#445: Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed | Part 6
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🗓️ 31 May 2023
⏱️ 50 minutes
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What’s next for Erik and Lyle Mendez who have so far served 33 years of their life sentences without the possibility of parole? Is there a chance for a new trial now that another person, Roy Rossello, has come forward with the accusation that their father Jose Menendez also raped him when he was an underage member of the boy band Menudo? Could this be a new piece of evidence to corroborate the brothers’ story that Jose sexually abused them, a key part of their original defense, which was excluded from their second trial? In the Peacock docu series “Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed”, Roy details how he met Jose Menendez, then the president of RCA records, when Menudo came to New York City to negotiate a record deal. Roy’s recounting of what happened next behind closed doors shocked and infuriated us. Will Roy be able to find justice for himself, and possibly help the Menendez brothers as well? Join us for this important conversation.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Prime Members, you can listen to Real Crime Profile ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the app today. |
| 0:07.0 | This episode contains descriptions of child sex abuse. Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:14.0 | In the 1990s, a trials and story of Eric and Lyon Mnendes captivated the country. The brothers convicted of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty. |
| 0:23.0 | The jury recommended life in prison without parole for gunning down their parents. |
| 0:28.0 | In the deciding trial, all testimony of sexual abuse was deemed inadmissible, the judge citing irrelevance. |
| 0:34.0 | But now for the first time, another alleged victim of Jose Mnendes is coming forward with accusations of sexual abuse. |
| 0:40.0 | And it could mean a chance at freedom for the Mnendes brothers. |
| 0:44.0 | It's time for the wall to know the truth. |
| 0:47.0 | In a new docu-series called Mnendes Mnudo Boys betrayed former Mnudo band member Roy Ricello, |
| 0:53.0 | says he was molested by then-headed RCA records Jose Mnendes. |
| 0:58.0 | I know what he did to me in his house. |
| 1:01.0 | Rocello performed with the iconic Puerto Rican boy band from the age of 13 to 16. |
| 1:06.0 | The group known for giving Ricky Martin his start was formed and managed by Eduardo Diaz. |
| 1:11.0 | Rocello says Diaz also sexually abused him. And at one point brought him to Mnendes' new Jersey home, where he says Mnendes drugged and raped him. |
| 1:21.0 | That's the man here. That raped me. This guy. That's the pedophile. |
| 1:28.0 | I'm already there. |
| 1:30.0 | 14 years old. |
| 1:31.0 | Journalist Neri Inclan and Robert Rand made the connection between Rocello and Mnendes while working on another story. |
| 1:37.0 | He's also this key witness in this other spectacular crime. |
| 1:43.0 | Rand delivered the news to the brothers who were currently serving life sentences without parole for their crimes. |
| 1:49.0 | We have found somebody who we believe was abused by your father. |
| 1:56.0 | Okay. |
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