The Truths & Lies in the Menendez Brothers Case

Jamie Pisarcik was the ex-fiance of Lyle Menendez. Jamie Pisarcik testified that Erik Menendez made a comment about Lyle’s hair piece to her. Why is this important?  Lyle Menendez started losing his hair at around the age of fourteen, there isn’t any reason given to why this happened but some have deduced that it could have been because of stress or because Jose Menendez would grab Lyle by the hair and drag him around. No one knew that Lyle had a hair piece, including his brother Erik, what Erik did know was that something was done to Lyle’s hair but he didn’t know what. The reason why this is a big deal is because days leading up to the killing of the parents. Lyle and his mother Kitty Menendez had an argument and Kitty grabbed Lyle’s hair piece and ripped it off. Erik saw the whole argument happen and that’s when he found out about the hair piece and that is also when Erik admitted to his brother that the abuse from his father was still going on. Jamie Pisarcik testified for the ...

TW: mentions of sexual assault Roy Rosselló   was a former member of the Puerto Rican boy band  Menudo   that was formed by Edgardo Díaz . The lineup of boys would change because the boys had to leave because they would age out, the age range for the members were between 15-18, one of the former members of the band was Ricky Martin .  Roy Rosselló at 14 years old In the 90s, there were sexual abuse allegations made against Díaz. In May of 1991, a talk show called Cristina Show hosted by Cristina Saralegui , a former member of Menudo, Ralphy Rodríguez   and his father made accusations against Díaz, which he denied. In 2014, Roy Rosselló spoke out for the first time about the abuse from Díaz. Ralphly Rodriguez on the Cristina Show Ralphy Rodriguez states: time stamp (1:46-2:27) “It is very strange seeing these parents and the sons of Menudo. Seeing them so happy and I feel cheated because if it wasn’t for what I went through, I would believe them. Because what I w...

TW: mentions of the sexual abuse of children Donovan Goodreau was the best friend of Lyle Menendez and at one point was the roommate to his girlfriend Jamie Pisarcik. Goodreau and Menendez established a quick bond and very quickly became best friends while at Princeton University Other people in their immediate circle started to notice odd behavior in Goodreau such as catching him in lies, the biggest lie being that he wasn’t even a student at Princeton University. What had ended the friendship between Goodreau and Menendez was that some money from Lyle had been stolen and it was assumed by other friends of Lyle that Donovan was the culprit since Jamie (Lyle’s girlfriend) claimed that some money of hers went missing while Donovan was living with her. The reason why Donovan Goodreau is such a major part in this case is because he was called by the prosecution because Lyle Menendez testified that one night while the two were eating at a Chinese restaurant, Donovan revealed to Lyle that ...

  TW: crude language, mentions of child sexual abuse    Andy Cano is the cousin of Lyle and Erik Menendez. Andy is the youngest son of Marta Cano, who is the sister of Jose Menendez, the father of the brothers. Erik and Andy became good friends, despite the age difference of Erik being twelve years old and Andy being ten years old.   Andy lived in Puerto Rico and eventually with his mother and his siblings moved back to New Jersey. Erik and Andy became good friends, despite the age difference of Erik being twelve years old and Andy being ten years old.   One day, Andy and Erik were playing, and Erik began a conversation with Andy. Erik asked Andy if his father had ever given him massages and Andy not understanding what Erik was trying to tell him. Andy responded with he wouldn’t know because his father was not around because Andy’s mother and father were divorced.   Then, Erik tells Andy that his father was “massaging his dick”. The young boys further discu...

TW: mentions of sexual abuse and sexual abuse of children   Hello everyone, I'm Genesis Benavides and welcome to my blog. I have been into true crime content since middle school, and I first heard “The Menendez Brothers” through a WatchMojo YouTube video titled “Top 10 Most Evil Kids in History” back in 2015 when I was around 12 or 13 years old. However, I never got deep into the case until I listened to an episode of a true crime podcast called The Last Podcast on the Left and they did an episode on the Menendez brothers and the members of this podcast didn’t believe the allegations the brothers made.    I started to do my own research and the more I dig into this case and into the lives of the brothers. The more I believe them through the testimonies of family members, friends, and evidence I find more compelling proof of the allegations of abuse that the brothers made are true.   There has been a recent resurgence in the case of  Lyle and Erik Menendez  ...