35 Years of People
1974 to Now: PEOPLE's Biggest Stories
Celebrate our 35th anniversary with the newsmakers (Princess Diana! President Obama!) who shocked, moved and warmed the hearts of readers over the years
1990: THE MENENDEZ BROTHERS
Lyle Menendez, 22, and his brother Erik, 19, are arrested for the shooting deaths of their parents, Jose, 45, and Kitty, 44, in their $5 million Beverly Hills mansion on Aug. 20, 1989. The brothers, who claimed they acted out of self-defense after years of abuse, are sentenced to life in prison.
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