Summary of Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monsters’ Series: Were the Menendez Brothers Incestuous Lovers?
Summary of Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monsters’ Series: Were the Menendez Brothers Incestuous Lovers?
The article reviews the Netflix series 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story', which explores the 1989 murders of Lyle and Erik Menendez's parents and the competing theories about their motivations. The series, created by Ryan Murphy, presents a complex and sensationalized portrayal of the events, with the brothers claiming they acted in response to lifelong sexual abuse and fear of imminent death, while prosecutors argued they were motivated by greed. The article notes that the series is trademark Murphy, with a mix of in-depth and superficial exploration of the events, and a focus on the brothers' relationships with each other and their parents.
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NetflixOn Aug. 20, 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez brutally murdered their parents, firing so many shots into them—to the point that Lyle returned to his car to reload his weapon—that their bodies were more or less mutilated.That crime is at the center of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, the second installment in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix anthology series (following Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story), and so too are competing theories about why they did the heinous deed. Lyle and Erik claimed they had acted in response to lifelong sexual abuse at the hands of their father, as well as a fear of imminent death. Prosecutors, meanwhile, argued that their motivation was simple greed, as the boys coveted the enormous inheritance their father was set to deny them.Murphy’s nine-episode show, though, posits an even juicier explanation: The boys wanted to slay their parents to keep secret the fact that they were engaged in an incestuous sexual relationship with each other.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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The article reviews the Netflix series 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story', which explores the 1989 murders of Lyle and Erik Menendez's parents and the competing theories about their motivations. The series, created by Ryan Murphy, presents a complex and sensationalized portrayal of the events, with the brothers claiming they acted in response to lifelong sexual abuse and fear of imminent death, while prosecutors argued they were motivated by greed. The article notes that the series is trademark Murphy, with a mix of in-depth and superficial exploration of the events, and a focus on the brothers' relationships with each other and their parents.