Ep 217: The Menendez Murders: The October Press Conferences, Part 9
Crime Analyst
Laura Richards
4.9 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 25 October 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Please know that I'm nervous and full of emotions. I never thought this day would come. |
| 0:08.4 | I am Kitty's sister. I stand here today with a heavy heart and also with hope and justice and |
| 0:16.6 | understanding. We have received such an outpouring support in recent weeks |
| 0:21.8 | which led us to launch this formal initiative. |
| 0:27.0 | For many years I struggled with terms to terms with what happened to my sister's family. |
| 0:37.0 | It was a nightmare none of us could have imagined. |
| 0:41.0 | But as details of Lyle and Eric's abuse came to light, it became clear that their actions, |
| 0:51.0 | while tragic were the desperate response of two boys trying to survive |
| 0:56.3 | the unspeakable cruel of their father. |
| 1:02.1 | As their aunt, I had no idea of the extent of the abuse they suffered at the hands of my brother-in-law. None of us did. But looking back I can see the |
| 1:17.7 | fair intention that their father had instilled on them. They were just children. Children who could have been |
| 1:25.2 | protected and were instead brutalized in the most horrific ways. |
| 1:41.0 | The truth is, Lyle and Eric were failed by the very people who should have protected them by their parents, by the system, by society at large. |
| 1:47.8 | When they stood trial, the whole world was ready to believe that the boys could be raped, was not ready, |
| 1:55.0 | excuse me, not ready. |
| 1:57.0 | The whole world was not ready to believe boys could be raped. |
| 2:01.0 | Or that young men could be victims of sexual violence. Today we know better. We know |
| 2:08.9 | that abuse has long-lasting effects and victims of trauma sometimes act in ways that are very difficult to understand. Hey lovely listeners and welcome back to crime analysts in the intelligence cell. |
| 2:33.1 | What a month it's been. |
| 2:35.2 | Across the month of October, |
| 2:36.7 | there have been three press conferences |
| 2:38.7 | called at very short notice regarding |
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