Chapter 96 Section 18

The prosecution also showed the jury a letter Lyell had written to Amir Elamini in July 1991.In the letter, Lyle demanded that Amir testify in perjury that the Monadez brothers had tried to borrow his pistol.Amir Elamini was Eric's classmate at Pavelie Hills High School, and his older brother Resha Elamini was a member of the notorious BBC, the Billionaire's Sons Club, accused of murdering himself father was sentenced to life imprisonment. Because Dr. Owen Gordon, the coroner of this case, could not determine the specific number of gunshot wounds of the two victims and the order in which they were shot during the first trial, and because Dr. Gordon was found guilty in O.J. Criticized from all quarters for the botched autopsy in the case, the prosecution hired two private experts -- crime scene analyst Dr. Luger McCarthy and pathophysiologist Dr. Robert Lorenz -- to help reconstruct the crime. process.

The two experts presented in court the mannequins they used and computer simulations showing that Hosse was sitting on a couch in front of the TV when the murders began and that Katie suffered most of her gunshot wounds while she was lying on her stomach. on the ground.In particular, they emphasized that Katie suffered multiple injuries to her extremities, judging from the angle of the bullet, which was caused by continuous shooting at her arms and legs as Katie tried to crawl away to avoid the killer's bullets.According to their analysis, Hosse and Katie were shot four and nine, respectively.

The two experts also noticed the characteristics of "excessive slaughter" at the scene of the case, but their explanation was that the brothers imitated the modus operandi of the underworld, deliberately making the murder look more like a gangster.This is also in line with what they said repeatedly to the police that "gangsters commit crimes". The testimonies of McCarthy and Dr. Lorenz prove that this case is indeed a well-planned cold-blooded murder case, especially the shot that Lyle aimed at his father's head in the way of execution, which is totally unacceptable. To paraphrase what the Monadez brothers call "blind shooting" "out of instinct and fear."

During the cross-examination of the defense, the two experts admitted that they had not and could not have personally inspected the crime scene or personally examined the victim's body.All their analyzes and judgments come only from "second-hand" materials such as photos, physical evidence, and reports. The prosecution concluded their hearing on November 20. The defendant's hearing can be roughly divided into two parts. In the first half, they concentrated their firepower on attacking the prosecutor's reconstruction of the crime process.At least five experts testified on the topic.Contrary to the prosecution's conclusions, defense experts believe that when the Monadez brothers entered the living room, Hosse and Katie were standing in front of the sofa, face to face with their two sons.Horrified, Eric began "blind shooting" at his parents, while Lyle "shot indiscriminately" as he walked around the room.Only when Lyle shot his father in the head was José sitting on the couch.Katie was standing at least at some point during the murder, otherwise some of the gunshot wounds on her body cannot be explained.This kind of case history reflects the panic and tension of the perpetrator at that time.

Two of the defense's experts were from the Los Angeles Police Department's Crime Scene Laboratory and were colleagues of the coroner in the case, Dr. Owen Gordon.Attorneys for the prosecution pointed out in their cross-examination of the experts that they appeared for the defense because the district attorney general's office refused to cooperate with their labs. The second part of the defendant's hearing focused on Eric's testimony.This time, Eric appeared in court for 15 days.In addition to the well-known stories of "abuse and harassment", Eric also added new content about his parents' violent temperament: Katie often humiliated and belittled him in person, and Hosse punched him from time to time Kick.Eric said before the murder, Hosse told him he had been disinherited.Hosse made it clear to the brothers: "You can kill me, but you will never get a penny." Eric said that he and Lyle killed their biological parents not because of hatred, not because of property, or even Not because of being abused.They do it out of fear.They believed that José would kill and silence sooner or later, because he would never tolerate "family ugliness".

Eric mentioned that until the tragedy happened in 1989, Hosse was still forcing him to have same-sex sexual relations with him.Public prosecutor Dai Wei Conn asked during the cross-examination that Eric was 18 years old at the time and had his own car and credit card. Why didn't he just walk away and leave his parents' house, like many with The same American teen whose parents disagree?Eric replied, because Hosse "is the most powerful man I've ever met." Dai Wei Conn further pointed out that the theory that Hosse forced Eric to be gay is a fantasy.In fact, many of Monadez's and Anderson's relatives knew that Hosse and Katie had been worried about Eric's possible homosexuality.

Unexpected circumstances arose during the trial, forcing the defense to cancel plans to have Lyle appear in court. After Lyall was arrested, she had the good fortune to meet a pen pal, Norman Naveli, a single woman who had become a grandmother and had lived in the Pavillon Hills in her early years.Norman was originally a nurse. She loves reading and writing, especially non-fiction crime literature. She is very interested in various crime cases reported by the media, and often follows and reads the same case for months or even years.Norman Navenli later created a small monthly magazine "Mind's Eye" by herself. She sent the magazine to the prisoners in prison to help them pass the time, and also invited those who were interested in them to contribute to the magazine.

In 1990, Norman sent the June issue of the just-published "Eye of the Mind" to the imprisoned Lyle and Eric. Soon, Lyle replied happily, expressing his willingness to take time to write for the magazine, and told Noman in the letter Man Nawenli: "I hereby authorize you to publish any text I write to you." Since then, Lyle and Norman have continued to write letters. At the same time as the second trial of this case, the author Mike Valco compiled the book "Lyle Monadez's Private Diary" based on Norman Navenli's dictation and her correspondence with Lyle. publishing.The book reveals that after the first trial, Lyle told Norman Naveenli how he lied to the jury when he testified about his parental abuse.Prosecutors quickly obtained a telephone recording of the conversation between Norman and Lyle through prison authorities.