On Aug. 20, 1989, 19-year-oldLyle Menendezmade a frantic call to Beverly Hills police.
Somebody shot my parents, he screamed into the receiver.
Since their arrest in 1990, theMenendez brothersand their case have been the subject of intense scrutiny.
TRIAL OF BROTHERS LYLE & ERIK MENENDEZ, PARRICIDESTed Soqui/Sygma/Getty Images
The public was fascinated by the trial, but the brothers became the butt of jokes.
I called Jay Lenos show one time to protest them making fun of them.
And thats all they did.
They just made fun of them, their aunt, Joan Vander Molen says in the new documentary.
I was told that we were public property now and they could do what they wanted.
She tellsRolling Stonewhile renewed interest has informed more people on the case, not all projects are helpful.
Murphy shot back, claiming the series was a move towards justice for the men.
The Menendez brothers have been very clearly against this series, Boling says.
It can hurt people in ways that a lot of producers may not even consider.
I think thats what made people obsessed then and what makes people obsessed now.
It has to do with something under the surface.
This story is about something bigger and deeper than the brothers themselves and the victims themselves.
Erik and Lyles story is still ongoing.
We have a moral and ethical obligation to review what is being presented to us.
Theres no clear understanding of whether the new inquiry could actually lead to the brothers being released from prison.
True crime should be victim-centric, she says.
In [the Menendez] case specifically, that particular dichotomy is what draws people into discussion around it.
Can they be both?
