Erik Menendez’s Testimony: “My Dad Had Been Molesting Me” | The Menendez Brothers

[@LuluRara-tt8jq]

Imagine going through all that pain and revealing it in front of the whole world, only to be mocked nonstop by the media and everyone

[@swimfast724]

He had probably never said it out loud before... I'm sure with the lawyer he had answered "yes" to the questions "did your dad molest you", but to actually say the words "my father molested me" is a really big emotional traumatic thing. It's not overdramatic or acting, this is what happened

[@sergiomonteiro9941]

Mentira , DOIs vagabundos , que mataram os pais só pra ficarem com a Herança!!!!

[@GiGis2012]

😢😢😢😢

[@NightBreed-vk8pp]

Dats sad. Inleast the world are supporting them now

[@kimpinson]

Sad situation and unfortunately it happens all the time.

[@hanssmile-j3u]

That noise in his throat is him trying to suppress his emotions so he won't start sobbing uncontrollably. He is being 100% truthful. I can't imagine the pain.

[@rickgregoire2155]

Except for the fact that he was an actor, so there’s that! Plus for the fact that his brother admitted that they made up the whole thing

[@justagerman140]

​@@rickgregoire2155 don't act like you know him just because you watched a netflix series or a couple of shorts on youtube

[@blue_peachz]

@@rickgregoire2155 doubt it, i was studying their body language. and one showed erics lip quivering quickly and uncontrollably which you aren't able to do unless feeling true emotions. Faking it isnt possible. At all

[@me5yago625]

​@@rickgregoire2155wheres the proof of them admitting that they lied

[@holz19dancegirl56]

@@rickgregoire2155when?..is there recording of this?

[@MidWestLife2022]

We tell kids in society to defend themselves against monsters, and when they do, they get a life sentence. Sickening. Free these brothers!

[@teresachapman205]

Indeed. FREE THEM!!!!.

[@cartergomez5390]

Yeah, there’s no way they could’ve defended themselves when they were so little 😢

[@laraluna9365]

I think the courts and people in power did this as a warning or to make an example of victims. If you read the Franklin Cover Up and do a deep dive into the music industry and Hollywood, this was common in the 80s. The masses didn’t believe it.

[@FaridysRodriguez]

Pero no es bueno convertirse en asesinos 😢 Pagaron con la cárcel, privados de libertad 😢 No era la manera

[@teresachapman205]

@@fahimashah4573 Forcing her oldest son into sleeping with her and having sexual relations when her husband started focusing on SA'ing Eric excludes her from being 'innocent'. Netflix leaves out important details/facts that are vital to understanding what caused them to snap to the degree they did. The actual trial footage presents the evidence and testimonies without some producer/editor picking and choosing to fit the angle they feel will bring in the most viewership.

[@onkel8395]

Wow, THAT'S pain in it's purest form. This clip is physically painfull to watch. God bless him.

[@galiabar-kochva3807]

😥

[@ofeliacaballero1293]

😢

[@salvindersinghdhaliwal2453]

Really there are fucking monsters 😡

[@StonieBlaze]

You can literally feel his pain, how people missed that emotion is beyond me, but I see where we are as a society in 2024 and most people only have surface level feelings these days.. THIS is genuine emotion...

[@niltoncarvalho2756]

Do irmão tbm é de partir o coração.

[@lisagormley8885]

Those boys deserve justice free them

[@jimbosaul3996]

bullshit !! they killed BOTH parents. the mother didnt molest him ! theyre evil.

[@TheQuenisha1]

There is no ways these brothers should have been put in prison, you can tell every single word he say is true.

[@goldenparachute392]

@@TheQuenisha1the guy was an actor, FYI

[@FAITH_HOPE-t7o]

@@goldenparachute392 fyi why does it matter. I’m a bit confused .

[@Genesis-j2s]

@@goldenparachute392no he’s not an actor the actor just looks like him

[@OphanielH]

As a victim of childhood trauma, i know the feeling of thinking you are helpless and no one can help you. I remember crying on the street in emotional pain at age 15 and no one cared to stop and ask what was wrong with me. My school, the therapist, my doctor, my mom, my brother they all treated me like i was just a delinquent child. I broke his window and that's all the justice i got. He was 35 i was 15. Even now as an adult i still feel that resentment towards other adults, and a need to protect all children. I feel like i cant trust anyone like im alone in this world in my pain no one will help me but i can help those little ones who are in the same position i was.

[@EvelynGuth-yy9to]

... 🥺😔 .... ❤️‍🩹🥹🙏🫶😌❣️✌️

[@beatricejsm6678]

That's so painful I hope you find peace and love. Only through Jesus we can overcome this situation🙏❤️

[@cricket34]

God/Jesus can help you.

[@ruthdanielaarevalogarcia9585]

Deseo de todo corazón que muy pronto te des cuenta que estás equivocado, que si haya mucha gente que pueda ayudarte con tu dolor y que si encuentres a esas personas buenas y dignas de recibir tu confianza ya que no todas las personas son iguales, te envío un abrazo de todo corazón 🫂 y que encuentres paz en jesucristo 🙏🏼🕊️

[@michellereyes5305]

I imagine it all was very hard for you to endure. Sadly you didn't have someone to support you in a moment when you needed it the most. I really hope for you to find that support and someone who can embrace you like you should be. God bless you so much ❤

[@riki1969]

I wish someone gave him a warm tight long hug in that moment. I'm so tired of seeing those two suffering.

[@liloudubois7849]

They’ve been failed over and over. It’s so sad to watch.

[@claudiamiladygilzamora416]

😢Dios mío que dolor han sufrido estos chicos

[@mvianeyful]

Me too. 😢

[@shiwangee]

I had the same thought It's simply terrible

[@43warriormode98]

Agree!!!!

[@Damkooo85]

The real Monsters are their parents. And their parents are exactly where they need to be. Brothers should be free!!!❤

[@graceargentina]

I agree

[@shenitagriffin2786]

Samething I said❤❤❤❤

[@anyabravo370]

YES

[@KaraFarrow]

Agree

[@me-pz5yi]

💯

[@chesneewhite7066]

I just want to hug him. These brothers need the rest of their lives to be told and shown true human kindness and love.

[@sandragianoni9088]

Un abbraccio di affetto solidarietà forza Dio vi curerà vi guarirà e ci sarà giustizia sia divina che terrena siate forti coraggiosi le anime belle e pure pregano x voi benedizioni 🤗👏👏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@anasoto3781]

The way his faces moves trying to control his emotions and not burst into tears 😢😢, you can’t fake that.

[@Ann-q7s4r]

Agreed. It's painful to watch. Eric often wanted to get a hold of a lemon and ketchup because those two things helped to get the taste of his father's semen out of his mouth - this info per two older, female relatives.

[@hrmsgirl]

I agree this seems real. And this is also an example of why people, especially men, do not report the assaults. No one believes them and males feel like it takes their manhood. So telling your deepest darkest secrets to a room full of strangers and its also televized and will be in newspapers and in magazines, that is raw emotion. The world feels your parents were very respected but doesn't know what happened behind closed doors

[@Dargyful]

Of course you can when your freedom is on the line

[@wetwaters7400]

I don't believe him or his brother. Especially during that time, kids were killing their parents for any and every reason under the sun, especially for the so called inheritance

[@johysosa7393]

Así es, en verdad debieron investigar más me habría encantando que Netflix hubiese producido antes 😢

[@nicolecioffi3406]

People made fun of them. Thought they were lying. Horrible. The real criminals are dead and the victims are in jail :(

[@tyronbenadie148]

I fully agree with you

[@jpmnky]

It didn’t give them the authority to do that. I do agree they have served more than enough time and should’ve been paroled years ago. Until that Netflix show come about I hadn’t thought about this case in years. Was in HS when they were convicted. The OJ trial was longer. But the period between the crime and verdict was what, 7-8 years? Had been hearing about them in the news from 4th to 11th grade.

[@heavensurvivor2097]

This is true. These guys needed serious help especially if they went to therapist seeking help

[@tatjana9622]

😔

[@edwincamilo2958]

De acuerdo con Tigo y aún después de muertos siguieron haciendo daño a sus hijos

[@laurazalazar9245]

ME DESTROZA la fuerza que hace para no llorar y mostrarse fuerte. Esa angustia y dolor no se puede fingir!!! libertad para Erik y Lyle.

[@NH-tb2sm]

This is heartbreaking to watch. That pain is real.

[@JudithBarletta]

It's so hard to re-live this pain . Let them Free

[@Ilovelouispartridge1]

the quivering of erik’s lip, the voice crack, tears, and facial expressions are what gets me ❤️‍🩹

[@josgn]

it's absolutely heartbreaking 😪

[@patriciaaraya5161]

Pobres chicos cuanto deben haber sufrido quienes los debían proteger eran sus peores pesadillas

[@katesaint8274]

Tortured physically and mentally .

[@IAMJewel-u3y]

As someone who knows this pain, my soul is screaming with the pain of this child. My heart is aching.

[@gokuschichis]

Not even the best actors can authentically capture this type of pain. I hope he and his brother will be free soon

[@arvanni]

🙏 Me too. 😢

[@stevofla239]

Actors literally do this

[@kizzyk4856]

I came name at least five actors who can do this and have delivered great performances. However, this does appear to be real and genuine.

[@Mila-wc4yb]

​@@stevofla239Hay que ser muy estúpido para no captar el dolor que expresa éste joven, por lo sucedido.

[@RLucas3000]

Tell that to Merel Streep. This was all over the news, entertainment tonight, the consensus seemed to be that they were probably making it up, but even if they were telling the truth, killing both parents with a shotgun was not the solution, they were both fully adult looking men now, look at this case with the skepticism you look at Casey Anthony’s innocence with, as there were many similar details to this case as to her’s, I just don’t remember them now, but stuff like just partying with the insurance money rather than seeking therapy with it, which you would think they would want with their ‘pain’, stuff like that

[@midwestmama83]

I just want to hug this man ❤

[@shawnnahewett4870]

I am STUNNED that anyone made fun of them or thought they were faking. You can see how difficult it it for him to choke the words out. He is pressing his lips together because he doesn't want to say it and taking deep breaths to fight back tears to no avail. These two were done with living in terror.

[@kennytesta9312]

It’s the fakest testimony I’ve ever seen

[@JosetteA]

He bragged to his girlfriend about how convincing his tears were. That's part of why they were convicted; his girlfriend recorded hours of his conversations with her.

[@Gawwjusgurlxo]

@@JosetteAthat was Lyle

[@Mamalinz50]

@@JosetteAYes, and it wasn’t admissible during the trial, because she wasn’t a credible witness or didn’t you bother watching the show??

[@holz19dancegirl56]

@@JosetteA that was Lyle but if you listen to the tapes there was no bragging

[@yesika1157]

Prosecutors says theyre acting. Like damn, not even an oscar-awarded actor can act that. Those are real emotion

[@marcpressman7559]

The crime was real too.

[@TalLeGal]

@@marcpressman7559That’s wasn’t in question. The question was “why”? THIS was “why”😒

[@KatherineW12]

​@@marcpressman7559Of course!!! SELF DEFENSE!

[@oleeshanorris5343]

If I was the judge, I'm ending the trial right there. He can't even complete the damn sentence

[@Ann-q7s4r]

​@@jeremywright5390Thst well? Really? You don't feel his pain?

[@candimero1151]

As a survivor myself..as a person that finally found the bravery to “tell “..and my ENTIRE family turned against me..and called me crazy..I even had a half sister that told me “if we side we you we will get nothing “..so my mother and my Aunt ..and my 2 half sisters chose to support my perpetrator..I totally get this and I’m so sorry for their pain and not one person standing with them

[@VaNatureLover]

I’m so sorry that happened to you. It is not uncommon. Just know that you are loved. Blessed and strong and I pray your story will encourage others. Xoxo

[@lxdydi]

La gente cobarde solo apoyan al q les conviene.

[@claraporroni962]

I am very sorry for your suffering. Be strong and pray to God for help. Rely on good people next to you and love you and have a good life. Prayers and best wishes to you

[@candimero1151]

@@claraporroni962 That’s very kind of you..Thank You🙏

[@candimero1151]

@@VaNatureLover Thank you

[@LadyLovedByGod]

That's why I never judge anyone because you never know what people go through

[@miriamcornejo4448]

So truth and like I always said if you are going to judge it is because they have judged you first 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@RobertJohnson-hp4gz]

I’m gonna judge a murder the f-ck?

[@malyahxx8092]

@@RobertJohnson-hp4gznot us stay safe

[@PracticalPerry]

So true. Thank you.

[@mariaversace8205]

Ich finde es sehr schön wie du denkst! Grosses Lob! ❤ Ich denke ähnlich.

[@matthewvasquez9278]

Those are real emotions, this man was abused and traumatized his whole life, sick parents, the should be set free

[@Artemisia300]

Absolutely

[@jgibson8092]

Right . These guys would have to be the best actors in the world to fake these type of emotions.

[@carmor1973]

Deveriam ser soltos há muito tempo

[@thedabbinunicorn5432]

Absolutely! No one could act this out ! They've spent too long in prison

[@rosedemello9945]

It's a disgusting and unjust legal system that jails victims of abuse. They should have been given therapy NOT prison for life!!! Disgraceful!! Shame on the system that locks, away the victims!!!

[@Pandasandcoffee]

Peace & blessings to the Menendez brothers 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@jaclynthomas4505]

Justice for the Menendez Boys; I believe the parents were the monsters and their sons were not their only victims!!

[@katrinasheffelle1264]

They weren't someone came out about the father drugging ans rapeing them recently

[@Frank-mt2hf]

Everybody watching the show in the comments saying free them guys 😂

[@groc4234]

You can believe whatever you want, ZERO evidence that it happen

[@lorrainefoster1320]

The father was over the group Menudo and he raped one of those boys

[@GinaRomantica]

Just heard something about one of the kids,in Menudo,was preyed upon (to put it mildly). That “father” was a sick s.o.b.

[@247247express]

This was the best documentary showing the dark side of abuse. Only society cannot understand the pain and torture they faced cruelty is real and genuine

[@ekko6757]

Yea it was so bad that the 1st thing they bought after offing their parents was a rolex

[@paulawilkinson6341]

I for one believe these boys were telling the truth about the sexual abuse . No one can act like that . The painful memories are shown on Eric’s face . It’s the parents that were monsters !

[@TMoore-rl9my]

This series is wild and I was a kid tho when this came out😮

[@mariaazurduy2092]

what’s the name of the documentary?

[@hatcher6199]

@@mariaazurduy2092second. I know the Netflix show but what’s the name of the doc?

[@mayaranogueira739]

Que rapaz mais lindo, e que dor no seu olhar, que eles consigam liberdade logo… a dor dele é tão sincera😢😢

[@TradBarbie]

He is *_ABSOLUTELY_* telling the truth. This is exactly what happens when certain people ask me certain things about my Husband and I'm trying to not cry.

[@nihilist_lol]

Lol shut up barbie. This aint about you

[@MrRecklessryan]

It's quite easy for certain people to do this almost on que, it's a really hard one to judge.

[@TradBarbie]

@@MrRecklessryan I can cry on queue immediately. I can read people immediately and come from a family of sykohp⁴ths. I can see when people pretend to have involuntary movements, very easily. He is too young here, too be able to throw me off. I promise this is real.

[@zuru7897]

Oof hope things get better for you

[@zildapati2043]

Ele foi levado a fazer o que fez. Mas não foi forte, o suficiente para dizer não ao mal. Está vida é passageira. O arrependimento verdadeiro, do fundo da alma, nos leva a Deus, nos dá paz e nos leva à verdadeira vida: a Vida Eterna.

[@polynesianmoka89]

When he says "Papa" this broke me. As a survivor myself of the kind of pain this man experienced, this is a genuine release of pain. Trying to relay an answer and simultaneously reliving painful memories is so painful. So painful.

[@nancybrown2609]

I’m so sorry for you and those boys. Precious children treated this way is beyond EVIL There are no words for how awful this is Let those boys go

[@teresawww]

​@nancybrown2609 and I wonder if the outcome would've been different if the defendants had of been girl's.

[@geremylabrador5293]

thank you for sharing. this is some raw real shit that many many ppl are blind or protected from. Sad world.

[@CharlotteBluejay]

I'm really sorry, but I did not hear that Erik said "Papa" here in this video???

[@kw9568]

This video is edited. It removes the part where the attorney is forcing him to give an answer now!!! Despite the fact that he was crying and breaking down on the stand. 😓

[@luannekizer5209]

Poor man..I hope there comes a time when he can find peace in his soul. The pain is evident, why would anyone think he's not telling the truth. Justice here would be to set these brothers free.

[@hikergirl56]

I think he has found peace. He’s lived a good life in prison and has done very important work. He’s been happily married for many years. He’s made the best of a bad situation. Now he just needs to be released. He’s served more than half his life. It’s beyond time for him to be free. Lyle too.

[@roshniguptarauniyar]

Please release them. It's really heartbreaking. They have suffered enough already since they're young. Please give them their life back

[@UmdiaporVez-qu4mr]

Como vcs são manipulados por narcisistas. 😢

[@7NativeRN]

I totally agree with you!!

[@riki1969]

Shutup? ​narcissisticis exactly what their father was? Why do you act luke you knew them? You can't make that up. You deserve to experienc that honestly. @@UmdiaporVez-qu4mr

[@YamiSanchez-we8rg]

How can you be so heartless? They've been through a lot and you shouldn't sit here and say they are lying​@@UmdiaporVez-qu4mr

[@vki6994]

We should create a campaign, I totally agree with you! Free them !!!

[@anaberaldo3009]

Que tristeza meu Deus! Que tristeza ouvir um filho tão jovem e tão machucado, fazendo esse relato! Que tristeza fazê-lo reviver tamanha barbarie. Não sou a favor de violência alguma, mas fica difícil defender esse pai e essa mãe. E acho muito complicado a culpa ser totalmente atribuída a esses filhos! Afinal, o ambiente onde cresceram me parece doentio. Como condená-los, enquanto nosso papel como sociedade, seria protegê-los. Sinto muito pelos dois irmãos, por toda violência que passaram.

[@beatricejsm6678]

Yeah, this should be change ultimately😓😓😭

[@TheMrD661]

I was molested by my dad also from the time I was eight years old till I was 12 years old 😢 I believe him when he tries to say it, and it won’t come out. It’s something so shameful to have to say out loud.

[@truthbtruth8559]

I watched this entire nightmare unfold right when it first aired 30 years ago. I already knew that these 2 brothers had been sexually assaulted by at least one of their parents, just from the pain they displayed. No child murders a parent unless that child was grossly abused and/or the child has mental illness. A very tragic story all around! 💔

[@Clintsessentials]

Totally agree.

[@yts70r135]

well sometimes there are extremely ungrateful sons, like christopher Porco, or Grant Amato, or many others.. Bit i agree with you on the fact that this was not the case for the menendez brothers.

[@maryposa1980]

Toda la razón a veces quisieras que tus papás no estuvieran en esta vida por berrinche adolescente pero no andas pensando en mandarlos con Diosito Pero ya eran adultos ya faltaba poco para poder independizarse pero tbm había una realidad no eran muy buenos en lo que hacían les iba a costar trabajo adaptarse a una sociedad que espera a mucho de ellos por ser hijos de... tomaron malas decisiones

[@lazylurker2842]

Must have been so annoying watching them being sentenced in real time 😢

[@bonniejosavland3227]

@@lazylurker2842they needed a different attorney & approach! 2nd trial the judge didn’t let the aunts disclose the SA & needing lemon or ketchup to cut the seman taste from dad’s jizz👀🤬😭

[@tarrenmurphy4183]

I'm so sorry. Man I just am at a loss for words really. Looking at this tearing up.

[@caroljackson5051]

He is tearing up at the prison sentence before him.

[@Mro637]

What’s worse is that he thought he was protecting his mother’s feelings by not telling her about the abuse and keeping it a secret but she told him that she knew about it all along. She did nothing.

[@AnaZatarain-n5v]

Justicia para los hermanos Menéndez!!! Libertad para ellos por el amor de DIOS🙏❤️🥹🥹🥹

[@nayomeer4736]

This is absolute heartbreaking. There is deep imbedded pain that we can only pray will find a level of healing. My heart breaks for these two brothers. God heal them. 🙏💝

[@shannonlxc4748]

​@@3x157 where can I read those records?

[@A.M-b8t]

​​​@@3x157 Please stop spreading misinformation, there is no such record, in fact, there are records of witnesses like Donovan Goodreau (Lyle's closest friend at the time) corroborating the abuse in an interview he did with reporter Robert Rand. And that ain't the only evidence of their parents being abusive towards them by far.

[@A.M-b8t]

@@3x157 Except it isn't ? Where are you getting your information from, seriously curious.

[@renetje210]

Their father was a pedophile. There was a man that stepped forward that had been drugged and raped by their record executive father, when he was just a kid in a boy band called Menudo. His name was Roy. I really hope that these brothers will be released from prison. They have served way too much time.

[@Animeow08]

Ummm are you absolutely slow 🤡🤡

[@Cactusflow3R-m2]

His face makes me cry, no-one should be put through that, this world is messed up

[@andresacuna641]

There are recordings when he said what happen and we was acting 🎭

[@jenniferhughes6057]

Excellent acting

[@kellio8087]

100%

[@tauresattauresa7137]

Surely that pain must come from somewhere. ​@@andresacuna641

[@2Bad4YOUuu]

​@andresacuna641 The point is, "No one" should be put through sexual (nor other types) of abuse! Whether you believe the Menendez story or not is frankly irrelevant. This sort of trauma is going on right now, somewhere in the world, with the silent tears of a helpless child. It needs to end now!

[@everydaywithsandra]

Oh my so sad so overwhelmed to see and hear this the pain they need to be released

[@solramallo19]

Libertad para estos dos honbres. Para cada reacción siempre hay una acción. Dios mio. Ellos hicieron lo q pudieron

[@michele6624]

I want these guys out of jail. I am so sick of people saying they were in it for the money. Whoever says that is disgusting if they haven’t watched the entire trial, they have no right to judge on even there psychiatrist was connected to the parents. Dad had everything rigged, he was a predator. These kids were tortured more than men and more and they were children. These men deserve to be out and free now!

[@cherubicnerd]

@@jblaze1336That was the first time that they were free of their parents tyranny.

[@isabelluhl7772]

@@cherubicnerdah,and that justifies to murderer them ??? Disgusting…

[@carmor1973]

Me too

[@CalogeroSmith]

​​@@isabelluhl7772ah I'm free and he' despite his evident more than traumatic situation, he's in jail = totally lack of empathy, ignorance on the facts, judgemetal and superficial.

[@louis9945]

​@@isabelluhl7772They served enough time without their freedom.

[@yopekok5448]

How can anyone not feel his pain? So very heartbreaking.

[@estrelladelamanana2416]

My dear Erik I see your pain 😢 😢 JUSTICE, JUSTICE as soon is possible 🙏

[@kinglinus3708]

Yes but gypsy gets out

[@kellygama921]

​@@kinglinus3708these brothers threw a bunch of crock bullshit on the wall and see what would stick . The acting was good though. They must of had onions in there pockets

[@Mystomachistouchinmyback]

@@kellygama921yeah that's not true at all. There's a lot of evidence to prove what you're saying is wrong.

[@AzareluvsAri]

@@kellygama921a guy came out saying that the dad had SA’ed him when he was 14

[@GL00MY_SW4MPZ]

@@kinglinus3708 exactly.. it’s literally so fucking unfair

[@elenamarina9736]

The Monsters were the PARENTS! So sorry for these broken boys ...

[@Kmn66648]

💯

[@YesNo-q6x]

Facts

[@Mohamad-m7md]

Their mother was innocent I don’t have any sympathy for psychopaths who kill their mother

[@Dangling-Participle]

Yeah, the parents were shitty, but they still didn’t deserve to be murdered. These guys, especially Lyle, were pieces of shit.

[@Josiageg-h6u]

Kitty let this happen to them she’s just as guilty for turning a cheek to the horrible things Jose did to these boys

[@clemneho9433]

He is not acting, this is real emotion, he finds it hard to express with all the trauma, shame confusion all built up young man wanting to feel normal. I hope time has been healing for the brothers, they deserve freedom.👍🤞

[@CrystalSharp10]

😢😭😢😭😢😭 Erik there are so many people crying because of what you went through. 😢😭😢😭😢😭 I pray for your freedom and good fortunes.

[@angelarock5272]

I pray 🙏for his happiness🌻💗 and peace of mind 💜❤x

[@Jewel-ju2qz]

heartbreaking life these men had as children 💔 the 'parents' deserved everything they got

[@AnnQuebecPolska]

100% true emotions. Real tears are present, redness in the eyes and nose. When he says “My dad” look closely at how much he steps back. This indicates an incredible fear of his father.

[@anitastewart1148]

This is the most real that anyone can be . That answer was raw emotion

[@S.M.F_ineday]

I just hate that they force it out of him 😭 devastating to have to admit this not only to yourself but to a room full of strangers.

[@shanemayne]

Or just really good acting

[@evyandonch553]

This is so real. Saying out loud what happened is so hard and painful - unless a person has been there you can’t imagine how painful it is especially when it’s a parent because it feels like betrayal-its a tug of war between love of one’s parent and the truth of what happened.

[@helenadair32]

​@@shanemaynenot acting, that's how I act when speaking of my abuse

[@keryeeastin4022]

These people in court were callous and hurtful during this trial.

[@Tech-Corner2023]

How "some" men react with rage to sexual abuse of these brothers and think they should be rotten in jail. It makes me suspicious of what they are doing behind closed bars.

[@GloriaRodriguez-vy1gk]

Makes me think they are child molestors afraid of repercusions

[@mashroom2927]

I can’t believe people made fun of them! The amount of ignorance people used to have was surreal. The lack of education and sticking to sick social norms and lack of sympathy and empathy. If these two had their testimony in 2020s they may never had been to jail or punished for less than a deacde.

[@nancybrown2609]

The damn media always influences public opinion and never in the right way! The media is evil

[@Spikedhoney1]

I saw the snl skit the other day (it’s really old but still messed up) and I couldn’t believe it ! So disgusting :( idk how I’d feel if I saw someone making a mockery out of my trauma. Every crew and audience member should be ashamed of themselves.

[@sheenakarr5572]

Many people did not believe the story about the abuse because it had never come out before to anybody. They're closest friends, girlfriend. Nobody knew about the abuse, so it's kinda hard to believe that like. Oh, they killed their parents. And now, all of a sudden, they want to say that they were abused.????

[@aldastroud9671]

​@@sheenakarr5572so what the cousins listen and what they say to their cousins didn't count? The injuries? Please think

[@Animeow08]

⁠@@aldastroud9671 umm a lot of people testified like the car salesman who said Lyle was calling the car his dad bought “a piece of shit.” What does your slow ass has to say about that?🤡

[@supercali1471]

These parents are sick and monsters! Free these brothers! ❤️♥️

[@Kari.Mariee]

I love that she became a therapist to help people even after everything she’s been through. I’m finishing my masters in counseling after a therapist helped me with anxiety. I can’t even fathom the things she’s been through so to gather the strength and courage to survive AND help others speaks to how wonderful she is

[@michellesouthflorida9682]

back then the people and media did not want to talk or think about incest with fathers and sons. Makes me sooo mad that there were family members that stated in their first trial that they thought the dad was abusing them. Their mother looked away the whole time too. I want them set free to live out the rest of their lives.

[@DJuniorDev]

We people have a chance, a voice now. Bad press, religious tempered jury and judges for the money never foresaw the future with internet. They must do the right thing now and FREE them.

[@marilustar2302]

I am praying for them. I can see his pain.

[@ThisIsWellMalik]

Lol

[@ericmallory5284]

Thats Crazy,This System Sucks ,Abuse Is Real ,Free “Menendez Brothes”❤️

[@marcpressman7559]

First degree premeditated murder with a life sentence, no parole means they would need a governors pardon. That will never happen.

[@UmdiaporVez-qu4mr]

Eu te pergunto ,isto justifica a forma cruel que mataram os pais ? São adultos ,tiveram muita grana para terem se tornados grandes homens . Isto é narcisismo puro. Se fosse assim ,muitos teriam matado os pais ,mas denunciaram e deram a volta por cima . Veja Suzane (Netflix) brasileira que ajudou matar os pais a sangue frio e chorou no velório 😢. Se saírem irão continuar matando .

[@Mro637]

What’s worse is that he thought he was protecting his mother‘s feelings by not telling her about it and keeping it a secret, but she actually knew all along. And that’s why they wounded up killing her too.

[@monicarenee7949]

Now those are real tears and a genuine reaction

[@katieeckler7543]

This is absolutely real emotion. The people who still believe they were faking for the fortune…. These experiences clearly are extremely traumatic for Erik to talk about here. My heart breaks for them both

[@audreyb1935]

Me too , anyone who thinks that's fake , well then he deserves an Oscar better than most actors. I totally believe the abuse , u dont brutally kill both parents for money , their was alot of anger in the act 😢😢 I think they served enough time let them out , gypsey rose is now after 8 yrs

[@beckee6282]

As a victim myself, this is 100% real emotions. The type of pain it causes cannot be faked. People say “oh well look at how they spent all this money.” Who the fuck wouldn’t? I would spend every last cent of my abusers money. Fuck them, why should they have respected his money?

[@audreyb1935]

@@beckee6282 I'm so sorry u went through that and hope ur doing well today 💗

[@Jaimechann]

This isn’t even very good he’s doing his best to make himself cry and is barely managing any tears. You guys are startlingly gullible.

[@KarinaRodriguez-qr8tr]

⁠@@JaimechannI agree… and the dramatic pauses. It’s the same acting from the 911 call. Idk what others are seeing that I’m not.

[@bebold365]

These poor guys have been through enough, I can’t believe they are still incarcerated. Our justice system is all the way broke! FREE THE MENENDEZ BROTHERS.

[@sunshine-mr8og]

The pain he feels is plainly torturous ..this is so heartbreaking to watch..FREE THEM FROM PRISON...ultimately they will never be FREE from what happened to them at the hands of those MONSTERS they have destroyed those boys .

[@nataliahernandez4779]

To much pain in the mind. I can’t feel it, I can see it.

[@CarmenFagagustiniano]

Porque no lo denunciaron 😢😢 sino que tomaron la justicia por sus propias manos

[@margaritaconcha8549]

​@@CarmenFagagustinianoAbuso , tras abuso de ambos padres , quizás lo hicieron exabruptamente ,,no te da tiempo de pensar sino actuar por impulso. Es mi opinión.

[@bonniejosavland3227]

*Too = also

[@Cyn1998]

@@CarmenFagagustinianoya explicaron eso justamente dijeron que el padre tenía mucho poder obviamente hubiesen perdido el caso si denunciaban al padre, aún así el mounstro siguió violando al hermano menor

[@laurasteadman4897]

Erik I am so so very sorry. My heart breaks for you as tears stream down my face watching how difficult it is for you to speak ***anything*** through tears and trying to breathe. Continue telling your truth so you can heal. I completely understand where you're coming from, I was a victim too. I am praying for JUSTICE to be served for you and Lyle 🙏 🙌

[@marcpressman7559]

They got justice.

[@sigmathewhaterm]

Not even trained actors in the show monsters could reach this level of emotion. He wasn't acting

[@1yanirules]

Justice for these brothers. I hope they have gone through a lot of healing therapy. Sending them much light, joy and freedom. ❤️☀️

[@nihilist_lol]

They are killers lmfao

[@marcpressman7559]

@@1yanirules life in prison is what justice looks like for a change

[@matatoes1335]

@@nihilist_lol because they were survivors of abuse

[@miadominiquealojado2099]

I know for a fact, you certainly can’t fake a cry like that in front of everyone. His emotions were real. Free these men.

[@lemon8355]

free them is crazy

[@VeriWhite]

It could be seen in his beautiful eyes All the horrible pain they sadly went thru.

[@delftbrown75]

Free the Menendez brothers !

[@TeezyTattoos]

Free el chapo!

[@joanna0988]

Erik at least, Lyle is more questionable 😅

[@truthbtruth8559]

@@delftbrown75 agreed. Their so-called parents put them through enough torture! They deserve a second chance just like anyone especially because of their childhood abuses!

[@emmahyphenjanee]

​@@TeezyTattoos he doesn't need us 😂

[@finaldeljuego7841]

There is no way you could fake that. That is raw emotion.

[@snowpz]

There is every way you can fake that when you're facing life in prison. Lmfao.

[@At-fb5kg]

@@snowpzlololol exactly anyone facing life without parole or worst could have those emotions

[@snowpz]

@@At-fb5kg People are so naive. I'm on the fence because guess what, I wasn't there. At the end of the day they killed people and went gambling and partying afterwards. I think they should have been allowed to put their abuse up for trial, that seems like a miscarriage of justice but yeah

[@At-fb5kg]

@@snowpz who knows what they went through for sure but to say you can’t act while facing life in prison or death penalty is crazy

[@JJ-sv7rh]

​@@snowpz they where only 8-10 in their minds here

[@LyndaR.]

My heart breaks for him. I believe him. We all should have believed them.

[@yanaserdtse5375]

Justice for the brothers Right Now!

[@kinglinus3708]

I wish they said something years ago before they did it😢

[@mar97216]

@@kinglinus3708they did. Lyle or Eric told someone (a cousin I think). He then told his mom and she spoke to Kitty. It was just brushed off by her.

[@cjpv1972]

And the parents?

[@stevofla239]

​@@mar97216lies created by their defense

[@ShireenGardezi]

@@cjpv1972u mean the pedophile dad and the mom that was a bystander?

[@Swanwoods4]

So many people want to live in a bubble thinking this stuff does not happen to children. Children have to live this reality because people don’t want to even think it happens. It’s sad

[@alysiasanchez5015]

This.

[@221BBakerStreet]

I watched a video recently by a psychologist (Dr. G.) who was doing a critique of the Menendez brothers giving testimony, in order to determine by their expressions and body language, if they were telling the truth or faking it. His conclusion was that one hundred percent unequivocally, they had both experienced first hand, the abuse they described during their testimony. It was completely real. They told the truth about what happened to them. I cannot fathom how any rational human being can watch Erik giving this testimony, and decide he was "acting".

[@MadisonSeefieldt]

As a survivor you can’t fake the pain that comes out & especially the veins in your face the pop out as your forced to relive it all.. I feel for them

[@094_simran6]

I just wanna hug this man 🥺

[@kass_G59]

I know, me too 😓💔🫂

[@donguess4332]

Lmao 🤣 he's a fraud

[@marcpressman7559]

Yuck!

[@marcpressman7559]

@@kass_G59 Ewww!

[@kass_G59]

@@marcpressman7559 Grow tf up.

[@salmaelcidio1846]

The body language, Jesus have Mercy 🙌🏽

[@yanaserdtse5375]

Our justice system is messed up!

[@cjpv1972]

Still a killer

[@presleyjordan8519]

@@cjpv1972 nobody said they weren't. But their parents would probably be killers too if they didn't kill their parents themselves, or if Erik killed himself as he talked about multiple times.

[@SolomonRage]

​@cjpv1972 No, it's self-defense.

[@TrevorPhilipsBro]

@@presleyjordan8519“probably”

[@AnnA-jd4xm]

@@SolomonRage Literally not self defense.

[@heavenwilliams2096]

Poor Erik these two men deserve to be set free the system failed them miserably I’m grateful that there story is gonna be on the show monster on Netflix indicating that their parent’s were the real monsters not them

[@heavenwilliams2096]

@@dawngibbs691 What do you mean by that you sayings it’s okay to be psychically and verbally abuse by people they’re supposed to trust that’s not okay so yes poor them they deserve to be let free

[@TerryTaylor-e3e]

The story is ambiguous leaving the viewer to interpret their own thoughts objectively

[@letticia2024]

Unfortunately the Netflix story is BS, made by a sick mind who distorted all this tragedy, the story made these kids look even worse, showing incest between them, the whole story in Netflix is disgusting

[@tauresattauresa7137]

​@@dawngibbs691the dad was Cuban, in SA and CA there is incest and SA and no one keeps stats. Sometimes it happens for generations in families.

[@marcpressman7559]

@@heavenwilliams2096 Never!

[@dulcebarbosa989]

Onde está a JUSTIÇA deste PAÍS que diz tão justo ???? Punir as vítimas de um crime ediondo !!!! JUSTIÇA P OS IRMÃOS MENENDEZ!!

[@MarvFitBikesKicks]

They should not be locked up right now. Those emotions are too real

[@KyotiGoo]

JUSTICE!!!!! PLEASE Get them out!!

[@joannkozak5377]

How could that jury not have felt his pain, anguish of telling what happened. That jury let those boys down.

[@wonton3338]

the first jury did.

[@bsusak09]

The entire system failed these men

[@tula1433]

The Justice system and society is sexist against males. It’s just never allowed to be discussed.

[@Bianca61195]

No seriously there was such obvious signs of the abuse on PAPERS, and people literally witnessed these poor little boys getting abused on from their parents. It’s all sickening

[@siiofra]

If they were women they have justice

[@v.xien.]

@@siiofrano tf they wouldn’t. Stfu tryna start gender wars

[@Saraimaz]

​@@siiofra What are you basing this on?

[@caxcana]

I believe the Menendez brothers! There have been testimonies of other kids then, accusing the Menendez father of sexualy abusing them, too, along with other sexual predators. The case should be reopened,and justice should be served for the Menendez brothers.

[@snowpz]

Bit of a coincidence it only came out after the trial commenced

[@tantebaguette]

"Molested" is an understatement

[@amieeight9551]

They have suffered enough! Let them go!

[@juicylucie8181]

It breaks my heart every time I see or hear these guys story 😢

[@Jenn-hw2ze]

I believe this was the first time he had said it to to the whole court. He’s being honest. They need justice. Set them free.

[@CCROGGY]

Fuck the justice system #corruption

[@davidjames8587]

Back then, I remember as a child this happening, and just speaking about this trial, was almost taboo, It was a different time back then.

[@Crispycockroach]

I reckon that’s why the whole sexual bit was ignored which turned the case into something it isn’t at all then the netflix show was born out of that, pathetic

[@edwardspriggs5076]

OMG ! so heartbreaking to tears........

[@rabiakhan7292]

Oh dear..its heart wrenching..i hope u r fine now

[@yeseniamunoz6900]

Free Menendez brothers 2024

[@721rena]

#Freemenendezbrothers2024

[@lapisexulis]

What human could send these boys to prison for life after what had been done to them and call that justice???

[@angiezhang5369]

the way he tried so hard to keep it together, barely making out sounds in between hyperventilating n for a second after he says it, hes seems to have put himself together but after he actually says the words its like he relives it all over again and immediately breaks down. it reminds me a lot of how i sounded admitting to my ex that I relapsed after months, the shame, being silent for wut felt like so long trying to force the word out without my voice breaking or hyperventilating and when i finally pull myself together enough to get the words out, reality just floods back in. I dont understand how someone could sit in that room for the full 3 hours and not feel an ounce of empathy for something such a heinous crime done to a child.

[@marcpressman7559]

This kid was gay and disappointed his macho Cuban father. When his father gave him shit for it, he and his brother murdered him and to make sure they benefited financially they had to waste the mother as well!

[@Jojoba2013]

There was a mistrial after the very first trial. The second trial is what got them

[@sunnymorgan4028]

No one helps them, and never did. I feel very bad for them.maybe they just wanted to be free. God help them.

[@lilianzanni3265]

Si ellos buscaban libertad huyen cierto ? 😮 Estaban cerradas con candados las puertas de la mansion !! Dimé? Estaban secuestrados maniatados ellos hacian vida de ricos y su serie fue hecha en base a lo que ellos dicen que tal ? Las familias de los 2 lados sin ellos presentes😮

[@Crispycockroach]

@@lilianzanni3265Stockholm syndrome and the slave theory possibly, he does mention he ran away many times and the consequences were worse every time i had a similar situation i tried running away from my dad he chased me down with a car and nearly killed me all because he knew i was headed for the police so no there r no chains but there were always larger ones 🥹 hope this helps 🎀❤

[@jaiadixon7918]

Kim Kardashian’s helping them

[@naazm9609]

This is heart wrenching to watch this is exactly how I felt when I went through something in my life .

[@crazysheep.studio]

Why the hell are they still in prison???? It is heartfuckingbreaking to listen to that. So hard to listen, makes you sick to the stomach. And they were going through this, unbelievable.

[@CalogeroSmith]

I never seen a more sincere declaration and the way he did reveal an unmistakable trauma. Usa justice failed one more time

[@mhuggins4679]

How frustrating it must have been for them to be punished for their parents’ sins.What sort of jurors sat on this case.

[@zildapati2043]

Não acho que falhou. Exagerou na pena dele. A corrupcão de certos juízes, ajudam a cometer certas injustiças. Houve exagero pra ele.

[@yellowrose4821]

This is heartbreaking to watch and hear. I know exactly what those boys, now men went through. It’s traumatic to go through then add the trauma of it happening to a child from a father…a life sentence of something you can’t get over. My heart feels your pain.