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...neck down. She went on to describe a toxic environment where two depraved, vicious parents turned their sons into helpless prisoners and sexual playthings. Lansing recounted testimony of the brothers being punched, belt- whipped and molested by their parents. "You need to decide what was going on in Erik and Lyle Menendez's mind that night," she said, "before you can decide what kind of crime was committed...
...Erik Menendez:...((A)) softer, warmer human being ((than Lyle)), still capable of feeling pity and love for his mother, as well as being able to share a few lighthearted moments with his father, who makes his life generally miserable...
While team members also conveyed optimism about their chances of going to California, co-captain Erik Atkisson said the team suffered from "mental barriers...
...Sunday morning, after another alleged attempt by Jose to enter Erik's room, the brothers concluded that Erik had to get out of the house. Lyle, making conversation, asked his father for the phone number of a tennis camp he planned to attend. Jose replied, "What does it matter anymore?" Lyle said he took that "to be my dad's sarcastic way of saying, 'You're dead!' " The boys told Kitty they were going out to meet some friends; she ordered them to stay in the house. Jose told Erik to go upstairs and wait for him. Lyle screamed...
Much may depend on Erik's story this week and succeeding testimony by defense experts who will testify on the psychological effect of long-continued sexual and emotional abuse. But the atmosphere of the trial has changed sharply. At first, the common belief was that Lyle and Erik would be convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced either to death or to life without parole. But hardly anyone seems to expect that now; Lyle has been too effective in painting them as victims. Even prosecutor Bozanich has told reporters, "I think the disturbed family is part of the motivation...