'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' cast guide: Meet the actors who play the Menendez family

Following the massive success of Dahmer, Ryan Murphy will return to Netflix on September 19 with Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Story.

The second part of his true crime anthology series. After murdering their parents in 1989, the Menendez brothers became celebrities in the early 1990s.

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During his nationally televised criminal trial, Erik Menendez's lawyers, led by attorney Leslie Abramson, argued self-defense against his brother.

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Prosecutors accused their father, Jose Menendez, and their neglectful mother, Kitty Menendez, of abusing them and justifying the murders. One of the prosecutors, Pam Bozanich, said,

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The motive was financial gain, which was further reinforced by the Menendez brothers' extravagant spending on their property following the murders.

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The first trial ended with a negative jury verdict, and the Menendez brothers' case was not reopened until a retrial was requested in 1995.

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He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole on July 2, 1996. Find out who plays Lyle Menendez below.

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Erik Menendez, Kitty Menendez, Jose Menendez, and the rest of the players involved in the infamous trial.

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Enrique Murciano (Night Agent) will play Carlos Balart, the uncle of Lyle and Erik Menendez and brother-in-law of Jose Menendez.

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