Eric and Lyle Menendez are seeking freedom, but a series of recent incidents has brought unwanted attention and 911 calls to the infamous Beverly Hills mansion in Los Angeles where the brothers brutally murdered their parents in 1989. It is increasing.
Within weeks of last month's release, Netflix's true crime drama “Monster: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez” Authorities have received 12 calls about the residence, Beverly Hills Police Department Lt. Max Subin told Fox News Digital.
“That house has been there ever since the murders, so people were always driving by and looking at that house from the starry sky…getting star maps, going on tour buses. '' Soobin said.
The public attention to the incident drew crowds to the compound, located in the normally quiet neighborhood of Beverly Hills Flats.
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Exterior view of the front of the Menendez family's former residence in 1989. (Clark Fogg, former Beverly Hills Police Forensic Specialist)
“Obviously, we've seen a huge increase in traffic,” Subin said. “I passed by there, and there were more people sightseeing and taking pictures.”
Subin said of housing-related 911 calls, “Most of them are parking-related calls.” “I don't know criminals…for example, this person is vandalizing, or this person is trespassing. I don't think about things of that nature. I would rather have a traffic problem. I'm thinking of things like this and suspicious “circles.” There are many things and people around the house. ”
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Backyard of the Menendez brothers' old mansion in 1989. (Clark Fogg, retired Beverly Hills)
The mansion was originally purchased by Jose Menéndez in 1988 for $4 million. The following year, his two sons would shoot him and his wife.
Authorities say Joseph Menendez (middle name Lyle) and Eric fired so many shots that they had to return to their car and reload before firing, killing their wounded mother as she tried to flee. It is said that he did.
The brothers were convicted of shooting their parents Jose and Mary “Kitty” Menendez in 1989 and sentenced to life in prison in 1996, but did not respond to accusations that their father sexually abused them. He is asking for a reduced sentence.
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The Menendez brothers, Eric (left) and Lyle, sit on the steps of their Beverly Hills home in November 1989. (Ronald L. Soble/Los Angeles Times)
Despite its grandeur and prime location in Beverly Hills, the Menendez mansion remained for sale for several years after the murders.
Clark Fogg, a former senior forensic expert with the Beverly Hills Police Department who investigated the Menendez brothers' case in 1989 and lived a few doors down from the mansion at the time, told Fox News Digital that he remembered hearing the sound of a Hollywood tour bus driving. He said he was there. Close to home every day since shortly after the murder occurred.
“This house used to have a gate, but now it doesn't have a gate,” Clark said.
Previous Listing on Zillow The home has seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms and boasts “high ceilings, a grand entry with a dramatic circular staircase, imported Italian limestone flooring, a gourmet kitchen with high-end appliances, and a walk-in pantry. ” is written. . ”
The listing also states that the home also includes a “pool and two-story guest house surrounded by park-like grounds.”
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The exterior of the Menendez brothers' former home, photographed in 1989. You can see the vast pool.
Subin said that the number of calls to the police has increased due to the release of the popular TV series, adding, “Recent developments in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's investigation have led to an increase in the number of people looking into homes and the number of calls to the police. “There is,” he said. . ”
In 2023, lawyers for the Menendez brothers announced the discovery of a letter written by Eric Menendez to his cousin Andy Cano eight months before the murders, in which he complained of ongoing abuse from his father. was described in detail.
“I was trying to avoid my father,” Eric wrote in the letter. The brothers claim the letter corroborates their initial testimony at the first trial alleging abuse.
The brothers' lawyers argue that they should have been convicted of manslaughter, not murder, and that they would have been released if they had been convicted.
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Eric and Lyle Menendez listen during a trial in the 1990s. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon said his office will review new evidence in the brothers' murder case. (Ted Soki/Sigma)
The brothers' families held a rally in Los Angeles this week to advocate for their freedom, saying they had been “betrayed” by the people who were supposed to protect them.
“The world is not ready to believe that boys can be raped, that young people can be victims of sexual violence,” said Joan Andersen Vandermolen, Mary Menendez's sister. We weren't able to do that. We know better today.” “We know that abuse has long-term effects and that victims of trauma sometimes behave in ways that are very difficult to understand.”
This follows a recent announcement by the Los Angeles County District Attorney. Georges Gascon His office is reviewing the Menendez brothers' lawsuit.
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The former home of the Menendez family in Beverly Hills, California. (Google Street View)
Fogg, the author of “Beverly Hills Confidential: A Century of Stars, Scandal, and Murder,'' previously told FOX News Digital that he believes the brothers are in prison for a good reason. He said he was there.
“They're in prison, and one thing is all it takes to put them in prison for the rest of their lives without the possibility of parole,” Fogg said. “You don't kill their parents. You don't kill anyone, okay? ”
Another documentary about the brothers, “The Menendez Brothers,” premiered on Netflix on October 7th.
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Despite the attention the home-turned-tourist attraction seems to be getting, Subin said the Beverly Hills Police Department will continue to do its job and respond to all calls it receives.
“Nothing has changed in terms of deployment or operations, but if we receive a call locally, we will respond as we would anywhere else in the city,” Subin said. “If someone calls us, we will answer no matter what…no call is too small.”
