Chapter 83 Section 5

It was also because of this case that the police in Princeton, New Jersey, on the other side of the United States, targeted the Monadez brothers. When the Monardezes left Princeton in November 1987, their house was bought by a real estate agent and sublet to several small companies as offices. In April 1988, during spring break, two offices in the building were burglarized and $1,100 worth of office supplies lost.According to the results of the on-site investigation, the perpetrator entered through the window of a bathroom on the second floor over the wall, and the police believed that the perpetrator knew the layout of each room well.But the Princeton Police Department never had the opportunity to prosecute Lyle and Eric Monadez in the case.After more than a year, when investigators finally obtained conclusive evidence of the Monadez brothers' crimes, they had already been involved in another, larger case.

José Monadez's 1989 was a mixed blessing.He performed outstandingly at work, and after Livi Entertainment turned a profit, he renewed the contract with Jose with more lucrative terms.In order to confirm the importance of Jose Monadez to the company, Livi Entertainment purchased a "keyman" corporate life insurance worth US$15 million in the name of Jose to ensure that if something happened to Jose, the company would operation will not be affected by this.Livi's Entertainment also purchased $5 million worth of "key man" individual life insurance for the Monardez family.The insurance will come into force after José passes the medical examination required by the insurance company.Under California's community property law, the money would have gone to his wife, Katie, after Jose Monadez's death, unless he designated another beneficiary.

The situation at home could not have made José so happy.Joseph Lyle Monadez received both an "Academic Warning" and a "Disciplinary Warning" at Princeton University.The former is because his grades in the first semester appeared F for the first time, that is, he failed.According to relatives and friends, Hosse’s demands on his elder son have been reduced to an impossibly low level. He only hopes that Lyle’s grades in various subjects can make do with passing grades.The disciplinary action came after Lyle severely damaged equipment, including several pool tables, while renting the school's rec room for a party, closing the room for several days.

Lyle also had the Monardez family's membership at the Princeton Country Club suspended.One night, he and Donovan Gudry drove the golf course night drive on the lawn, destroying a large green area of ​​the club. Towards the end of summer vacation, Lyle faced a more thorny problem: his girlfriend Kristi was pregnant.It was his father who came out to solve it for him.Hose immediately flew to Princeton, he first tried to persuade Christie to have an abortion, but Krysty refused, Hose finally had to pay $100,000 to settle the matter, and demanded that Krysty cut off contact with Lyle. This summer, the youngest son, Eric Monadez, graduated from Beverly Hills High School and is about to enter the University of California, Los Angeles.The University of California at Berkeley also admitted him, but Eric chose Los Angeles, which has a stronger tennis strength, which was another thing that made Jose deeply unhappy.During the summer vacation, Eric traveled around to participate in tennis matches organized around the country. He always qualified in the first round, but was eliminated in the second round.

Also during the summer vacation, Hosse and Katie made a special trip to Princeton to buy a two-bedroom apartment for Lyle, hoping that such material stimulation would encourage Lyle to study hard.Katie also agreed to Lyle's request behind Jose's back, and furnished the apartment according to extremely luxurious standards. While the Monardezes have done everything they think they can for their sons, tensions between the brothers and their parents have continued to mount this holiday season. On July 19, 1989, Katie Monadez went to see her psychiatrist, Dr. Luster Shamufeld, as usual, and told the doctor that she was concerned that Lyle and Eric were "in a Abnormal narcissism or narcissism, indifference to society and others, some degree of autism, possibly even anti-social mood".Because Katie used more than one very technical psychological term in the conversation, Dr. Schamfeld guessed that she must have had contact with the Monadez brothers' psychologist before this.In fact, when the Los Angeles court ordered Lyle and Eric to undergo a psychiatric diagnosis and counseling in connection with the Calabetha series of burglaries, Katie asked Luster Schamfeld to recommend Dr. Jiromi Ozer.In a letter of intent Eric signed later, he allowed Dr. Ozer to discuss his condition with the Monardezes.

José and Katie are getting more and more disappointed with their sons, they don't understand what is wrong with Lyle and Eric, why they have so many problems and troubles.Once, Hosse told his wife, he sometimes had a sudden feeling that Lyle would never graduate from Princeton or get a diploma from any university.José had never liked the older son's girlfriends, and he thought Lyle would continue to date older girls who were only interested in the Monadez's money.And Eric will always be Lyle's answerer and follower.Hosse has lost confidence and patience with his two sons, and he doesn't even want to calmly listen to Lyle's explanation of the various reasons he made up for his behavior as before.One day, the couple went out shopping together, and they talked about these troublesome housework on the road. The more he talked, the more angry he became, and he simply turned the car and went home.Jose and Katie immediately told the brothers that what they had done had exceeded the limits of what the two parents could tolerate, and the Monardezes decided to remove their names from the will.

Jose Monadez's original will was written in 1980.According to the will, if Jose and Katie die, all the family property will be left to Lyle and Eric. Towards the end of the summer, Katie began knocking on the door of her bedroom with José at night while she slept, and kept two rifles in the closet.She also seized the keys to the brothers.If Lyle and Eric went out at night, Katie would rather wait on the sofa in the living room until they got back, or let them wake her from sleep.Katie said she hoped the school would start as soon as possible, because she didn't want to have two children living at home, dangling in front of her eyes all day.She has also told people more than once: "I don't trust my children. I can't believe we have a son like this." It is obvious that Katie is worried and afraid of something.