Of course, the truth of the timing of all this is that it’s much more likely that Murphy (who recently asserted that his show was “the best thing that’s happened to the Menendez brothers in 30 years”) simply did the Ryan Murphy thing here and managed to glom on to a rising trend that was already picking up steam.

Ryan Murphy is reflecting on the backlash he's received for his series 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' and why the brothers should not be "playing the victim card."

A new court hearing has been set for Erik and Lyle Menendez after the release of Netflix's "Monsters." Here’s why a retrial or resentencing may be possible.

The L.A. district attorney said his office will make a decision on whether a resentencing is warranted in the notorious case.

Lyle and Erik Menéndez have spent nearly 35 years behind bars for fatally shooting their parents, José and Kitty Menéndez, at their Beverly Hills mansion on the evening of Aug. 20, 1989. Prosecutors argued it was a murder motivated by greed — not long after their parents' deaths,