Lyle and Erik Menendez tell their story from prison in trailer for new Netflix documentary

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Netflix has confirmed that a documentary seeing Lyle and Erik Menendez tell their version of the murders of José and Kitty Menendez in 1989.

The story of the Menendez brothers is once again at the forefront of public consciousness, thanks to the case being the subject of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan's series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.

Following its release earlier this month, Monsters has shot to number one on the streaming site and been heavily talked about online.

Now, Lyle and Erik will be telling their version of events in their own words, as Netflix has confirmed today (23 September) that The Menendez Brothers will be airing on the platform next month.

Watch the trailer below:

In the trailer, Erik and Lyle can be heard speaking from behind bars at Donovan Correctional Facility, California - where they are currently serving life sentences - and vowing to make sure people 'understand the truth'.

The Menendez brothers' case became infamous across the US in the 90s during the televised trial. Defence lawyers argued that Erik and Lyle had killed their parents in self-defence, following allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of their father, José.

Meanwhile, the prosecution would argue the boys shot their parents multiple times with shotguns for financial benefit.

Their first trial in 1993 ended as a mistrial before the pair were later convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole.

"Everybody asks why we killed our parents," one of the brothers can be heard saying in the trailer. "Maybe now people can understand the truth."

The documentary also promises to touch on renewed interest in the case, including movements online - particularly on social media platforms such as TikTok - which want to see the brothers released from jail.

Meanwhile, Erik has since spoken against his and Lyle's depiction in Monsters, accusing Murphy of telling 'blatant lies' in the series.

Slamming the show in a statement, he said: "I believed we had moved beyond the lies and ruinous character portrayals of Lyle, creating a caricature of Lyle rooted in horrible and blatant lies rampant in the show.

"I can only believe they were done so on purpose. It is with a heavy heart that I say, I believe Ryan Murphy cannot be this naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives so as to do this without bad intent."

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— Tammi Menendez (@TammiMenendez1) September 20, 2024

The Menendez Brothers will premiere on 7 October on Netflix.