Cause And Effect Essay On Kitty Menendez

August 20, 1989 Jose and Mary “Kitty” Menendez were brutally murdered in their Beverly Hills mansion, with no lead suspects at the time. Lyle and Erik Menendez were reported to be the first witnesses at the crime scene, not yet considered suspects because of their physically altered states of mind. At 21 and 18 years old, the Menendez brothers walked away from murder. The disdain behavior the brothers acquired through negligent parenting were strong indicators in which investigators came to the conclusion that the brothers had murdered their parents through the collection of record evidences, and verbal confession. Growing up the boys where privileged and lived the lives of the elite. Their father had become a high profile employee for RCA entertainments and through which his fame, money, and power skyrocketed. His controlling temper and endogenous attitude cost him thousands of dollars when it came to compensating for his children. Their mother was withdrawn; quiet and reserved. When Kitty came to realize her husband, since 19 years old, had been having an affair for the last 6 years of their marriage she broke apart. She became bitter and depressed; she also became 100% dependent on her husband leading her to neglect her two young boys.
Prior to the murder and after the plagiarism ordeal, the boys burglarized their friend’s homes stealing almost a hundred thousand dollars worth of cash and jewelry. This was enough to have them charged with Grand Theft Burglary. Upset yet unable to see his sons in prison, Jose hires an attorney and they worked out a deal where Erik would plead guilty and Lyle would be pardoned from the crime because of his previous offenses. After the judge agreed, Erik was sentenced to community service, both boys also had to attend counseling sessions, and Jose had to pay a hefty compensation to each of the