Posted: March 12th, 2023

PowerPoint presentation

PowerPoint presentation on the Murder of Eliza Izquierdo

The Menendez Brothers
By: Dionysius Ayala

Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Dionysius Ayala, and my presentation is based on The Menendez Brothers.
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Description of the Crime Committed

Evening of August 20, 1989

The parents

Shot 6 times
Fatal shot at back of head
Shot 10 times in total
Was still alive before fatal shot to the cheek

It was the evening of August 20th 1989. When media titan Jose Menendez and his wife “Kitty” were gunned down in cold blood in their multi million-dollar Beverly Hills mansion. Jose was sitting on the couch (However, other sources claim they were standing somewhere, others claim they were watching TV) Anyways…..whatever their position was at that unfortunate time. Jose was shot six times with a fatal shot to the back of the head and Kitty was shot ten times in total and was still alive and crawling before the fatal shot to the cheek that left her disfigured.
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Evidence

Visibly grief stricken
Highly upset
Sobbing hysterically
Spending spree
Luxury items
Businesses
Traveling

Taped confessions
Missing shotgun shells
Missing shotguns
Lyle

This gruesome double murder shocked the residents of this highly affluent community. And would later transfix a nation drawn to the lurid testimony playing live from a Van Nuys courtroom. For the first several months following the murders, the world would be taken by storm by one of the most publicized whodunits in history and it was straight out of a Hollywood film noar.
The detective that interviewed the boys, recalls that Erik was verry careful saying that they were at a food festival and at the movies meanwhile Lyle was visibly grief stricken, highly upset, and sobbing hysterically. It is said they were spending money like drunken sailors. Buying luxury items, buying businesses and traveling.
For months, this case went unsolved until the shocking tape confessions of smith graven, Lyle, and this was when Erik and Lyle came to life becoming pop culture celebrities. Not only for killing their parents but for the reason they claimed they killed them. Also, at the scene, they were missing shotgun shells together with the missing shotguns.
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Description of Suspects

Erik & Lyle

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Suspects Connection to Evidence
No forced entry

Not appear to be a robbery

Erik was emotionally unstable

Lyle was ccc

Diversion
Staged murder to look like mob hit

Kitty’s shot to left knee from different angle

Erik was more psychologically damaged

Erik confessed to the murders

Det Zoeller traced the sale of two shotguns

At first, law enforcement taught this was a gang related or mafia hit. For many months there was no conclusive evidence. Police were confused and baffled since they were lacking leads. During the first hours of the crime, the police were scrubbing the crime scene looking for DNA evidence, looking for fingerprints, looking for eyewitnesses and for what people have heard particularly when they were gunshots ringing. What detectives found very surprising was the lack of cooperation from people in this community in which they pointed out how that night no one called 911 for hearing shotguns blasting, but they were quick to call for barking dogs allt he time and for parking violations.
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Conviction/Outcome

FIRST TRIAL DEFENSE

E & L victims of child abuse by father at young age

Attacked character of Jose and Kitty

Jury deadlocked
SECOND TRIAL

Less publicized and closed to the public

Life in prison w/o parole

Different facilities

This case was highly publicized and chaotic. The defense strategy claimed Erik and Lyle were the victims of child abuse by their father at a young age. Eventho this was never heard at the time of the early investigation or by their shrink. This amped up the defense in which they attacked the character of Jose and Kitty and caused the jury to become deadlocked, so the judge called a mistrial. The second trial less publicized and closed to the public. In 1996, their verdict was life in prison without the possibility of parole and the brothers were separated and sent to different facilities. The only means of communication they have is writing letters to each others.
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Current Status
May file a habeas corpus in 2023

New evidence: Victims of sexual abuse

According to sources, the brothers may file a habeas corpus in 2023 with hope that the new evidence about them being victims of sexual abuse will hold water.
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References
Crime Museum, LLC. (2021, August 16). Erik and Lyle Menendez. Crime Museum.

Erik and Lyle Menendez

Frankie, C.M. (2022, November 25). A+E Networks EMEA. https://www.aenetworks.tv/
History.com Editors. (2020, August 18). The Menendez brothers murder their parents. HISTORY. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-menendez-brothers-murder-their-parents
Walsh, M. (2017, January 5). What Evidence Was There Against The Menendez Brothers? They Confessed To The Crime. Romper. https://www.romper.com/p/what-evidence-was-there-against-the-menendez-brothers-they-confessed-to-the-crime-27032
Wikipedia contributors. (2022, December 9). Lyle and Erik Menendez. Wikipedia.

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Final Presentation Assignment Description

THE MURDER OF ELISA IZQUIERDO

PowerPoint Presentation

Give an 8-minute PowerPoint presentation.

The focus of the presentation will be on

examining the physical evidence in a forensic case related to one or more of the following topics: firearms, impressions, fire, explosions, document examination, computer, and/ or mobile forensics.

The
PowerPoint Presentation will consist of the following slides:

1. Title Slide

2. Description of the Crime Committed

3. Description of the Physical Evidence with a
focus
on the kinds of evidence described in the second half of the course (firearms, impressions, fire, explosions, document examination, computer and mobile forensics)

4. Description of the Suspect(s) and how they were connected to the physical evidence

5. Conviction and/or other outcome of the case

6. Current status of the case

7. Include References slide APA style

Each slide must NOT include full sentences (must be
bullet points with key phrases/words) – there should be
NO paragraphs.

Use pictures where possible