Lyle apparently managed to keep their offense a secret, yet Erik couldn’t help but get the truth off his chest to not only psychologist Dr. Jerome Oziel but also his best friend, Craig Cignarelli. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. But just how accurate is Monsters in its interpretation of the Menendez brothers and their infamous crimes? Here are the answers to some of the most burning questions you might have after watching.
Watch the full story in the two-hour ABC News special, "Truth and Lies: The Menendez Brothers," on Thursday, Jan. 5 at 9 p.m. ET. Craig Cignarelli, Erik's friend and classmate at Calabasas High School, in Calabasas, California, said they wrote "Friends" together. Lyle and Erik Menendez shot and killed their parents in August At the time, Lyle was 21, and Erik was A character worthy of Jekyll and Hyde.
One key player in the court case is Craig Cignarelli, described as Erik Menendez's best friend; and in Monsters, he's portrayed by Charlie Hall, the son of actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Lyle and Erik Menendez shot and killed their parents in August At the time, Lyle was 21, and Erik was A character worthy of Jekyll and Hyde.
“We knew Erik was gay and having oral sex with the inmates.” They also knew of homoerotic photographs taken of Erik. In addition, Dunne liked to gossip about Erik’s possible physical attraction to his high school friend Craig Cignarelli, a witness for the prosecution. TV Showrunner Ryan Murphy , a. For the series, creators Murphy and Ian Brennan gathered a cast composed of talented newcomers, veteran actors, and some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Erik Menendez—the younger and more mild-mannered Menendez brother, who was years-old when he and Lyle murdered their parents—is played by Cooper Koch.