The Menendez Brothers' Confession Tape

The December 11, 1989 tape recording of the session between Dr. Jerome Oziel and the Menendez brothers.

*Oziel:* I mean your father was a totally crazy man. One way of controlling somebody so that they never develop any sense of identity... It's a way of keeping total control over someone, so it wasn't only controlling the flow of information... he would put her totally under his control... and to uh, to just completely control you, you- use money and power to control you, to use money and power um, to control you, um, Erik, and to use it absolutely to control, uh, your mom, and- I mean, isn't that really- isn't that really after all, isn't that what it was about, killing him? I mean, wasn't it about the amount of absolute control and the ruthlessness?... do you think that your father basically was so much on automatic pilot in terms of being focused on control and domination that you- did he not care, or do you not know?

*Erik:* I just don't like hearing it.

*Oziel:* Well what does that mean?

*Erik:* I don't like hearing it.

*Oziel:* You don't like hearing what?

*Erik:* I don't like hearing these things about my father.

*Oziel:* Okay, what are you feeling?

*Erik:* Upset.

*Oziel:* And?

*Erik:* Hurt.

*Erik:* My father and my mother were...were two people that I loved and... _I had no choice._ _I would have taken any other choice..._ uh, I much regret it. I may _not have had a choice_ at the time, but I regret it now and I simply don't like hearing my father put in this sort of way.

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Second Trial Transcripts:

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[Clintsessentials]

"I hated what I did, but I had almost no other choice for doing it!" Right there you can sense all the trauma and memories...

[JackJackJack]

No kid should ever serve a life sentence for killing his rapist.

[BT_]

How does this tape support the theory of them doing it all for money?? It relates so much more to their abuse and up bringing

[at_]

Thank you for uploading this! The confession tape is so fascinating and even though the prosecution considers this their "smoking gun", this tape only further demonstrates how thoroughly dysfunctional and awful this family was.

[IzumiPotato]

They may not specifically mention the abuse from the confession tape but you can already tell what they were talking about, it's pretty consistent to the abuse, i still can't believe that the jury doubted them :(

[XMistressLolaX]

This is so unbelievably heartbreaking. I can't comprehend how this was used against them, to me it makes their case even stronger.

[ErikS-]

Who is here after watching the "Monster - The Menendez Murders" ?!

[HotHamWater]

He couldn’t understand why his father did great things for him because he was simultaneously ruining his life.

[dearmakeupdiary]

🤯 the actor that played Dr. Oziel absolutely nailed his voice! Perfection. I loved his performance in the series. Definitely an outstanding one!

[valeriagonzales]

Watching this makes me realize how the show monsters is so wrong…

[BloomByCC]

I can't believe the judge allowed the tapes into the courtroom, it's such a violation of confidentiality. These were private seasons.

[ingridugarteche]

You can totally tell about the sexual abuse without saying it out loud! UNBELIEVABLE… they were left with no reasonable thinking! All they knew was fear, pain, shame, panic and severe ptsd!!! What the heck is wrong with the law in California!! They needed to be healed from all the trauma including their own murder!!! My heart breaks for this guys… is not ok!!! No justice for children being abused and forced to accept their fate

[Jurnicurn]

so sad how he goes from saying he didnt want a diffrent father cz his dad made him so strong to saying he had dreams of how nice it would be to be dead.

[jeanandre]

They very much told what their dad was doing here. Just without saying those exact words

[ggjf._]

It makes me sick that people are so blind, you can see how they were avoiding the subject at all costs and yet they still call them liars, this is more evidence in favor of the siblings than the parents, it really makes me angry how ignorant they are and how unworthy they feel to have an opinion, disgusting

[THXx]

I feel so very sorry for Erik. He has to sit and relive all of this horror and hear people continually insulting him and putting him down. He is too good for this world.

[laza]

well he says it clearly he sincerely thought he did not have a choice

[mayberry]

Okay I was always under the impression that they never mentioned the SA to the Dr. But listening to the tape it sounds like they were discussing it which brings me to believe they did tell him is so many eays without actually saying the words. Like a unspoken understandment.

[Mandy-wcou]

If you been abused you can’t be accused

[Lisa.pizzza]

Wow they truly were spot on for the actress that played the lawyer on the Netflix series.