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Did the Menendez Brothers Inherit Money After Killing Their Parents?

Here’s more about whether Lyle and Erik inherited any money after killing their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, and if so, how much.

The 10-episode season streaming on Netflix intends to explore whether the brothers were cold-blooded killers seeking to inherit their family’s fortune, as the prosecution argued, or victims of a lifetime of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse at the hands of their parents, as the defense claimed and Lyle and Erik maintain to this day. Additionally, Erik racked up thousands in gambling losses and hired a tennis coach for $60,000 a year in hopes of turning professional. About half of that amount went toward the brothers’ legal fees, including those of attorney Leslie Abramson, who argued that José and Kitty subjected their sons to years of emotional and sexual abuse.

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