Lyle and Erik Menendez

Joseph Lyle Menendez (born January 10, 1968) and Erik Galen Menendez (born November 27, 1970) are brothers who are known for their conviction, as a result of a much-publicized trial, for the shotgun murders during 1989 of their wealthy parents, entertainment executive Jose Menendez and his wife Mary "Kitty" Menendez (née Anderson), residents of Beverly Hills, California. By the terms of the sentences for their crimes, the brothers will spend the remainder of their lives in prison.