it just wasn t real. they re sociopaths and pretty big ones. now almost 30 years later chilling new details. evidence never broadcast before! a letter, hinting at secrets too dark to imagine. this is so outside of the norm something is going on in that house. did they kill in cold blood or in crippling fear? oh man it was gut-wrenching. i wanted to bust the door down. they spoke the truth about what had happened. tonight, hear from the brothers themselves. people were afraid of him. let s go through this bit by bit. there was no way he was gonna let this secret get out. silence destroyed our whole family. here it was the shining symbol of their success. here, finally, an address worthy of their long struggle their amazing rise. beverly hills, california. beverly hills emergency. careful what you wish for. someone killed my parents! 28 years later it s still the case that has the power to shock. it s beverly hills. it s the movie bus
were ready for the cameras. it was the first televiseda courtroom drama that captivated the united states. it was a huge deal. spoke erik and lyle menendez convicted of murdering their own parents. i shut my mom. it wasn t real. it just wasn t real. they are sociopaths. and big ones. chilling details. a letter ending in secrets, too dark to imagine. this is so out of the norm. did they kill in cold blood? or in crippling fear? it was gut wrenching. they spoke the truth about what happened. here from the brothers themselves. let s go through this bit by bit. there was no way he was going to let this secret get out. silence destroyed our s whole family. . symbol of their success. here ait was, the shining symbol of their success. here finally an address for the of their long struggle, their amazing rise, beverly hills, california. careful what you wish for. all these years later, it s still the case that has the power to shock. it s beverly hills, th
i m sorry. that is the height of cruelty. what s more, observed reporter alan abrahamson. let s count how many seconds it might take to go out to the walk. walk. walk. walk. grab the shotgun shell. put the shotgun shell in. run back in. remember, time is ticking. time is ticking. you put the barrel of that shotgun against her cheek and you pull. that is intent. no doubt about it. the prosecution believed the brothers were flat-out lying about the abuse and the events leading up to the murders. and, as it turned out, their testimony gave the state a big opening. they offered their mental state, as a defense. and when you offer your mental state as a defense, you have waived your psychiatric patient privilege. remember that? by testifying, the brothers had put their mental state on center stage, meaning the tape was now fair game. the defense played the tape
against her cheek, and you pulled the trigger, did you love your mother? yes. and was that an act of love, mr. menendez? it was confusion and fear. you were afraid of her at that point? yes. they slaughtered their mother in a way that was so cruel she got up to run, and they went out, and they reloaded, and they put the gun up to her cheek, and blew her brains out. i m sorry, that is the height of cruelty. reporter: what s more, observed reporter alan abrahamson let s count how many seconds it might take to go out to the car. walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, grab the shotgun shell, put the shotgun shell in, run back in. remember, time is ticking. time is ticking. you put the barrel of that shotgun against her cheek, and you pull. that is intent, no doubt about it.
it was confusion and fear. you were afraid of her at that point? yes. they slaughtered their mother in a way that was so cruel she got up to run, and they went out, and they reloaded, and they put the gun up to her cheek, and blew her brains out. i m sorry, that is the height of cruelty. what s more, observed reporter alan abrahamson let s count how many seconds it might take to go out to the car. walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, grab the shotgun shell, put the shotgun shell in, run back in. remember, time is ticking. time is ticking. you put the barrel of that shotgun against her cheek, and you pull. that is intent, no doubt about it. the prosecution believed the brothers were flat out lying about the abuse, and the events leading up to the murders, and