Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents José and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez, at their Beverly Hills home in 1989. The brothers claimed that unknown intruders were responsible for the murders, framing it as a potential mob killing. Erik confessed to the murders in sessions with his psychologist, citing a desire to be free of a controlling father with high standards. The highly publicized trials received international media attention, inspiring numerous documentaries, dramatizations, books, and parodies.