Brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez riveted the nation in 1996 when they were convicted of the 1989 murder of their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion.
The kids of a wealthy movie studio executive with a track record for trouble led the public to believe that they were spoiled rich brats after mommy and daddy’s money.
But the long and heart-wrenching testimonies of the brothers, as well as other family members, uncovered a past of extreme sexual abuse at the hand of their father, Jose Menendez.
After being given a double life sentence without parole, Erik and Lyle were separated in different prisons and haven’t seen each other since.
But last week, they laid eyes upon each other for the very first time in over 20 years.
Both brothers instantly burst into tears upon meeting at the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego. The last time they had seen one another was September 10, 1996, the day of their conviction.
Their aunt, Marta Cano, recently opened up to ABC News about the new faith that her godson Erik has found in prison, that was absent in his troubled home-life growing up.
