Netflix Monster: Who are the Henendez brothers and where are they now?

Netflix's latest upcoming true crime drama, from the creators of the hit 2022 Jeffrey Dahmer series, releases next month. From Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story examines the shocking case of two brothers who murdered their parents in the 90s.

The notorious case has been the subject of a number of TV shows previously, including A&E’s The Menendez Murders: Erik Tells All in 2017 and Peacock's Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed in 2023. Newcomers Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch will portray brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez in the Netflix show.

Monsters will look back at the events of August 20, 1989, and what happened leading up to the brutal murders of Kitty and Jose Menendez. The couple were shot multiple times and killed by their boys, who were 18 and 21 at the time.

During their trials, the brothers cited years of abuse as the reason for murdering their parents. However, prosecutors argued that their motive was to get their hands on the family fortune.

Ultimately, Erik and Lyle were found guilty on two counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder, receiving life sentences without the possibility of parole.

As of February 2018, the brothers are incarcerated in Mule Creek State Prison's Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California. Lyle is now 56 years old and younger brother Eric is 53.

The pair have both had their share of romance, despite being behind bars. Lyle married model Anna Eriksson on July 2, 1996, in a ceremony officiated by judge, with his attorney and aunt in attendance. Their marriage ended in divorce on April 1, 2001, after Eriksson discovered Lyle's alleged infidelity.

In November 2003, Lyle wed former magazine