CA v. MENENDEZ

July 20, 1993

The prosecution claims Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents to gain their parents $14 million inheritance.

The prosecution claims Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents to gain their parents $14 million inheritance. The defense contends the brothers acted in self-defense after suffering years of sexual abuse.

911 dispatcher Christine Nye, neighbor Avrille Krom & Beverly Hills police officer Michael Butkus take the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Beverly Hills police Sgt. Kirk West, charter boat cpt. Bob Anderson & criminalist Richard Catalani testify in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Beverly Hills Police Detective Leslie Zoeller takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Beverly Hills Police Detective Sgt. Thomas Edmonds takes the stand. The jury hears interview tapes of the Menendez brothers.

Beverly Hills Deputy Dwight Van Horn takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial, showing the alleged murder weapon.

The Menendez brothers' former tennis coach, Perry Berman, takes the stand.

Craig Cignarelli takes the stand outside the presence of the jury.

Craig Cignarelli testifies that his former best friend confessed to killing his parents two days after the murders.

Donovan Goodreau, a friend of Lyle Menendez when he lived in N.J., takes the stand in the Menendez brothers murder trial.

Journalist Robert Rand, bodyguard Richard Wenskoski & Glenn Stevens, a former friend of Lyle Menendez, take the stand.

Glenn Stevens and Donovan Goodreau, friends of Lyle Menendez, continue their testimony.

The judge and counsel discuss the testimony of Dr. Jerome Oziel, the therapist who recorded Erik's confession.

The judge and counsel discuss the testimony of Dr. Jerome Oziel, the therapist who recorded Erik's confession.

Multiple computer experts take the stand regarding the Menendez brothers' search for their Jose Menendez's will.

Deputy medical examiner Dr. Irwin Golden, who performed the autopsies on Jose and Kitty, takes the stand.

Deputy medical examiner Dr. Irwin Golden, who performed the autopsies on Jose and Kitty, takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

The brothers' therapist, Dr. Jerome Oziel, takes the stand. Oziel details Erik Menendez's murder confession.

The brothers' therapist, Dr. Jerome Oziel, continues his testimony. Dr. Oziel recorded Erik Menendez's confession to killing his parents.

The brothers' therapist, Dr. Jerome Oziel, continues his testimony. Dr. Oziel recorded Erik Menendez's confession to killing his parents.

The jury hears taped conversations between Dr. Jerome Oziel and his mistress, Judalon Smyth.

Psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Lulow, who knew Dr. Jerome Oziel, takes the stand.

The jury hears taped conversations between Dr. Jerome Oziel and his mistress, Judalon Smyth.

The brothers' therapist, Dr. Jerome Oziel, continues his testimony. Dr. Oziel recorded Erik Menendez's confession to killing his parents.

Lead Detective Leslie Zoeller is recalled to the stand in the Menendez brothers' murder trial.

Bradley Brunon, Henry Llanio and Stephen Goldberg take the stand in the Menendez brothers' murder trial.

Real estate agent Valerie Hart, lead Detective Leslie Zoeller and Mark Heffernan, the Menendez brothers' tennis coach, take the stand.

Real estate Valerie Hart, lead Detective Leslie Zoeller & Marta Cano, the sister of Jose Menendez, take the stand. The prosecution rests their case against Erik Menendez.

Clinical psychologist Dr. John Briere takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

The Menendez brothers' cousin, Brian Andersen Jr., takes the stand.

Kathleen Simonton, the Menendez brothers' cousin, takes the stand.

The Menendez brothers' cousin, Diane Vander Molen, takes the stand.

Dr. Jerome Oziel's former lover and live-in babysitter, Cynthia McPhee, takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

The Menendez brothers' former tennis coach, Charles Wadlington, and lifeguard, Meredith Geisler, take the stand.

The Menendez brothers' cousin, Marianne Cano, takes the stand.

Jose Menendez's sister, Marta Cano, takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Jose Menendez's sister, Marta Cano, takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Stephen Nosner, Jessica Goldsmith, Robert Clouse, Patricia Cross & Faith Goldsmith take the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Tennis coach William Kurtain, neighbor Alicia Hertz & teachers Sandra Sharp & Charlene Elmore take the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Pamela LiCausi, Emmanuel Zlotolow & Jose Menendez's sister, Teresita Baralt, testify in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Relatives of Jose Menendez, take the stand, followed by the Menendez brothers' teacher, and Kevin Whalen, a former friend of Erik Menendez.

Kevin Whalen, a former friend of Erik Menendez, continues his testimony, followed by Whalen's mother, Kathleen Bulow-Cohen.

Leslie Elmore, Barbara Howarth & Norman Pulse take the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Skip Lowe, Katie Whalen & Douglas Doss take the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

The judge and counsel discuss defendant Lyle Menendez's testimony outside the presence of the jury.

Mary Theresa Dominguez, the sister-in-law of the former owner of the Menendezs' Beverly Hills home, takes the stand.

Defendant Lyle Menendez details the alleged sexual abuse he suffered from his parents.

Defendant Lyle Menendez continues his testimony, detailing allegations of abuse by his mother, Kitty Menendez.

Defendant Lyle Menendez continues his testimony.

Defendant Lyle Menendez continues his testimony, describing the day he and Erik confronted their father about the abuse.

Defendant Lyle Menendez continues his testimony.

The prosecution begins their cross examination of Lyle Menendez.

Defendant Lyle Menendez undergoes cross-examination.

Defendant Lyle Menendez continues his testimony.

Defendant Lyle Menendez concludes his testimony.

The judge and counsel discuss defendant Erik Menendez's testimony.

Defendant Erik Menendez begins his testimony.

Defendant Erik Menendez continues his testimony.

Defendant Erik Menendez continues his testimony, detailing how Lyle sought to protect him growing up.

Defendant Erik Menendez continues his testimony

Defendant Erik Menendez continues his testimony.

Defendant Erik Menendez continues his testimony, describing how he and Lyle killed their parents.

Defendant Erik Menendez undergoes cross-examination.

Defendant Erik Menendez undergoes cross-examination.

Counsel and the judge discuss trial proceedings outside the presence of the jury.

Defendant Erik Menendez continues his testimony.

Donovan Goodreau, Tracy Baker, Marta Cano, Armando Lopez, Andres Cano & David Marovitch take the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Psychologist Dr. Ann Tyler, who specializes in child abuse, takes the stand during the Menendez brothers' trial.

Dr. Ann Tyler, who specializes in child abuse, continues her testimony in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Dr. Ann Tyler, who specializes in child abuse, continues her testimony in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Psychiatric mental health nursing expert Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Psychiatric mental health nursing expert Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Psychiatric mental health nursing expert Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Dr. John Conte, who interviewed Lyle Menendez, gives his testimony outside the presence of the jury.

Psychiatric mental health nursing expert Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Psychologist Dr. Stuart Hart, who specializes in child abuse, takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Dr. John Conte, who interviewed Lyle Menendez, takes the stand.

Counsel and the judge discuss trial proceedings outside the presence of the jury.

Dr. John Conte, who interviewed Lyle Menendez, continues his testimony.

Kitty Menendez's sister, Joan Vander Molen, and sister-in-law, Patricia Andersen, take the stand.

The Menendez brothers' uncle Carlos Baralt takes the stand.

Pediatrician Dr. Kerry English, John Nickel & Edward Fenno, a former friend of Erik Menendez, take the stand.

Kitty Menendez's therapist, Dr. Edwin Cox, and Roger Smith, who took over Jose Menendez's position at Live Entertainment, take the stand.

Detective Leslie Zoeller is recalled to the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Counsel and the judge discuss trial proceedings outside the presence of the jury.

Lyle Menendez's defense team and the prosecution discuss jury instructions.

Dr. John Conte discusses the Menendez brothers' tapes with Dr. Jerome Oziel.

Dr. Jerome Oziel's former mistress, who claimed to hear the Menendez brothers' confession to killing their parents, takes the stand.

Dr. Warden Emory, a physician who saw Kitty Menendez, briefly takes the stand. Judalon Smyth continues her testimony.

Dr. Jerome Oziel's former mistress who claimed to hear the Menendez brothers' confession to killing their parents, takes the stand.

Counsel and the judge discuss trial proceedings.

Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess discusses the Menendez brothers' confession tapes with Dr. Jerome Oziel.

Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess discusses the Menendez brothers' confession tapes with Dr. Jerome Oziel.

Private Investigator Cynthia Erdelyi takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Former bodyguard Andrew Valentine, pool repairman Grant Walker & more witnesses take the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.

Counsel and the judge discuss trial proceedings outside the presence of the jury.

Flor de Maria Suria, a former maid for the Menendez family, takes the stand.

Jamie Lee Pisarcik, Lyle Menendez's ex-girlfriend, takes the stand.

Kitty Menendez's brother takes the stand.

Pat Heffernan, the wife of the Menendez brothers' tennis coach Mark Heffernan, takes the stand.

Brian Andersen, the brother of Kitty Menendez, and Marlene Eisenberg, Jose Menendez's assistant, take the stand.

Brian Andersen, the brother of Kitty Menendez, and Karen Farrell, a longtime friend of Kitty, take the stand, followed by Jose Menendez's assistant, Marlene Eisenberg, and lead Detective Les Zoeller.

Guy DeLisio, a former limo driver who picked up Erik Menendez, takes the stand.

Dr. William Vicary, Erik Menendez's psychiatrist who allegedly altered notes for the trial, takes the stand.

Detective Les Zoeller, Ann Ingraham, Virginia Valdry, Mark Slotkin, Mark Heffernan, and more testify in the Menendez brothers murder trial.

Counsel and the judge discuss exhibits and jury instructions outside the presence of the jury.

Counsel and the judge discuss Erik Menendez's jury instructions outside the presence of the jury.

Prosecutor Pamela Bozanich gives her closing argument in the case against Lyle Menendez.

Defense attorney Michael Burt delivers his closing argument in the case against Lyle Menendez.

Defense attorney Jill Lansing delivers her closing argument in the case against Lyle Menendez.

The prosecution delivers their rebuttal in the case against Lyle Menendez.

Prosecutor Lester Kuriyama delivers his closing argument in the case against Erik Menendez.

Defense attorney Leslie Abramson delivers her closing argument in the case against Erik Menendez.

Defense attorney Leslie Abramson delivers her closing argument in the case against Erik Menendez

Defense attorney Leslie Abramson delivers her closing argument in the case against Erik Menendez.

Prosecutor Lester Kuriyama delivers his rebuttal in the case against Erik Menendez.

The jury requests multiple testimony readbacks in the case of CA v. Erik Menendez.

The jury continues their deliberations in the case against Erik Menendez.

The jury requests multiple testimony readbacks in the case of CA v. Lyle Menendez.

January 28, 1994

The judge and counsel discuss the Menendez brothers' second trial.