The Menendez Brothers
Killer Psyche
The Case of Eric and Lyle
Lyle and Eric Smith killed their parents after years of physical, sexual and psychological abuse. "This is not a crime of passion. This is revenge," says psychiatrist Dr. John Rizzuto. There's no proof that the brothers were sexually abused; sex abuse is done in private. The boys grew up to handle their pain in very different ways when they finally decided to fight back.
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