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Menendez brothers, convicted of killing parents, defended by relatives as they fight for freedom
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Joseph Menendez, who goes by his middle name Lyle, and his brother, Erik, shot their parents, Jose and Mary "Kitty" Menendez.
"We know these men. We grew up with them since they were boys." Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to audrey.conklin@fox.com or on Twitter at @audpants.
"We are virtually the entire extended family of Erik and Lyle Menendez. We are 24 strong and today we want the world to know we support Erik and Lyle," their family wrote in a statement that Erik's wife, Tammi Menendez, posted to X on Thursday in response to a new series about their lives and crimes. "We individually and collectively pray for their release after being imprisoned for 35 years. We know them, love them, and want them home with us."
Their group statement comes in response to a new Netflix show called "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story," which premiered on Netflix last week.