killing them for some other motive..
@@DerekJensen-m3q their attempt to cover up the murders really where what got them in prison without any sympathy
Murder is no excuse
This happened 30 years ago, people and especially men did not have much resources to look for help. However, today we have, violence should not be the option.
If their parents really abused them, they should not have spent years in jail because of these parents, which is another motive not to commit this crime..
@@lindawade4ok639 Not to mention going on a shopping spree and spending about $700,000 in just 5 months after the murders.
It was definitely what they said it was. Even menudo band members came forward. SA is common in the industry that jose worked in so it's no surprise.
Crazy how it took a Netflix documentary for them to reconsider opening the case … shows how messed up the system really is …if they get off I hope they sue tf outta the prosecutors
Or the state in lieu of the prosecutors
It shows how dense the public is now. They believe that a Netflix series is evidence. This is why people think Dahmer was just a "misunderstood" LGBT icon.
@@poboxchristmas380 Jeffery ate people ..u can’t justify that ….the Mendez brothers killed bc they was sexually abused Thu out there childhood ..that can be justified…if they was sisters no one would question the abuse and they would of never saw the inside of a cell
@@chriswilliams1161 post the evidence of that. You can't. Now explain them blasting their mother into tiny chunks. Maybe she was like them, abused and couldn't speak, out, right? She didn't even get the chance to tell her side.
Go look at the pics of what they did to their parents, then come back and preach. These dudes were grown and could've left. You condone vigilante justice with no actual evidence to even justify it.
@@chriswilliams1161 LMAO. You're not intelligent enough to have this discussion and not just because your grammar isn't even on a junior high level. I did not compare Dahmer to the Menedez brothers, I compared modern opinions on killers being influenced by Neflix shows. You're strawmanning at best.
You offer no evidence, reference no laws. Your opinion is based on feelings and bias. I know it's hard to accept that men can think and write like adults.
free the menendez brothers
Talk about the details of the r4ape$ they both survived. Eric spoke of pins in private area by father. The mother washed both of their laundry and found blood stained underpants. The mother did the laundry bath then. The mother knew.
Of course she knew. But she didn't just know, she also took part in the abuse. Just because her abuse wasn't as violent as Jose's was doesn't mean she should get a free pass.
I stand with Michael on this
90% of those in jail were abused.
100% of people who are murdered are dead. I actually had to look that statistic up, I wanted to be sure. I can't just go around posting made up nonsense, you know.
Right, we should just let them all out. These people are crazy. it’s accusations by two convicted murderers who want to get out of prison. And the two people that they are accusing these horrible things are no longer here to defend themselves.
yo dumbo... those 90% didnt kill their abusers.. they killd somebody else..
@@shannon.fieldsWe punish victims instead of predators. Every messed up adult was betrayed as a child. It's a pattern in this "civilized" world. People who discount that have never lived through that hell themselves.
@@A20-w8l I don’t discount REAL victims at all. You have no idea who I am or what I’ve been through in my life. My opinion is that both of these brothers are sociopathic liars. They only came up with their story years later as a legal defense and it’s an insult to REAL victims. The only victims in this case are the defenseless parents who were brutally murdered while watching tv….
I can't stop crying for these men. Such pain.
just look up the crime scene photos. That will help.
😂
Wake up. They were out partying their asses off after the killings.
The menendez parents are in hell paying for their sins. They destroyed their children 😢
They should have never been imprisoned.
These two should not be in jail. I can't believe they are still in jail. They were brutally abused.
Just read an article detailing Lyle's account of SA also by Kitty:
During his testimony on September 13, 1993, Lyle claimed Kitty invited him to bed and asked him to touch her “everywhere” beginning when he was around age 11 until after he turned 13. He also testified she would frequently appear fully or semi-nude in front of him inside their house.
I had never heard this before! I thought she was just an enabler for her husband to SA them.
Let these brothers out NOW! They didn't have "parents", they only had abusers.
UGH The mother was SICK to stay with and side with a cruel sadist for a husband and a MONSTER for not only standing by while he abused her own children but also engaging in it herself. What a hellhole that house was.
And not only them..The Menudo Guys and the owner knows who else was abused for the Melendez father.
Free the Menendez Brothers!
FREE THEM !!!!!!!
Never
@@constancedenchy9801 did you see the video with evidence presented on the 1st trial - naked pics of boys??? what do you say now? do you support raping of children from their own parents??! not one but both!! cause she THE MOTHER knew…
I definitely believe they were abused. My dad is a pervert and my mom is a drug addict and the worst feeling is being betrayed by your own parents... The ones that are supposed to love and protect you. I pray they get released.🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏
Those boys were absolutely destroyed by their depraved, evil, twisted “father”!!
They DID NOT DESERVE LIFE IN PRISON!!
actually, they are painting pictures and getting an education, etc. Look at the crime photos of their parents if you want to see what "absolutely destroyed" looks like.
@@poboxchristmas380why are you OBSESSED with the crime scene photos 😂 TROLL
@@lnunez467 HAHAHA! I TYPE some things in CAPS! That has to mean I'm super SERIOUS. HAHA 🤣
Just let the adults talk.
As someone that has been horribly abused- I don’t agree with murder- but I understand their fear and what they went through
My brother misbehaved once in a while and his father would use a belt or anything to beat him with repeatedly, since childhood. When my brother was about 13 years old he grabbed the belt from his father's hand and chased him down the the hall of the house. That monster of a father soon after moved out.
In the 1960s, a child would be put in a foster home if you reported abuse. There were three of us children.
My mom is a loving/gentle person, who took good care of us BUT couldn't stop the madness that occurred once in a while.
What's your point? These children were way beyond just being beaten occasionally, they were raped repeatedly by their own father and their own mother refused to believe or help them.
I actually think Eric was not only the stronger of the two, but also the force behind the murders. It makes sense to me that they were separated because they worked symbiotically as lock and key.
Free the Menendez Brothers 🙏💯❤️🆓🔜🇿🇦📣
guys i think what brothers expirienced are more that word "abuse".
Franzese is credible. His description is phenom. I see he has a longer video and his own channel. Bless this man for speaking out.
How annoying to cut the video off while he's talking !
Man. Society as a whole is so cooked right now. This is Idiocracy.
Think about this ...a mob guy a boss 100 % knows 100% knows when someone is lying or telling the truth - the brothers need to be out-
A mob guy would never lie
@@ColinZiemer1 Nope. They would never lie. They are the epitome of a stand up guy
@@ColinZiemer1 Um, there is zero incentive for this guy to be lying about this. His survival in prison depended on being able to read people around him in prison and listen to his instincts, that was his point. It's obvious he's telling the truth - but you're too thick to understand logic.
The brothers were trapped and doomed from the day they were born. The whole system failed them. They served their time. They're not serial killers who get life without parole. Prayers they get released soon. 🙏🙏
It is even sadder when people describe the other as the “weaker” as if they could not find a single strong trait in him. Just why do people associate being a “good listener, being peaceful or not being argumentative” to being weak...
prison mentality. That's all they have in there.
Kind of shows the abuse dynamics and mentality in general and how common it is for boys to be judged by this as unfavourable and a pray for dominating males.
Thank you
Thank You Mike F. ❤❤❤
They need to be freed 🙏🏽
This same guy said lyle is manipulative in an older interview. Now he is so sad for them .
What a boring lady! She didn't get the joke 🤣
Your beautiful. And I agree.
That’s the first and only truthful thing you have Ever Said!!
Michael is a great man. I believe you and them. You did time with my Dad respect.
Prisoners who threatened them are just disgusting. They’ve already been through enough
These brothers need to be freed, so disgusting how they were abused.
No proof of that. So disgusting how they blew their mother's face and their father's head off to get to the money.
@@firenze5555Did you read the case they were sexually abuse and the dad literally took pictures of their private parts, so the real question is how sick is society to think that’s normal? Oh I know you people think that’s how boys should be raised? Or boys don’t get SA? You and the rest of the people saying they did it for money when they were already rich and just fed up with the abusive torment. No one should ever have to go through what they went through EVER
@@firenze5555tons of evidence and proof. You’re just one of them people talking out of their ass online. Go do some research!
@@SoundReserveStudio post it here for us. We'll wait.
@@poboxchristmas380 you can’t post pictures in comments. But Erik wrote a letter about the abuse MONTHS before the killings.
This dude knows EVERYBODY lol
😆fr that's what I was thinkin'. Powerful people need connections to become powerful though. It really is true that it's not about what you know, but who you know in this world. Michael's very intelligent, but he would be a nobody if he didn't know somebody that knows somebody.
Agreed. Same should have been used in mitigation of sentencing. Abused people have altered thinking ... they must have been terrified of their parents
That's all we need. The Menendez Brothers Podcast 😭😭
Set them free. This is so unjust.
Wr need to get them out of jail!!! It's been far to long! There had been people that went to jail for way more and have gotten out. I pray for them boys
Think about it: Years of abuse and rape! They were their dad's psychological prisoners. I don't excuse murder but I trying to place myself in their shoes and see why they went to that extreme to free themselves from their parents.
Do we need to hear this guy?Still love the way he makes up stories just to make money
I don't know the Menendez brothers. However, I suffered horrific abuse from both of my parents plus, seeing my own siblings abused. I have scars all over my body from being severely beaten. My mother loaned me out to be molested by a wealthy man, which he paid her for. It started when I was 6 then stopped when I was 12. She knew what he was doing. I told her, I told several people, no one did anything about it.
I got out of there as soon as I could, I got my younger sister out of there. Neither one of us became murderers or turned to drugs & crime.
People CAN choose.
Everyone is different, only “they “ know what they went through that drove them to do this , we ALL make mistakes a sin is a sin , wether it’s small or big , we all fell short of the glory of god , if those boys repent with all their heart, they WILL be forgiven , none of us are better then them , we are all sinners that need to repent….” He whom is free of sin , let him cast the first stone “ .
Time to free the Menendez Brothers ! Enough is Enough !
Their father was a monster but their mother was the instrument that handed her babies to those heinous crimes
What do you expect him to tell others in jail?
I don't blame the brothers for what they did u dont know what it feels like to be sexually abused or raped think 🤔 about that
Free the Menendez brothers!❤️
I hope the inmates showed more compassion to them than their parents
and didnt violate them. They’ve been through enough.
The brothers clung to one another for dear life. That was their survival.
Free this poor kids now 😭😭😭
As an aussie, when i first heard this story when it happened i thought what terrible spoilt rich kids, now knowing what appears to be the truth, i feel terrible and so sad for those 2 boys to endure what they did. The mother was just as much to.blame in my opinion as she did absolutely nothing to stop it. What an utter betrayal. I hope the boys are released and they can get some semblance of a life back.
@davidwang1807 it is my opinion and we are all allowed to have one right hey?,. If they were abused tbey should be allowed ti be free.
@davidwang1807 opinions are like ah's everyone has one and thats mine.
@davidwang1807 you need to undertstand what you read, i said opinions are like Ah's, everybody has one, i never said you or i was an Ah.
@davidwang1807 yep ok whatever...... i was not calling you an ah. If you cant see that, well i cant help that.
I don’t care what anybody says the way the handled the situation was extremely justified. Don’t tell me otherwise because what those boys went through is so DEMONIC and ugh it just pisses me of so much by their own father like HOW DARE YOU!
I don't think it is OK to kill your parents, even if they abuse you.
bad joke
I hope they get the new trial,they need to be heard and the truth needs to be heard….
I never thought they should have been locked up. I thought they’d been abused and needed counseling. I hope they free them. Enough already!
This world failed them when they were young, it's time to make it right.
I really don't understand. As a mother, my heart crushed when i learned about the boys story. But why not everyone believes them and others are not taking them seriously?
You can blame parents, to a certain point.
I am praying for the brothers!! ❤❤❤ may God Almighty give them peace!!
'No doubt about it.'
Where is the rest of the interview, it seems to be cut short.
Their father did unspeakable things to them and the mother did nothing. They should’ve been released years ago
post evidence.
no they didn't and no they shouldn't. you don't get to murder in this life.
@@samdaisy4182 no they didn’t? Oh please wake up
@@barnabascollins4625 again, post factual evidence.
@@poboxchristmas380 How about you actually watch the effing trial, it's literally on TH-cam. All the corroborating evidence as well as the witnesses' testimonies are in there. Nobody is supposed to do your research for you. Staying ill-informed and ignorant is your choice. It's not like this wasn't a high-profile case ffs.
I delt with something similar. My mother did not protect me from HER father (my grandfather). He ruined me.
Uncle Mike, I'm not judging - but couldn't they just leave?
Their father had the resources to go to the end of the earth to find them and would have probably taken the boys out so not to expose Jose's depravity!Their mom did nothing to help save them from their sick father,self medicated and also s/a one of the boys, so please.
FREE THE MENENDEZ BROTHERS ❤❤🕊️🕊️🕊️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
They broke into people's homes and stole over $100,000 that's CRIMINAL. Keep them locked up
Yeah, they were troubled from what was happening to them.. Things like that happen… 🙄
I bet being in prison was freedom to them instead of being in that horrific, abusive house hold😢
This guy wants his 5 minutes of fame! Cause in other interviews he doesn't admit being close! In fact he doesn't even believe them! Don't give this man any credit!
Thank you for saying this, this guy is like all the rest.
wow, really...wish I saw his other interviews, too
Liar. You are making things up. So you can't. Be trusted liar.
He doesnt need the fame.. hes already famous going wayy back. You shud google michael franzese capo of colombo crime family. His father is the real deal falsely jailed. Michael aint no dummy neither. Hes actually one of the last stand up dudes from that life that managed to turn his life around
@tessababyeah prove it, what interview did he say it in
They served enough time in jail.
I hope Lyle and Eric are granted parole.
MF has a story about everyone and everything! He is so full of crap!
You are right, On another interview he said Lyle was a very manipulator guy
He was there with them so ya I believe him.
Look who's on TH-cam sprouting air outta his ass. Like you would ever measure up to him. Jealous much...
he can't even pronounce thier last name.
he was there look it up
I feel they were never protected by theyre parents & believed when Jose said he would kill them
Let the brothers go free. They spent 30 plus years in jail , after living a hell with their parents. Let them have a proper normal rest of their life.
Free these men!
The system let them down, and they took matters into their hands. They are their own heroes. I applaud them!
They have done plenty of time. They were abused and it should have been looked into years ago in 1990’s. They should be freed.