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Hochman’s personal involvement in the resentencing hearings for Erik and Lyle Menendez, the brothers who killed their parents in a pair of brutal shotgun murders in 1989, also drew scrutiny.

During a memorable jailhouse meeting with the Menendez brothers in which Eric describes himself and Lyle as “normal kids,” a stunned Walters replies, “Eric, you’re a normal kid who murdered his parents!”

Villarreal: So the actors portray Erik and Lyle Menendez, respectively, in the Netflix true-crime series “Monsters,” the Erik and Lyle Menendez story.

Villarreal: It’s hard not to begin with the recent news, which is that after more than 35 years in prison for the killing of their parents, Erik and Lyle Menendez were resentenced to 50 years to life in prison, which means they will be granted a parole hearing in the near-future.

Lyle and Erik went through similar challenges, but they’re ultimately very different people and they’re presented very differently within the series.