Today, 35 years later, I am deeply ashamed of who I was. I am so sorry to each and every one of you, and I am grateful for your love and forgiveness.
LYLE MENENDEZ: ‘I take full responsibility for these terrible crimes’
ERIK MENENDEZ: ‘I take full responsibility for my crime and blame no one else’
My actions were criminal; they were also selfish, cruel, and cowardly. I stole from my parents the right to a full life. I took from my relatives the right to share a life with my parents. I stole from the neighbors the right to a peaceful and safe community. I have no excuse, no justification for what I did, there is nothing that can make it any less wrong.