As therapist Jerome Oziel leads to Lyle and Erik Menendez being caught for murdering their parents

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryThe image of the arrest of the titular brothers raises some questions about the role of the therapist Jerome Oziel in the real-life murder trial. In one of the opening arcs, the second installment of the Netflix true crime show highlights how Erik Menendez’s guilt gets the best of him, and he eventually confesses to his therapist, Jerome Oziel, that he and his brother killed their parents. His confession triggers a chain reaction of events that ultimately leads to the show’s central murder trial.

In the show, the law enforcers investigating the case use Jerome Oziel’s recordings as evidence to prove the brothers killed their parents. The introduction of the recordings in the process later paves the way for new twists and turns that even attack Oziel’s credibility as a therapist. Since Jerome Oziel’s recordings are one of the most critical drivers of early story developments in The Ryan Murphy Show, it’s hard not to wonder if they played a similar role in the real-life case the series is based on.

Erik Menendez confesses the brothers’ crimes to therapist Jerome Oziel

The therapist was the first person to learn about the crime

As seen in the Netflix show, Erik Menendez confesses the crime to his therapist, Jerome Oziel. Uziel even managed to get a recorded confession from both brothers, which was later presented as evidence in court. Although the brothers defended themselves in court, claiming that killing their parents was an act of self-defense and a consequence of abuse they suffered during their childhood, There is no mention of these reasons in Jerome Oziel’s recorded confessions.

The records suggest that the brothers killed their father because his extramarital affair brought suffering to their mother, and their mother had to die because she had to be put “Out of her misery.Since the brothers did not mention self-defense or abuse for reasons in the recording, the prosecution tried to establish that the killing was premeditated. Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story The case took another complex turn when Jerome Oziel’s former lover, Judalon Smyth, also testified in court.

Jerome Oziel’s Mistress Damages Jerome Oziel’s Credibility in the Erik & Lyle Menendez Trial

She revealed the truth about her relationship with Jerome Oziel

Although Judalon Smyth initially informed the police that Lyle and Eric Menendez confessed to killing their parents to Jerome Oziel, she later claimed that Oziel had other motives when he recorded the confessions. She said that Uziel wanted to set up”Control“Over the siblings and deliberately pressured them to say incriminating things So that he can use the carpet to protect them. Smith also revealed that Oziel convinced the brothers to confess on the tape by telling them they could use it to “Prove to a jury that, you know, they have remorse or whatever.“

According to Smyth’s account (by LA Times), Uziel called the tapes a “blessing“Because he wanted to use them to divorce his wife, Laurel. He planned to “Tell Laurel’s family and his family that it was for her (Laurel’s) safety that they were getting a divorce.“She went on to add that Uziel did not keep his end of the promise of leaving his wife and marrying her. Instead, he kept her in his home while his wife and children were still around and even”Ripe“and”Isolated“You.

As portrayed in the show, she also disclosed that the therapist forced drugs down her throat and used hypnosis on her with the word “Thorns” as a trigger. Oziel denied wrongdoing, but Erik and Lyle Menendez’s defense took things further by presenting call recordings between Oziel and Smyth. To their dismay, however, Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Stanley M. Weisberg finally said that these types have “Almost non-existent value.“

Where is Jerome Ozil now?

He is reportedly in Albuquerque

The trial significantly tarnished Jerome Oziel’s reputation, and led to the Consumer Affairs Board of Psychology charging him with multiple offenses. Instead of going to court, Oziel surrendered his license as a therapist. According to his lawyer (by CNN), he even denied that “He dealt with every injustice.“The lawyer also revealed that “the lawyer talked about Ozil’s career as a psychologist.He is not practicing psychology anymore and has not been for several years“because”It’s not worth the expense and interference with his life.“

When reached by email (via Vanity Fair), Uziel said he moved on from the case a few months after the trial and is living a fulfilling life. According to some reports, he now goes by the name Jerry Oziel and works at the Marital Mediation Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. While other details surrounding his whereabouts remain unknown, it’s interesting how Netflix is Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story has once again brought the limelight to all the players involved in the Erik and Lyle Menendez murder case.