Lyle Menendez

Lyle Menendez (born January 10, 1968) and brother Erik Menendez (born November 27, 1971) were arrested for the murders of their parents in 1989.

The brothers were convicted of shooting their parents Jose and Kitty to death on August 20, 1989. The murder occured in the den of the family's home in Beverly Hills, California. The brothers then drove off and dumped their shotguns on Mulholland Drive. Finally they bought tickets at a local movie theater to use as an alibi.

When the brothers returned home, Lyle called 9-1-1 and cried, "Somebody killed my parents!" The Menendez brothers and the murder of their parents became a national sensation when the new television network, Court TV, broadcast the trial in 1993.