Lyle, in addition to a correspondence-based friendship with a woman called Norma Novelli, who recorded and later sold phone conversations with him, has been married twice. Here's what we know ...

An unlikely friendship grew between 21-year-old Lyle Menendez and 55-year-old Norma Novelli who used to publish a newsletter ...

Lyle, in addition to a correspondence-based friendship with a woman called Norma Novelli, who recorded and later sold phone conversations with him, has been married twice. Here's what we know ...

Lyle Menendez and his brother Erik murdered their parents in 1989 Credit: AP: Associated Press In-depth conversations with Lyle. Norma lived in Toluca, California, and was a writer.

The Mysterious Norma “Monsters” depicts a phone relationship between Lyle and a woman named Norma Novelli (Natalie Taylor Gray), with whom he plans to write a book about his life.

In real life, a woman named Norma Novelli testified that she met Lyle in person when she visited him in prison and that their friendship continued through phone calls, per the Los Angeles Times.

Norma Novelli tapes were irrelevant because he claimed Judge Weisberg was making “very biased decisions,” Lyle said. Norma Novelli recorded hours of her phone conversations with Lyle from prison.

Lyle, 18, and Erik, 21 killed their parents Jose and Kitty on Sunday, August 20, 1989. They used 12-gauge shotguns, and fatally shot their parents a total of 14 times. Related Story ...

Norma Novelli did contact the real Lyle, and he thought they were writing a book about his life together. Novelli, however, sold the recordings she had of Lyle without his written or verbal consent.

Erik Menendez, attorney Leslie Abramson and Lyle Menendez Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images. In 1989, José and Kitty were found dead at their Beverly Hills home after Lyle called the authorities.

When Court TV first broadcast the Menendez case in 1993, the trial took America by storm. Now Netflix’s latest series from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez ...

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story’ On Netflix, About The Beverly Hills Brothers That Killed Their Abusive Parents . By Joel Keller @ joelkeller.