The Menendez family's Beverly Hills mansion, where a brutal double murder shocked the nation in 1989, remains eerily untouched — its walls concealing the dark history once gripping the nation's attention. Lyle and Erik Menendez gunned down their parents, José and Kitty Menendez with 14 shots as the couple sat watching TV in the den of their Beverly Hills home. The brothers shot their father five times, including once at point-blank range with a shotgun aimed at the back of his head.
As their mother attempted to crawl away, Lyle shot her in the face with a shotgun. In total, she was shot nine times. Lyle, who was then 21, and Erik, then 18, admitted they shot-gunned their entertainment executive father and their mother, but said they feared their parents were about to kill them to prevent the disclosure of the father's long-term sexual molestation of Erik.
The Menendez family purchased the 9,063-square-foot Mediterranean-style estate for $4 million in 1988. Beverly Hills, an iconic and affluent city in Los Angeles County, is renowned for its luxurious lifestyle, upscale shopping, and celebrity residents. With its reputation for safety and exclusivity, the murders of José and Kitty Menendez sent shockwaves through the neighborhood.
Rather than being demolished, the infamous house on Elm Drive still looms, a chilling reminder of its past. Since the murders , the property has changed owners four times. Most recently, in March 2024, it sold for $17,000,000.
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