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in you to shoot your mom and dad. >> young rich handsome in a case made for hollywood they were ready for the camera -- >> it was the first televised courtroom drama that captivated the united states it was a huge deal >> erik and lyle menendez -- convicted of murdering their own parents. >> i ran around and shot my mom! >> it wasn't real. it just wasn't real. >> they're sociopaths -- and pretty big ones. >> now -- almost 30 years late -- chilling new details. evidence never broadcast before! a letter, hinting at secrets too dark to imagine. >> this is so outside of the norm somethin...

it just wasn't real. >> they're sociopaths -- and pretty big ones. >> now -- almost 30 years later -- chilling new details. evidence never broadcast before! a letter, hinting at secrets too dark to imagine. >> this is so outside of the norm something is going on in that house. >> did they kill in cold blood or in crippling fear? >> oh man it was gut-wrenching. i wanted to bust the door down. >> they spoke the truth about what had happened. tonight, hear from the brothers themselves. >> people were afraid of him. >> let's go through this bit by bit. >> there was no way he was gonna le...

were ready for the cameras. it was the first televiseda courtroom drama that captivated the united states. it was a huge deal. spoke erik and lyle menendez convicted of murdering their own parents. >> i shut my mom. >> it wasn't real. it just wasn't real. >> they are sociopaths. and big ones. >> chilling details. a letter ending in secrets, too dark to imagine. >> this is so out of the norm. >> did they kill in cold blood? or in crippling fear? >> it was gut wrenching. >> they spoke the truth about what happened. >> here from the brothers themselves. >> let's go through this bit by...

Prince himself. by august 1989, jose had truly made it. now, to ensure his sons did, too. by then lyle was a student at princeton. younger brother erik was going to ucla in the fall. so perfect. so why did diane feel this way? >> i said, "well, i know this sounds crazy. but unless i am crazy somebody who's really close to me is gonna die. and it's gonna be horrible." >> horrible? that it certainly was. >> someone killed my parents! >> uh, were they shot? >> yes. >> when we come back -- something chilling in the den. >> the first thing i noticed was jose menendez seated on the couch. >> it was ...

So did a saudi prince, and even prince himself. by august 1989, jose had truly made it. now, to ensure his sons did, too. by then lyle was a student at princeton. younger brother erik was going to ucla in the fall. so perfect. so why did diane feel this way? >> i said, "well, i know this sounds crazy. but unless i am crazy somebody who's really close to me is gonna die. and it's gonna be horrible." >> reporter: horrible? that it certainly was. >> someone killed my parents! >> uh, were they shot? >> yes. something chilling in the den. >> the first thing i noticed was jose menendez seated on the...