Lawyers for Erik and Lyle Menendez — who have long claimed they murdered their parents because they feared for their lives after years of sexual abuse by their father — filed the habeas corpus petition in Los Angeles Superior Court in May of 2023 to overturn their convictions.

The bogus notion of the convicted parent killers as teen lovers has an unexpected origin that predates any need for the hit show's producer for added salaciousness.

Erik Menendez, who is 54 years old, has said that he and his brother Lyle, 57, have experienced severe “trauma” while serving time in prison for the murder of their parents. In an interview with TMZ’s podcast 2 Angry Men,