Is Leslie Abramson Still in Contact With the Menendez Brothers?
After she represented Lyle and Erik Menendez in their 1990s trials, did Leslie stay in contact with the brothers? Find out what Netflix's 'The Menendez Brothers' doc revealed.
One of the most famous names from Lyle and Erik Menendez‘s trial was defense attorney Leslie Abramson. After one jury remained deadlocked in their first trial, another one was held, and the brothers were convicted of first-degree murder of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez, and the conspiracy to commit murder in 1996. So, did Lyle and Erik stay in touch with Leslie?
Find out whether or not Leslie is still in contact with the Menendez brothers.
Who Is Leslie Abramson?
Leslie is a former lawyer from Queens, New York. She moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s and graduated with a law degree from UCLA, according to The Washington Post. The mother of two spoke with the publication following Lyle and Erik’s 1996 conviction, and she mentioned taking a “breather” from highly publicized trials.
“This case was incredibly stressful the first time around, and was monstrous the second time,” Leslie said. “Certainly, this will be my last capital case for a while. I need a breather from this. But by the same token, I’m not ready to do nothing.”
When it came to the Menendez brothers’ crime, Leslie noted that they were “troubled” kids and ultimately “cracked” after allegedly facing emotional, physical and sexual abuse during their childhoods.
“I’ve represented people charged with murder for 27 years, and these guys just don’t measure up to anybody else I’ve ever represented,” Leslie said before insisting, “These are not murderers. These are troubled kids in a very difficult and grotesque home environment, and they cracked. … It’s a grotesquely disproportionate verdict and punishment for what happened here. When children kill their parents, something is wrong in that family. It’s a different moral mix for a sexual predator, those who kill strangers.”