Law & Order True Crime portrayed Lyle and Erik Menendez’s story far better than Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story seven years prior. Since Ryan Murphy’s explosive portrayal of the Menendez brothers in season 2 of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, the show has been widely debated on the accuracy and creative liberties Murphy has taken. There are several details that Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story gets wrong about what really happened, suggesting that Ryan Murphy was not interested in portraying an accurate depiction.