Killer behind 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' slams Netflix

One of the Menendez brothers has released a scathing statement from prison following backlash from true crime fans.

One of the real-life murderers depicted in Netflix smash hit Monsters has slammed the Ryan Murphy series in a statement from prison, where he is serving life behind bars without the chance of parole.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story shot to the top of the streaming charts around the world over the weekend.

It explores the troubled Menendez family in the years, months, and weeks leading up to the brutal murders of their parents, as well as the brothers’ trials that followed in the early ‘90s.

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Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story shot to the top of the streaming charts around the world over the weekend. Image: Netflix

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A "dishonest portrayal"

In a statement from prison, Erik criticised the show, calling it a “dishonest portrayal” of the 1989 murder of his parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez.

“I believed we had moved beyond the lies and ruinous character portrayals of Lyle, creating a caricature of Lyle rooted in horrible and blatant lies rampant in the show,” he started.

“I can only believe they were done so on purpose. It is with a heavy heart that I say, I believe Ryan Murphy cannot be this naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives so as to do this without bad intent.”

Erik continued: “It is sad for me to know that Netflix’s dishonest portrayal of the tragedies surrounding our crime have taken the painful truths several steps backward — back through time to an era when the prosecution built a narrative on a belief system that males were not sexually abused, and that males experienced rape trauma differently than women.”

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One of the Menendez brothers has slammed Netflix. Image: Supplied

Throughout their trial, the Menendez brothers alleged that they were sexually abused by their father throughout their childhood, and that their suffering is what eventually led to their decision to murder their parents.

Portraying the brothers as an “incestuous fantasy”

Creator Ryan Murphy has also faced backlash over his depiction of the relationship between the two brothers, with numerous scenes in the show appearing to suggest they had a consensual sexual relationship.

During his retrial in 1995, Lyle testified he had molested Erik while they were children.

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One post on Twitter which called out the show for portraying the brothers as an “incestuous fantasy” has since been liked almost 200,000 times.

The two brothers were eventually found guilty of first-degree murder. They were sentenced to two consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole and are currently serving their sentences at the RJ Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California.

Originally published as Killer behind 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' slams Netflix