THE MENENDEZ BROTHERS | CRUE TRIME | BETTER OFF RED

[@cindywannamaker5299]

These two boys were spoiled brats but they were also abused sexually and emotionally by their father with a drunkard mom who wouldn't protect them. I have no sympathy for those parents. The brothers have to pay the price. However, I think they have been paying a price all their lives

[@BetterOffRed]

Well said!

[@lynnsmith3112]

My aunt, who was a public defender in LA County, was on this case. She believed them. So many girls who went through the same abuse in life and killed their parents didn’t get such harsh sentences. Yes, they were not innocent during their childhood, but she thought it was due to the abuse and trying to get attention. They ALL were not angels, but because the case was so high profile, the judge gave them the harshest sentence. The justice system is so out of whack. Peds get a year or two. Some murders get death. Gangsters get 5 to 10. It makes no sense how they decide sentences. My neighbor just got fined $500 for calling the other neighbor a F’n a- hole in response to him calling her a F’n c- -t. Him , nothing. Make it make sense!

[@Pinklover0928]

@@lynnsmith3112 your comment makes a lot of sense for sure!!! yes our justice system is very screwed up!!!!!! Justice truly is blind!!!!! Deaf and dumb…..

[@seazonz2192]

I'd much rather watch your concise (and fun!) coverage where you give us all the pertinent details than a 6-hour dragged out show. Thanks for posting!

[@ktp8272]

@@seazonz2192 She left a lot out of this one.

[@ohjaydee]

She didn’t give all the details, unfortunately. The abuse stories from the boys & even what Kitty and Jose went through from children to adulthood …they’re wow….just…they’ll make you nauseous..

[@michellenylander8957]

This is one of those cases that I've never been able to decide what I think/feel.

[@cnsohm]

I watched the Barbara Walters' interview (#OLD), and I remember SCREAMING at the TV, "You're just a normal kid?? You're a grown ass man!" 🤣

[@sum1inPSL]

The fact that this lady still has less than 100k subscribers is a crue trime. Excellent videos, great editing, and entertaining. I don’t do make up, but I still watch these for the stories and her way of telling them.

[@tonyahinrichs8828]

I've heard this story literally 20+ times but I love you so much I'm gonna listen to it again lol

[@jlkitz1775]

LOL 😂 That thumbnail 🤣. Thanks for another great video Sara 👍🏾😊. They're trying to get released I read recently, which is crazy! The Menudo doc definitely makes me think their Dad was a monster. And their Moms' family agreed, so...

[@danielledoesstuff2142]

Does anybody else think that if someone is abused as a child that they should be allowed to kill their abuser when they get older? No...? Ya, no, me neither... 🤨

[@falliblewonder]

Especially not if they stand to inherent millions if they eliminate said abuser. . .

[@ohjaydee]

😂 my thoughts too. Sorry, not sorry.

[@mrsb1212]

I just read in the news that the brothers may receive a retrial after the Los Angeles County DA announced his office was reviewing critical evidence in their case. “Los Angeles County DA George Gascon said at a press conference on Thursday that his office was scrutinizing evidence that was not permitted in their trial, but repeatedly insisted that he was not committed either way to the validity of new claims surrounding their case. Specifically, Gascon said he was reviewing shocking allegations made last year by Roy Rossello, a former member of the band Menudo, who claimed Jose Menendez molested him as a teenager while he was working as a music executive in the 1980s. The allegations opened the door for the Menendez brothers' appeals over claims that critical evidence of their father's alleged abuse was not admitted in their 1996 trial.” Interesting 🤔 and what a coincidence that it was announced as I was just watching your video! 😊

[@hazelsamuel4752]

Loving the outtakes 😂 from your hubby smashing up the kitchen, someone ringing your doorbell & then the Garage opening 😂 ❤❤

[@courtneynightingale1127]

Red, glad you covered this. Did NOT know the first time around was a hung jury....crazy. Love the pumpkin 🎃. Hug the kitties.

[@starchildemon1]

wait, sexual abuse accusations about a music executive? nah, nothing to see here. 🤔

[@lisagentry2210]

Right? Members (2,I think) of menudo said it happened to them.

[@mrsphilm.007]

I was young, but I do remember the trial and some public opinion at the time. The sobbing on the 911 phone call made the brothers look like accomplished actors and liars, and this perception colored the abuse allegations. Many people thought the boys killed their parents because they were spoiled and wanted control of all the money.

[@TheMistyakapyt]

Controversial case. I remember watching the trial (I'm old). I believe the brothers, especially in light of what came out about Jose and Kitty later. The entire story is very sad. I think if it were 2 sisters, things would have gone VERY differently! Our culture now, but even more then, does not believe male victims.

[@rebeccaramsey1274]

While that is true about male victims, a lot of people don't have sympathy for female victims who do things like this. Not believing boys and men is a huge issue, but blaming female victims for being abused happens a lot too. It's all just awful. I can't imagine what life is like for victims of violence and SA.

[@bernardrichards9247]

“I’m just a normal kid” I wanted Barbara to clap back with “you’re not normal if you’re worth millions” but that might have been HER normal 😂

[@cassideezJaye]

28:30 is where Sara speaks on the abuse, all you people need to back off her. Sara is telling us the facts of what happened during the trial... That's different to whatever we feel SHOULD have happened. They WERE spoiled brats that were abused, 2 things can be true at once! ❤ U Sara

[@BetterOffRed]

It’s all good - I can handle it! 😘

[@jlkitz1775]

I think them going on the "shopping spree" was the freedom they suddenly had. It's just a crazy case all around 🙄

[@L8ybug2]

🎃: "Go on..." I don't know why that got me, but it did 🤣

[@allygtf]

You know the stars have aligned when a Better off Red video hits on the same night as a new episode of RuPauls Drag Race UK, AND you’ve got the day off the next day, so you can crack open a bottle of red and enjoy! Murder and Drag Queens and wine, oh my! That’s my holy trinity 😂😂😂 Love your work Sarah. I will eventually get round to submitting the story about the vampire killer from small town Scotland who I went to school with. It’s a doozy! Xx

[@dawnrenee7280]

Ohh this just made my day! Sarah, not the Menedez brothers, lol. Thank you for being so awesome!

[@hannahthompson3526]

🤣🤣 I LOL’d with the American Psycho clip ‘I have to return some video tapes’ 🤣🤣🤣

[@britmorris00]

I'm surprised so many think they need to stay in prison in this chat. 😢 The emotion and detail and the letter and accounts and support of family and friends are undeniable to the fact of what was done to them. Someone should have saved them far before and the parents would have been on trial instead of them. I pray for their freedom 3 decades of good behavior and support continues. I can't wait for the hearing in November and I pray they get released as soon as possible.

[@triciag3311]

I was a senior in highschool when this happened. I followed the whole trial. I still don't know what to believe. I mean. I tend to want to believe people who say they were abused. So many people are not believed. They cried real tears about it on the stand. But the way they lied at first and went on a spending spree rubs me the wrong way, so I just don't know.

[@cassie1264]

I think a murderer can have multiple motives. And maybe they exaggerated some of their abuse claims? We'll never know for sure. What they did was wrong and the way they behaved in the aftermath was super f'ed up. But if they were paroled today, I would say that they had served a fair sentence and doubt they would reoffend.

[@triciag3311]

Yes, I agree, and I do feel they have served enough time and probably wouldn't reoffend. It doesn't excuse what they did, but if the abuse did happen, which as I said, I am inclined to believe it did, then that is a mitigating circumstance.

[@bextrout]

Oh and a bratterstein and better off red collab would also be so cool too!

[@ashandemi]

Omg yessss!

[@BetterOffRed]

♥️♥️♥️

[@RubeeRoja]

Thank you! I'm so glad to see you cover this because it's been on my mind lately...... even if someone else had covered it I would have still come to listen to your take on it.

[@kristenlee2357]

Thank you for giving a timestamp on when you could fast-forward through the gory details I really appreciated that!

[@BetterOffRed]

Glad it was helpful!

[@starri9103]

Do I think they should have gotten away with murder? No, I don't. However, I 110% believe they were abused and no one - NO ONE! - helped them. Daddy was a big part of Pedowood and I think that's why. They have family members who full well knew they were being abused (probably not knowing the full story of abuse) and not a one of them stepped up for those kids! Appalling. 😡

[@jenn8208]

What gets me is these boys, whom I think we can all agree were mentally abused at the very least, are still in jail, while so many other murderers (who *torture* and rape) walk free after two decades or even less. IDK why, but I want to see them out of jail. Why do I feel this way, LOL.

[@ashandemi]

Same!

[@JodiGrace-l2z]

Maybe I'm one of the only people who feel this way but I have a hard time feeling sorry for them due to the fact that they are very definitely over 18 years old could have helped each other out and left and got a place of their own and supported themselves.

[@falliblewonder]

Yea this is my first time hearing the story but i don't feel bad for them. . . What did the mom do? The lack of remorse and immediate reckless spending speaks volumes. . .

[@ktp8272]

@falliblewonder Don't judge them based on this video. SO MUCH has been left out, and the way Sarah has framed the story isn't a fair, accurate, or complete representation.

[@sheilababineaux488]

This is always a good one. ❤❤❤❤

[@CassieKajda]

Sarah: “you should really subscribe. Go ahead. I’ll wait.” Me: *immediately checks bell cause anxiety.* “oh thank god she’s not talking to me” 😂

[@BetterOffRed]

😘😘

[@bextrout]

Yay crue trime!! Please di another collab with Jaime French. Would love to see Jaime do crue trime with you!!

[@bexxycat2890]

Think of the fart noises 😂

[@JinxMarie1985]

Yes!! Ive been asking for a while now. Both ladies have been quite busy though but hopefully in the future we will see Jaime at Sarah's place.

[@laurahornick9827]

Burlesque just wasn't enough!!! so I absolutely agree

[@MultiCowgirl22]

It's been soooooo long! Thank you for refreshing me❤

[@reddishf0x237]

I look forward to your video each week. it's the best part of my Thursday. Thanks Sarah!

[@terridemaio2926]

Oh ive Followed this one wow Glad your covering it

[@DebraNo9]

I’ve heard this story so many times I was tired of hearing it until I watched this. I love your videos. 🙂

[@peggyfell]

Why don’t you have 100K+ subscribers!?? 😮 L❤VE your videos 😊

[@BetterOffRed]

Tell your friends! 😅

[@hobbegoblin4648]

Yes! I’ve been saying this for a while now!

[@robinmichel9048]

No one ruins my day like Sarah. ❤

[@sarahbrennan955]

Me and my kids love the Cheesecake Factory 😭😂

[@BetterOffRed]

😅😅😅

[@jameshopkins503]

Sadly I’ve never been. Can’t really afford going out to eat but I do ADORE cheesecake and want to try all of them

[@elisadinsmore231]

The whole thing was insane. I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone because I remember all of the things from when this happened. They were both tried separately at first. There were family members and friends that corroborated the allegations of abuse. (And those are things people witnessed. What happened behind the scenes has to be so much worse.) BOTH trials resulted in a mistrial. Then they were RE-TRIED together, and the abuse allegations and all witnesses were ruled inadmissible, and they were both convicted.

[@chastitynayeri83]

Yes yes yes! Hello! I love your videos! Thank you so much for all your time and effort you put into them!. I love your look! You are so beautiful, funny and such a great story teller. ❤

[@alexandrac9363]

I was just looking for something to listen to at work! Right on time! 😌 Thanks for the great videos love ya girlie!! 💞💞

[@kathrynbillinghurst188]

I believe that they have served their sentence now and won’t pose a danger to anyone else or themselves.

[@mollyjane01]

Mental wellness: derailed✔️!! Job well-done, Sara ❤😊

[@computerlove14]

Can't believe I found this so quickly. I am currently going down the rabbit hole with this case. I feel like the kids were brats. But I also think the dad was a (RHYMES WITH FEDO).

[@bexxycat2890]

Oh they were definitely spoiled brats but yeah I also believe both their mother and father were abusers. The father more so.

[@tarabourgeois5807]

I believe that the father was abusing them.

[@ambergriffes6122]

YES! Crue Trime on my BIRTHDAY 🎉 what could be better?!?? ❤❤❤❤

[@lynnsmith3112]

Happy Birthday

[@ashandemi]

Happy birthday 🥳

[@ashandemi]

Mine is next Friday #Libras

[@ambergriffes6122]

@@ashandemi happy birthday 🎂

[@ambergriffes6122]

@@lynnsmith3112 thank you🥰

[@icelily1761]

I cant agree with your Cheesecake Factory take, but it'll be alright. I'll just take my cheesecake over here and eat it...

[@lucyk9136]

They were abused, also murder is wrong. Two things can be true at the same time.

[@albertcookstein]

FYI...Many people cope with stress in different ways. If you suffer from abuse, you try to fill the void with objects, food, drugs, or alcohol. These boys were abused for years and that is how they coped with the trauma. They bought stuff. Ever watch hoarders??? Bingo

[@debbiemillerbeck7619]

These brothers were abused mentally, physically, and sexually throughout their lives. Family members supported their claims. While they did commit murder, they should have been allowed parole after 25 years, which would mean they would be out by now. I firmly believe, had they been tried today, they would receive life with parole. They have paid their debt to society and should be free. Jmho

[@BetterOffRed]

I don’t disagree! 👍

[@B3TH_anny]

Omg. That Mr Potato Head clip was rough. 😬😂

[@carolyn6288]

Sarah, I sure enjoy your videos, yes I enjoy hearing of true crime but I enjoy your energy, even if you’re complaining lol about something, you do it with great energy, you definitely brighten my day, God bless you, God bless your husband and kitties as well

[@talksalot1921]

Oh Sarah, I watched the trial. These boys weren't privileged. They were horrifically abused in every single way possible their entire lives. Kitty and Jose were genuinely awful people.

[@laurahornick9827]

agreed!! they absolutely deserve early release or at the VERY least a retrial!!

[@jacquelinecalderonpalacios3459]

@@talksalot1921 yes! There was evidence proving they were abused. They should have been given time but not so much.

[@polyestermammoth740]

No, no they weren’t. That’s absurd.

[@SKast89]

Both things can be true? They were most definitely privileged

[@Luvumj2]

Yeah I didn’t believe one word of their testimony. It was so obvious they were lying. They def were not good liars. Spoiled and wanted money now!! Ruin their parents reputation when they are dead and cannot give a defense is very convenient.

[@VibrantLight709]

The actress portraying Leslie Abramsom in Monsters was spot on 👌🏻

[@letyreyna6511]

thanks for vid pretty lady. be safe

[@michellenylander8957]

Actually cooking dinner 😂😂

[@jamiewilliams2816]

I was thinking I needed my day ruined by a cute red head and here you are!❤😂 ps I hope you bust out some halloween looks soon!🎃🎃🎃

[@PhiloVance-yl2ko]

Not that it matters or is important but I read an article or watched a video claiming that Erik didn't know that Lyle wore a wig/hairpiece/toupee!🤔🤓🙈

[@Amy-qe7ti]

Hi Sara!!!! This case weighs very heavily on my heart and mind. I do believe the claims of abuse. Jose was a wretched man, no doubt, and Kitty knew about it and did nothing. She was also abused and was an abuser herself. Complete dysfunction is an understatement. The boys grew up never having to face any consequences for their actions and behaved extremely poorly. HOWEVER, I believe they have paid their debt to society and should be allowed parole. I do not believe they pose any threat whatsoever to others.

[@timpancakes2011]

One of your best videos!

[@MsSunnyDenise]

I remember this case. I was living in California at the time, so, as you can imagine, it took over the tv. I felt as though their acting abilities were put to the test during the investigation and the trial. I think if they had not been found guilty and gone to prison, both of them could have gone on to be actors. I do not know if what they said was true or not, but their abilities to convey their stories so convincingly at the first trial was impressive.

[@177Peaches]

I don't believe their story, but I do think they should be free because I believe their rights were violated. The doctor recording their sessions without their knowledge or consent, his mistress eavesdropping on their sessions and the tapes being allowed in. I'm speaking from a legal point of view, not emotions.

[@meganh4532]

Even if the rest of the sexual abuse isn't true, what do you make of the naked pictures of them at 7 the father took???

[@BetterOffRed]

🙈🙈🙈

[@ohjaydee]

Love watching your videos & I love especially when you do something that’s popular in current media bc I like a little synopsis. However, I did watch Monsters and while some of it was dramatized, it was still really hard to stomach. And I feel like you skipped over a lot of the torture & abuse these poor boys went through. Heck even Kitty. All of it was horrendous and disgusting. Calling them “shit-brain boys” and saying they got everything they could ever want from their parents was not it…. I don’t think SA, torture, humiliation, physical and emotional abuse is what they wanted. They wanted loving parents. Editing to include that I did my own research after watching Monsters because I figured some of it was dramatized.

[@brookeg5979]

"He died doing what he loved: His own research"

[@ohjaydee]

@@brookeg5979 What? That’s how anybody learns anything… you can’t just be taking *any one person’s word for it.

[@soyevquirsefron990]

Without saying too much, one day I was in the waiting room of a psychiatric hospital and the TV was playing some documentary story about this case. I didn’t think this was beneficial for the audience in the waiting room, but I didn’t want to acknowledge it verbally so I asked the secretary to borrow a pen and paper and wrote “please change the channel” But seriously, a psychiatric hospital couldn’t find a more neutral channel to play in their waiting room? Why was I the first person to think of this?

[@dkp7073]

Their lives weren't in danger at the time the murderers were committed. Other than their word is there any other evidence of assault? They're both prolific liars. Former friends and coworkers have described them as bullies and willing to do or say anything to avoid responsibility for their actions. It doesn't mean it didn't happen and I think the allegations would be handled better today than they were then. I don't know.

[@EricaMariah]

Hooray for Thursday and Crue Trime!! #bestie #nopsycho Mr. Potato Head was the chefs kiss❤

[@BetterOffRed]

😘😘

[@nolipgloss1343]

They were so afraid of their strict and abusive parents that when they couldn’t get money from them, they would rob neighbors so their parents could pay the neighbors back money the brothers spent.

[@samilove613]

Im sorry, youre one of my favorite true crimers out there right now. But this story was not done justice. The menendez brothers may have been priveliged, but you left out the gigantic details ahour thier abuse from their parents. They tried to tell so many people and no one did anything. They deserve to do the time for the crime they commited, but that time has long been past. Theyre not a threat to society. Lets get thebpeople who deaerve to be there locked up, and let these men out.

[@crystalriedel1011]

100% agree, this is the story we heard in the 80s-90s, NOT THE REAL STORY, Now I haven't seen MONSTERS, is all of that laid out in this movie?? ALL THEY NEED TO BE OUT OF PRISON!!

[@samilove613]

@@crystalriedel1011 I can't get through it, so I can't say for sure. It's pretty intense and I only got 25 minutes in! But yes, I agree! Let them out!

[@BetterOffRed]

Not my intention at all to minimize the abuse allegations.

[@crystalriedel1011]

@@BetterOffRed THANK YOU 🙂

[@sandwichmaker9000]

@@BetterOffRed please do another video of this with an addendum or something diving into the abuse allegations because the way you described it i really felt it was minimalised and I couldn't tell if they both confessed the same day in court (which is huge if they did and points to the validity) and how far their struggles went with this trying to reach out. It felt very superfluous of them but now I am discovering there was more to it than just a claim

[@setodd2098]

With the extreme privilege, the proven lying, and reckless behavior from them, i get that it is hard to believe them. However, extreme abuse is not just in poor communities. It is also incredibly common in high SES households. And we saw how bombed out the mom was. She wasn't doing that simply because hubby was sticking it in someone else. She was clearly running away from some shit. Let's just have an ounce of openness that their psychotic behavior could have been from abuse. It really does make sense. Let them have that truth as they sit in jail. Because even if it's the truth, they still committed premeditated murder so they should rot. They weren't in danger or anything.

[@BetterOffRed]

I share the same viewpoint! The facts of the case make it seem like I don’t believe the allegations.

[@WhimsicalMother]

I think if this trial was done today, the abuse would have been taken more seriously. The way people viewed abuse against males was sickening.

[@Kikimonsterbooks]

Judging by your delivery, methinks you don't completely believe the claims of abuse. But haven't family members come forward as witnesses to their abuse? I mean, that doesn’t excuse their crime, but I think they should get a lesser sentence. I was like 9 when this happened and my parents didn’t follow these kinds of stories where I could see them. So my filter on this is entirely based on the presentation of documentaries and true crime KZbinrs and podcasts. It's interesting to see the divide in opinions on the abuse allegations.

[@BetterOffRed]

I don’t think the abuse claims are false, but I don’t believe they feared for their lives at all.

[@Kikimonsterbooks]

@@BetterOffRed that makes sense.

[@lucyhouse]

Thank you Sarah ! You look very pretty 😍 I feel like if this trial took place today, jury would be a lot more sympathetic. Maybe life with parole. What these 2 did was so disturbing. I wouldn’t want to be on this jury . 🩷✨

[@BetterOffRed]

I think you’re right!

[@jolenebell5038]

Would you please do more jokes like the Mr. Potato Head one? 😂🤣 Also, love your videos! I binge them all the time while I work ☺️

[@BetterOffRed]

Omg I’m so glad you liked it!!

[@samanthaaiello]

My friend went to high school with Angelina Jolie. She showed me her year book. She was adorable in her gothic attire. I don’t remember if she mentioned the Menendez bros. I’ll have to ask her.

[@MultiCowgirl22]

I was a toddler when the trial occurred. The media made the brothers look like complete monsters :(

[@pamorama]

Well, for pretty good reason! 🤣

[@amandahein806]

Love you Sarah! 🫶🏼

[@laylaaronow7669]

The best intro! 😂🎃

[@BetterOffRed]

😘😘

[@majestical15]

_Crime Weekly_ does a deep dive on this case and it's bonkers. You want to listen to this case without the silver screen feeling? Listen to this 8 part (2 hours per episode) series

[@Tree4567Tree]

@majestical15 that is what I was thinking.

[@majestical15]

@Tree4567Tree honestly I feel like Sarah really bulldozed through what Jose and Kitty did throughout this whole ordeal. Not to justify what the brothers did, but to understand why they felt the need to reach those level and _how_ they became so inept and resisted to become what daddy was hoping them to be.

[@ktp8272]

@majestical15 I feel the same. I'm so disappointed with this one. So much was left out. As a survivor, this was hard to watch. We're never believed.

[@nataliekillian5760]

Crime Weekly also left out a lot of stuff and a lot they got really wrong too. They were repeatedly called out in the comments and never addressed it even. So sad.

[@ashandemi]

29:29 idc what anyone says, that’s real emotions on his face!

[@laurenskee2665]

Im sorry, but i think their sentencing is fair. At the end of the day murder is wrong. They didnt leave because they didnt want to leave the money. They were adults and could easily moved out, could easily go to the police. Greed was their motive for murder. They wanted money, and didnt want to work for it.

[@ohjaydee]

Tell us more about how you’ve never been stuck in an abusive relationship.

[@ric889]

I have heard that recently something was found that supports their story

[@drockerut]

Omggg my husband has said, almost verbatim, the exact same thing about Cheesecake Factory 😂

[@The_Traveling_Clown]

Eye shadow makes her eye color look more colorful.

[@tashleytucker8944]

I’m gonna say it so don’t come at me. But with everything that has been coming out on the Diddy case. You look at how these boys acted and now you’re looking at how Justin Bieber acted. I’m just saying it makes sense when people lash out when they’re being abused. I survived a severe domestic violence relationship. I’m lucky to be alive. Again that doesn’t mean you’re allowed to take someone’s life. It is hard when you’re under a control like that to reach for help especially with someone with that much power and money. I understand. But these boys were old enough and clearly had enough money. They could’ve walked away from their parents. It’s sad all around.

[@CaNTjOURnEeY87]

Wait, if they had never confided in eachother about the abuse then what was the motive? That kind of changes what I was thinking I was leaning towards. They were abused boys into the father and mother were monsters. Maybe I’m misunderstanding what was said, but if they hadn’t told each other, why would they want to kill their parents?

[@BetterOffRed]

Erik confided in Lyle about a week before the murders, but they didn’t know it was happening in real time.

[@CaNTjOURnEeY87]

@@BetterOffRed ooooooh ok makes sense. Thanks Sara

[@interviewswithiconsandsome6721]

'to derail your mental wellness' lol

[@flipflop13]

❤CRUE TRIME ❤ AMAZING FANTASTIC

[@GenXfrom75]

If Gypsy Rose Blanchard is free, so should Erik and Lyle be free.

[@cassie1264]

Gypsy did benefit from the justice system's gender bias and committed her crime in a day and age when victims are taken more seriously. However, she also chose to plead guilty to 2nd degree murder while Lyle and Erick claimed they were innocent and the killings were purely self defense. Their legal team should have advised them better, because the evidence clearly showed that the murder was premeditated and Kitty and Jose were ambushed. Because of their defense strategy, the jury had no choice but to convict them of 1st degree murder. The judge had 2 options for sentencing - life without parole or death penalty. He gave them the most lenient sentence possible. They should have negotiated a plea deal.

[@melissareeves4151]

I feel like IMO they should had been out a long time ago considering what they went through gypsy barely pulled any time already out living her best life there's poor Nicholas his entire life behind bars for life yet gypsy was the mastermind behind it all make it make sense

[@ashandemi]

I 10000000% agree! #FreeTheMenendezBrothers 🤞🏻

[@robertchavez3281]

@GenXfrom75 well with gypsy the whole world saw the abuse and manipulation. But with the brothers it's all heresay

[@MiciousDawn]

Gypsy rose was imprisoned. The menendez brothers were entitled. Very different.

[@Melody-ks7mo]

Thank you

[@karentucker2161]

I didn't get to watch ant of the trail when it first was shoqed. I was only. 5 when they killed their parents. Listening to a lot of the stuff and seeing the interviews etc much later on has made me think they were abused themselves growing up.

[@lisagentry2210]

Definitely!! Especially jose

[@nmariegrey]

I completely agree with the cheesecake factory comment! No one else seems to share this sentiment...

[@jasonbythe7262]

!!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven't even hit okay yet and I'm already so excited for this terrible story. Ruin my day😅❤😅❤😅

[@timothyfreeseha4056]

I think the robberies or stealing does express something about the alleged sexual abuse.

[@janefarkas9632]

I absolutely love, love, love your videos ... but I just wanted to also share that you guys might find the Crime Weekly series about this family helpful for more information. Stephanie and Derek do a super deep-dive so it is a big commitment to watch all of the videos, but it was incredibly eye opening and changed my opinion in many ways after hearing what they went through. It is devastating! 😢 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqXPmKOql6t2f9k

[@majestical15]

I hate the parents by the end of the series. I didn't realize just how bad it was

[@GenXfrom75]

Hey, I’m cooking dinner! 😅❤

[@lanaesworld6976]

I think they deserved some prison time, but not this long at all. They were abused in every way including SA. There mother did nothing. The family knew . Not to mention there father would possibly harm them if they said anything or even tried to go live a life they wanted. He made them do and live the way he demanded or else. If they got away there father would have made there lives hell till the day he died. He was rich and powerful and the boys knew that there dad would not get in trouble if they went to the cops. They literally believed this was then only way out to be free, stop the horrific abuse, and live there lives. They were privileged money wise but who would choose there lives with a bunch of money but in turn your dad gets to abuse you mentally, physically, and incest abuse by there father and maybe mom. At minimum there mother was so neglectful and to me, she was just as guilty. These boys truly have lived a horrible life and still are. If there were girls I would guess they wouldn't have been convicted. And parents of children who were murdered or assaulted by pedos get off free after they murdered the monster, why do the boys not get any kind of grace?

[@uh5jg]

BofR IS HILARIOUS

[@mplbooks]

So true re restaurant menus. If they do a lot of stuff, they do none of it well.