What happened to the Menendez brothers' $14.5 million inheritance
dailyrecord.co.ukThe case of the Menendez brothers is back in the public eye following the release of Netflix series Monsters. The streaming giant is set to release a documentary featuring interviews with Erik and Lyle Menendez from prison.The brothers were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in 1989.
The prosecution argued during the trial that the siblings were motivated by financial gain, as they stood to inherit their father's wealth.They also suggested that this was the reason the brothers decided to kill their mother, as she would have inherited everything if only their father had died.
But what was the Menendez family's net worth? Jose Menendez was a successful businessman who amassed his wealth as CEO of LIVE Entertainment.
The Menendez family estate is often estimated to have been worth around $14m at the time of Jose and Kitty's deaths, reports the Mirror.
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