On This Day: August 20, 1989 — The Night the Menendez Brothers Shot Their Parents
Quick Answer: On August 20, 1989, brothers Lyle (21) and Erik (18) Menendez shotgunned their parents Jose and Kitty to death in the den of their Beverly Hills mansion. The brothers disposed of the weapons, went to a movie for an alibi, then called 911. Their arrest in 1990, and the televised trial that followed…