Pop culture re -invented Mindez brothers

It could not have been possible that Lille and Eric Mendez, the men who killed their wealthy parents by shooting them 16 times, would get the sympathy and tolerance of the masses.

They mocked their demands for sexual assault at the hands of their father by both prosecutors and comedians, from TV late at night to jokes in the Academy Awards.

But after 35 years – a partially thanks for Tiktok, Netflix and Stars like Kim Kardashian – at Manendez Brothers a new generation of supporters – many who were not born in 1989, the year in which brotherhood was installed on their parents with a gun at Beverly Hills Palace.

At the time of their experiments, the brothers were photographed as greed, entitled the monsters that followed a $ 700,000 spending (526,00,000 pounds) in the weeks that followed the murders. Now, with an increasing understanding of psychological trauma and sexual assault, many of them are more sympathetic – and may give brotherhood the opportunity to freedom.

This week, Los Angeles judge reduced the brothers’ ruling to include the possibility of conditional release, which can be granted in a hearing next month.

Their fate will be in the hands of the Caliphorn’s Caliphine Release Council, and eventually, the ruler Gavin New Love, who will be seen the changing public opinion on the issue of division with his political aspirations.

In 1989, Eric and Laila Mindeys stormed the living room in Beverly Hills, both of whom wandered in loaded rifles, and opened fire on their parents, who were watching TV. Crime will not be resolved for several months.

They obtained tickets to kill the Games Bond movie license as Zaabia and told the law and media members, who were covering the execution of the wealthy couple, with high energy in their palace, maybe the mafia was to blame.

Meanwhile, they bought Porsche, Jeep, Rolex Watches and other luxury elements with money from their parents.

They were not arrested until the police obtained their acceptance of a psychological world.

Even at the time, their crime was divisive – the first trial of the United Nations ended for a wrong trial after the jury was unable to reach the ruling. After the second, they were sentenced to life imprisonment without conditional release.

During both experiences, the brothers were described as bad children and spoiled children who were excited to kill their parents from hatred and hope to obtain their real estate of $ 14 million.

Satradai Knight Live and other offers late at night the couple’s defense in the court – including tear testimonies about the alleged sexual assault, which general prosecutors called “an excuse of abuse” – and documentary films titles of that contract included phrases such as “bad children” and “American children, American killers”.

The appeal was rejected after the appeal, but last year, everything appears to be changing. New evidence about the alleged sexual assault appeared and Netflix issued a drama that caught the attention of a completely new generation. Soon after, documentary films on the issue included addresses with words such as “MIS LOCALED” and “Boys betrayal”.

Tiktokers discuss the case with their followers. Reality star Kim Kardashian, a criminal justice defender who helped liberate the people who were imprisoned, formulated an opinion article that supports their offer for freedom publicly.

“At that time, there were limited resources for victims of sexual assault, especially for children,” Kardashian wrote in the NBC article.

In the 1990s, society had no understanding today of trauma, sexual assault and harassment, said Whitney Phillips, a professor of Oregon University who is studying a real crime, for the BBC. She added that this gap in understanding was especially clear to the children who were abused.

But after Meto, there was a more cultural space created for people to talk about these experiences.

“It only creates a temple,” said Professor Phillips about their feeling of encouraging to talk about harassment and abuse, “

In addition is the change in how the public sees criminal justice, focusing more on rehabilitation and reducing prison residents instead of the crime mentality that dominated Los Angeles at the end of the twentieth century.

“It has long ended up from the situation forever in the 1990s,” said Robert Rand, a journalist who met the brothers and conducted an interview with the brothers before they were arrested and revealed new evidence in 2018.

In a documentary film, Mr. Rand about the killings, which was released in 2023, claimed a former member of the boy, Menudo, claimed that the father of the brothers, Jose Menendes – who was an executive official at RCA Records – was raped when he was 14 years old. The accusation strengthened the brothers’ allegations of abuse.

The new certificates helped to give a new life to the brothers’ demands, and provided a catalyst for what Professor Philips “Hurricane” called “Hurricane” of attention and supportand From Netflix drama to OP-ED.

“The things that become big online are the things that have a lot of energy sources,” she said.

Even the night of Mindez noticed the sea change.

“Young followers who are on this type of social media generation Tiktok are already a tremendous hope,” Lille Mindez said in a court hearing.

“I am not hopeless that I was 21 years old, and this is certain. It is clear that I feel more hope when society seems to understand these experiences and better sexual abuse.”

The fate of the brothers – regardless of what is recommended by the social media or the Caliphorn’s Caliphorn’s Release Council – stabilizes with one man: Governor Newsom, who has the authority to accept or reject any recommendation for the conditional release.

Many believe that a person is considering running for the presidency in 2028.

Since the last elections, newsom has been going through a political transformation, turning from the liberal crusader for comprehensive healthy payment into a more moderate and practical approach, as he recently suggested freezing health care for uncomfortable immigrants.

Sam Chen, a strategic political expert residing in Pennsylvania, said that the influence on such an exciting issue may be “risky.”

“Can you imagine a realistic television program for the Manendez Brotherhood while Newsom tries to run for the presidency?”

Although no one knows the way he tends, newsom mentioned the case several times on social media and his podcast.

“The question of the council is a fairly simple question,” New February said in February. “Do they present now, what we call” unreasonable “for risks to public safety?”

Mr. Rand admitted that the issue is “risky” politically for news.

“You cannot circumvent the elephant in the room: they were killed brutally,” Rand told the BBC. “But if you think they were hurt and that they had offended the abuse – and there is in fact evidence that supports their story – it is a completely different situation.”

The brothers did not commit violent crimes while they were in prison, the fact that the judge in their consuming session, although they have violations of using mobile phones that were smuggled in prison.

They also led a productive life while they were imprisoned, as Eric established a residence program to help the elderly and handicapped prisoners while working for a night to beautify prisons.

It is striking that every member of their family – from the cousins ​​to the aunts and uncles – wants to release the Mindez brothers, including the siblings who are alive from Jose and Kitie Mindez.

“They chose to live their lives clearly and purpose of service.”

If the council recommends the conditional release in June, the ruler has 30 days to accept or reject the recommendation. If the conditional release is made, the brothers will be more likely to be released within five months, according to the California Ministry of Reform.

The fact that GOV Newsom has ordered the Conditional Release Council in the state to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the risks before the brothers are considered qualified for the conditional release a lot of thinking that it is open to its launch.

“He wants the political cover” to the conditional release council and the court’s recommendations.

A year ago, Mr. Al -Rahmi would not have not expected the brother Mindez. Now it is believed that it will be free for the next few months.

But it will not be unprecedented that Gov Newsom rejects a very encouraging recommendation.

Several times, he banned the release of a member of the Manson family. In 2022, Newsom prevented Sirhan Sirhan, the man who assassinated Sen Robert F Kennedy.

As much as the Manendez brothers, Gov Newsom said on the podcast that he is studying the case and that he is not planning to watch any documentary or real crime drama on the case.

“It is clear that I am familiar with Mindez’s brothers only through the news for many decades, but not that many others are because of all these documentaries and all the attention they received,” he said. “So my independent and objective review of the facts will not be biased.”