News about Ron Silver

Lyle and Erik Menéndez famously murdered their parents in 1989 and were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The American brothers were trialled once separately, and a second time together, and were finally convicted in 1996. Lyle and Erik, now 56 and 53, claimed their father sexually abused them and threatened to kill them if they spoke out - so they killed him in pre-emptive self defense. However, doubt was cast over the brothers' claims when it was revealed their father José and their mother Mary had a multimillion-dollar estate. During the lengthy trials, one of the witnesses claimed that Lyle and Erik were inspired to commit the double parricide by a 1987 film.