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Monsters Netflix is trying to capitalize on the success of its third most-watched show ever, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer story, by having creator Ryan Murphy do a whole series about famous killers. Now, that’s led to the release of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, which has shot to the top of Netflix’s Top 10 list instantly, and is likely to stay there. The show follows the story of the two brothers who murdered their parents, were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.
And as usually happens, the subjects are not very amused about their portrayal there. The show has drawn a response from Erik Menendez himself, currently serving his life sentence, now age 53. Here’s what he said in a newly released statement: Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Saturday, September 21 New Microsoft Windows Warning—You Must Never Do This On Your PC Apple’s Update Decision—Google Ridicules iPhone As Bad News Hits Trial of the Menendez brothers in Los Angeles - From left to right : Erik Menendez with his attorney .
.. [+] : Leslie Abramson and his brother Lyle Menendez.
Los Angeles, 9th March 1994. (Photo by Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images) It's not made specific what scenes Erik may be pushing back against in the show. There is focus on the abuse Erik and Lyle faced from their father, including a one-shot episode that is an entire conversation about Erik describing, in extremely graphic detail, the nature of his abuse.
The boys are not exactly portrayed as heroic, but the abuse they suffered is a significant part of the story. Though it’s no shock that they might not like their depiction in a show like this, given the context. We’ll see if Lyle comments, or if this draws a response from Murphy or Netflix.
Last time around, Murphy had to contend with ire from the families of Dahmer’s victims. Now it’s a killer himself. Follow me on Twitter , YouTube , and Instagram .
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