“Decades Later, Menendez Family Champions Convicted Killers: ‘A Tragic Story of Parental Betrayal’ Revealed in Shocking Press Conference”
Brian fiercely defended the brothers, saying: “I think about the pain and suffering they endured it breaks my heart to know that the system failed them so profoundly.
“They tried to protect themselves. The only way they knew how.”
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Brian also noted that the brothers are “not the same people they were 35 years ago and have “shown that they are more than their past.”
He continued: “They are survivors they deserve a chance to rebuild their lives. There are no longer being threat to society.”
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Joan said that “Lyle and Erik were failed by the very people who should have protected them — their parents, the system, and society at large.”
She said that after details of Lyle and Erik’s abuse came to light, it was clear the boys were simply trying to survive their father’s cruelty and needed to defend themselves.
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In 1989, the brothers — only 18 and 21 at the time — shot them 14 times with 12-gauge shotguns inside their Beverly Hills home.
They never denied the murders and instead claimed they acted in self-defense after being sexually abused by their father.
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Earlier today, RadarOnline.com revealed details from a letter written by Erik just eight months before the murder.
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