It was a case that divided the public: At 18 and 21, in August 1989, Erik and Lyle Menendez walked into their Beverly Hills home and fired more than a dozen shotgun rounds at their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez. Their trials were widely publicized, with defense attorneys arguing that the brothers had acted out of self-defense, fearing their father would kill them for exposing his alleged sexual abuse against them.
Keith Donald reflects on his childhood abuse, stating, "Confronting the darkness of my past was challenging, but it opened the door to healing through my music."