10 Surprising Facts They Left Out of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

"""Monsters"" didn't cover the whole case. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re breaking down the real-life details that didn’t make it into Ryan Murphy’s true-crime docudrama miniseries “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story.” Our countdown includes Erik was a tennis champion, the brothers bought luxury condos, Dr. Oziel lost his medical license, and more! Which part of “Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menéndez Story” shocked YOU the most? Let us know in the comments!

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[WatchMojo]

Which part of “Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menéndez Story” shocked YOU the most? Let us know in the comments!

[douglasmijangos]

That episode where they had Erik talking to his lawyer through the entire episode is a fucken masterpiece… that dude is such a great actor.. what a cool episode.. I watched over 30 minutes until I realized they hadn’t cut the scene.. 😂

[dianeprass]

The acting of the brothers in this show was spectacular. They should be nominated for Emmys.

[wendyr]

the actors playing the brothers were absolutely riveting, in fact everyone was excellent.

[roxanne]

The actor that played Lyle reminds me of Christian Bale in American Psycho.

[luisataylor]

The whole thing is sad. There were no winners in this situation

[savannahseeger]

The fact they didn’t include the allegations made against the father from a former member of the band menudo I feel was detrimental to this series too. Sheds a WHOLE new light on what those boys went through because it shows that someone outside the family suffered at the hands of their father too/proving their story.

[courtonabudget]

NGL the scene of the vans driving off in separate directions taking them to separate prisons is genuinely kinda sad. Not to say they deserved to be kept together but I am glad they now have each other in prison today.

[TheGoodDrEvil]

The most shocking part for me was finding out after watching the show, that the brothers' case for sexual abuse seems to be considerably more credible than the show makes it out to be. The show does portray both possibilities, but to me it seems to have quite a strong bias to them lying about the abuse and I'm not sure if that's fair.

[cttoybox]

The craziest thing about this show is when Erik calls his doctor and gets an appointment that day. He actually talked to the doctor.

[blu]

What shocked me the most was the detail of abuse described by Erik. That and the allegations of Jose's abuse of young men such as that hotel scene. If Kitty really told her psychiatrist that she "hates her kids" and threatened to poison their food. The actions of the boys' psychiatrist were abhorent.

[Momogizibo]

I saw someone talk about how their case isn’t too different than Gypsy rose and yet she’s not treated as bad by society…. Food for thought

[DB-eucb]

These fellas are incredible actors. Such talent! Great portrayal

[nikkiberns]

Listen: when you slay the dragon who’s been terrorizing your life, you’re gonna spend the hoard of gold it was sitting on, right? I don’t think they did what they did for the money. I think they spent the money as a final middle finger to the two demons they slayed.

[mommacavalierssf]

To me, the most shocking part was when Kitty confessed to Eric that she always knew - and was angry at the boys for getting Jose’s (vile) attention.

[firelioness]

I never expected this show would to be spot on ... Yet it makes its points clear ... The moral of the story....The media and phycologists are taking advantage... How many books ??? ....

[quenton]

The most shocking part of the show is the performances. Especially that Eric episode that appears to be all one take with one camera.

[SteenOhh]

With all due respect, how the hell would Kitty's brother know if Roy from Menudo was assaulted by Jose or not?

[mattomite]

Little known to people is that Erik continues to play tennis in prison. San Quintin has a fabulous tennis team lol

[tystkanin]

She said with a straight face: "...despite an implied romance Eric and Lyle did not get married to each other..." Like siblings getting married is something that is not only legal but also a common occurrence here in America. 😂