The famous Menendez Brothers’ murder has suddenly come under new scrutiny now that a former member of the popular boy band Menudo has accused their father, Jose Menendez, of sexual abuse.
In the true crime case that gripped America in the 1990s, the Menendez Brothers were convicted of first-degree murder after they brutally shot and killed their father, Jose, and their mother, a former beauty queen named Kitty. In the first prosecution, the brothers walked due to two hung juries and a mistrial after the defense successfully argued that they killed their parents in a panic after confronting their father about years of sexual abuse. Two years later, when prosecuted a second time, the sexual abuse failed to sway the jury and the brothers were convicted. It appears now that the claims have been given new life.
Per the New York Times:
Roy Rosselló, a former member of Menudo, the…
