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Handsome, rich, bronzed champion athletes, Erik and Lyle Menendez were the stunning symbols of the California dream. The sons of a high-powered Hollywood executive and his beautiful wife, they lived in a pampered world of Beverly Hills mansions, swimming pools, and private tennis coaches. But the dream became a nightmare when police found the butchered bodies of the boys’ parents, Jose and Kitty, in the family room of their five-million dollar mansion. Only days after the couple was laid to rest, the brothers began an appalling spending spree, buying Rolex watches, designer clothes and a new Porsche. Seven months later, all of Hollywood was stunned when the 18- and 21-year-old brothers were arrested for the horrendous killings. New York Times bestselling author Don Davis takes you inside one of the most riveting cases in California’s history, laying to bare the shattering secrets of a tormented family Read more
Publisher : Graymalkin Media, LLC (October 6, 2017)
Language : English
Paperback : 284 pages
ISBN-10 : 1631681362
ISBN-13 : 63
Item Weight : 15 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.64 x 8.38 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #125,948 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #531 in Murder & Mayhem True Accounts
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Customer Reviews: 4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 181 ratings
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I have read this book twice. The second time when I was on vacation and wanted something quick and easy to read. I've already watched the movie about the case as well as several documentaries. I love the writing style of the author. He has a good way of combining sarcasm and humor which made it that more enjoyable to read. I recommend it to anyone who likes true crime books.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2019 by M. Andreasen
I've been looking a the t.v. series, but this book went more in depth re: background of parents.
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2017 by Mary Ann Anderson
I downloaded this book because I wanted to know more about the Menendez killings since the True Crime Law and Order series was on this fall. It was a quick read, but really didn't offer up any new / more information compared to the tv show.
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2017 by Aunt I
This story shocked till my core since I always thought that the brothers killed their parents cause the molestation and abuse but after my reading I concluded myself they did it cause the greed. It’s a shame big time.
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2018 by Maria Rosas
Incredible true story about 2 unremorceful killers. Its been refuted by many that there was any molestation. It was invented by them.
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2018 by DANI
This book was very interesting to read, kept me involved and wanting more. I'll get the next book about the menendez killings
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2018 by Deedee
This account of the Menendez killings (which took place on August 20, 1989, in Beverly Hills) does have interesting insight into what seemed like the cliched story of American wealth, success, and privilege. I became interested in this case after having seen a few A&E documentaries, and I've always felt that there was more to the story and that it was more complex than the media and the prosecution would have the public believe. Money seemed the logical motive at first - and may indeed have been part of it, but there were also many witnesses who corroborated that Jose and Kitty Menendez were far from ideal parents. And it seemed that very few people had positive or favorable things to say about them, which is sad. Did they deserve to die? Of course not. Did their sons have the right to kill them? Absolutely not. But the prosecution did what they could to portray the brothers as greedy, spoiled brats who in the words of prosecutor Pamela Bozanich, used abuse as a defense, which in her mind was offensive to "real" victims of abuse. How she or any of the prosecution team could have known for sure that there was no abuse in the Menendez household calls for comment, as did many of their procedures in both trials. The prosecuting team also did not present any real rebuttal or character witnesses for the victims. Another prosecutor, Lester Kuriyama, frequently accused Erik Menendez of being gay, taunting him with a theory that his parents would have disowned him and alleging that the reason he knew about sex between males was that he engaged in consensual homosexual activity. Strange that they didn't consider that Erik's confusion might have been due to his father's alleged sexual abuse of him. There seemed to be a lot of "rich kid" bias amongst many involved in the case, including the jurors, and also there have been unproven allegations that racism may have played a part in the case (Jose Menendez was a Cuban immigrant), and the brothers' first trial ended in hung juries (each defendant had his own individual jury in the original trial), and that is when the book ends. Another reviewer commented that the trial details are sketchy at best, and that is an accurate description. "Bad Blood" does excel in exposing the private side of the Menendez family, and shows that money doesn't buy happiness or love. There is evidence that Lyle and Erik did suffer emotional and physical mistreatment at the hands of their parents, and that they were under tremendous pressure to succeed, at almost any cost. The Menendez brothers are considered the poster boys for what has become grudgingly known as "the abuse excuse" defense (coined by none other than Alan Dershowitz, deal with that for a moment), but to assume that people who come from well-off parents can't possibly suffer any kind of abuse is very narrow-minded. Lyle also was very unemotional following his 911 call reporting that he and Erik had found Jose and Kitty shot to death. Erik, who was considered more sensitive, by contrast, seemed emotionally shaken much of the time. And it was Erik, riddled with guilt and haunted by nightmares who confessed to his psychiatrist, Dr. Jerome Oziel, that he and Lyle had murdered their parents. In March 1990, the brothers were arrested and charged with the murder of their mother and father. No mention of abuse was made until the first trial, and while the allegations of sexual abuse cannot be really be verified or disputed, there was no doubt that the Menendez clan was a very dysfunctional one, in which fear, humiliation, and physical brutality were commonly introduced. Looking at the psychological profile of each brother, it is obvious that their mental development and behavior is consistent with that of abuse victims. Jose did keep his family quite isolated, especially during the boys' early years when the family resided in New Jersey. It is not unreasonable to believe that they did fear their father, many people it seems were afraid of Jose Menendez. The Menendez patriarch was by most accounts a shrewd and ruthless businessman who was unfaithful to his wife and dominated his children. Many of the boys' teachers and coaches feared him and referred to Jose and Kitty as "the parents from hell". Several relatives, particularly from the paternal side, testified for the defense, claiming that Jose was indeed a harsh and brutal man who instilled fear in his sons and that Kitty was emotionally unstable. Kitty's brothers, both of whom turned against their nephews, attempted to paint a different picture but did not really serve as valuable character witnesses for their murdered sister. Of course, many victims of domestic violence do not report the crime and even feel loyalty and love for their abusers as well as the fact that male victims are even more hesitant and ashamed to come forward. An update would have been helpful in this book, to include the outcome of the second trial, in which the brothers were found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole (the jury felt that since they had no history of violent crime, that there was no need to seek the death penalty), which they are serving in separate prisons in California. Lyle and Erik have both gotten married while incarcerated. There is no way of knowing exactly what went on behind closed doors, but this case may not have been as simple as some tried to make it appear. UPDATE: It turns out that Jose Menendez has been accused of molesting young boys dating back to his days as a record executive at RCA (now Sony Music Entertainment). The Menendez brothers can now appeal their case once again due to a law that was recently passed in the state of California, in which defendants who were not permitted to have evidence or corroborating testimony of abuse can apply for a new trial. The brothers have finally been placed in the same prison.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2011 by Darknoir
I love true crime, so this book was an excellent read. Very interesting to learn about the whole family
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2018 by Terri Danelen