Criminal Behavior: The Case Of Menendez Brothers

An example of psychotic and criminal behavior among the wealthy is in the case of the Menendez brothers, who are notoriously known for murdering their two parents in their Beverly Hills mansion. Diane Vander Molen, cousin to the Menendez brothers, spoke out on ABC News earlier this year in January 2017. Diane testified on behalf of her cousins in the late 90’s, declaring under oath that the brothers had been sexually abused by their parents. Although the brothers were convicted of first-degree murder in 1996, still now, over 20 years later Diane holds to her original testimony. Diane told ABC News, “I know that they would never, ever have done what they did unless they felt that they had no choice – that it was either them or their parents;