(13 Nov 2024)
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Beverly Hills, Calif. – 12 November 2024
1. Various shots outside of the Menendez house
2. Onlookers zoom out wide shot to Menendez house
3. Various onlookers
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Genevieve Nelson of Long Island, New York:
"Well, because I followed this case since day one 35 something years ago. And I just thought it would be really great to come and see the actual house itself. And now there’s talks about maybe them possibly getting out. Who knows what’s really going to happen. But I kind of feel like I’m kind of a part of it. "
5. Various tourists outside home
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Genevieve Nelson of Long Island, New York:
"I’ve always been into – you know, weird as it might sound – like murder mysteries and all stuff like that. And I just, you know, I don’t think that’s the appeal of this house. And, you know, it was horrific what happened and everything, but it still just attracts people."
7. Tourists in sightseeing van outside home
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Genevieve Nelson of Long Island, New York
"I’m not defending what they did. I don’t think they did the right thing and I don’t think they went about it the right way. But I can understand it if the stuff that’s coming out now is true. I can understand why they would. And I don’t think that they’re a harm to society. And I think that they spent their time in jail and I think they should."
9. Tourists take photos from sightseeing van
STORYLINE:
The Beverly Hills, California home where Erik and Lyle Menendez killed their parents 35 years ago has become a tourist magnet with renewed focus on their case from two Netflix projects.
Tourists in sightseeing vans roll slowly by the home, snapping photos and shooting video, while others park in the neighborhood and walk up to the fence outside the home, which is currently unoccupied.
Genevieve Nelson of Long Island, New York was among the gawkers on a recent weekday.
"I’ve always been into – you know, weird as it might sound – like murder mysteries and all stuff like that. And I just, you know, I don’t think that’s the appeal of this house. And, you know, it was horrific what happened and everything, but it still just attracts people," she said.
Lyle Menendez, then 21, and Erik Menendez, then 18, admitted they fatally shot their entertainment executive father, Jose Menendez, and their mother, Kitty Menendez. The brothers said they feared their parents were about to kill them to stop people from finding out that Jose Menendez had sexually abused Erik Menendez for years.
The Menendez brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. But Los Angeles prosecutors have now recommended they be resentenced, giving them a chance at freedom. A judge must now approve that move, and the state parole board would have to sign off on the brothers’ potential release.
The brothers’ extended family has pleaded for their release, saying they deserve to be free after decades behind bars. Several family members have said that in today’s world — which is more aware of the impact of sexual abuse — the brothers would not have been convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life.
The Menendez case has gained new traction in recent weeks after Netflix began streaming the true-crime drama "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" and an accompanying documentary.
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