viewers say they are ‘disgusted’ after the original prosecutor from the infamous Menendez brothers’ murder trial appeared in a new documentary.
Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of their parents Jose and Kitty, are the subject of the streaming platform’s latest release.
It comes on the heels of a contentious series that dramatised the murders and its fallout, as part of the ‘Monsters’ anthology.
The series has put the Menendez case back under the media microscope decades after it captured widespread attention in 1989.
Both siblings share their side of the story via phone calls from behind bars, over thirty years following the fateful event, reports .
Pamela Bozanich in The Menendez Brothers Netflix documentary (Image: NETFLIX)
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Additionally, the series highlights interviews with Kitty Menendez’s relatives and Pamela Bozanich, who was the lead prosecutor in the initial trial that concluded with a hung jury.
When speaking about the case, Bozanich shares she never believed the brothers’ assertions of sexual abuse at the hands of their father.
She is particularly candid in dismissing online discourse regarding the case, especially within the community, which has been actively debating the intricacies of the Menendez case.
On-screen, Bozanich remarks: “The only reason we’re doing this special is because of the movement to free the Menendi.
Erik Menendez, left, and his brother Lyle, were convicted of killing their parents in 1996 (Image: Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)
“If that’s how we’re gonna try cases now, why don’t we just, like, have a poll? You present the faces, everybody gets to vote on , and then we decide who gets to go home.
“Your beliefs are not facts. They’re just beliefs. And by the way, all you people, I’m armed. We got guns all over the house. So don’t mess with me.”
Many online users expressed their astonishment at the comments, in particular with Bozanich’s comments about being armed.
One took to X, previously known as Twitter, stating: “She got her 15 minutes of fame on this documentary she didn’t have to do that interview and then to tell TikTokers to not come after her and she had guns! Disgusting behaviour!” (sic)
Another concurred, posting: “Was not expecting to watch the documentary about Lyle and Erik Menendez feeling like the worst person in it was the original prosecutor. The irony of her threatening the younger generation with guns really solidified her hypocrisy and bitterness.”
Meanwhile, one viewer remarked: “I get she’s a prosecutor but to act like that is truly disgusting! No prosecutor needs to act like that.”
The Menendez Brothers documentary is available to stream on now.