Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

"Are they monsters?"

2024

1 Seasons

9 Episodes

7.6(486 votes)

Ended

Drama

Crime

Overview

The story of the Menéndez brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez.

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6 videos

Cast & Crew

4 members

Acting

Javier Bardem

José Menendez

Acting

Chloë Sevigny

Mary Louise 'Kitty' Menendez

Acting

Cooper Koch

Erik Menendez

Acting

Nicholas Alexander Chavez

Lyle Menendez

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