According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lyle and Erik Menendez have changed their view on Ryan Murphy‘s Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story. Last year Erik slammed the Netflix series but it seems like one of the brothers has changed their tone on the adapted story. While speaking to TMZ‘s 2 Angry Men podcast Lyle said that Monsters “really did actually move a lot of people to understand the childhood trauma that Erik and I suffered.”

Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story is a series based on true events of the Menendez brothers, Lyle and Erik, who were convicted of murdering their wealthy parents, José and Kitty Menendez. The brothers claimed their actions were self defense and were driven by years of severe physical, emotional, and sexual abuse at the hands of their parents.

Lyle noted that they “were able to see quite a bit of” the nine-episode series, as well as “seen a million clips of it on TV and heard a lot about it.”

“To me, it’s just a funny thing — the media and Ryan Murphy’s project was very widely disseminated, and it really did actually move a lot of people to understand the childhood trauma that Erik and I suffered, and particularly the horrific stuff that Erik suffered,” he continued.

“I feel in the end, a lot of people were educated about what can happen even in affluent homes — behind walls and behind hedges, you know, and manicured lawns,” he said. “So, I think it opened a lot of people’s eyes, and that’s always a good thing. You know, abuse, like my brother touched on, it expands, it requires being in the shadows of society. Because once you bring a spotlight on it, the bullying and the trauma tend to find healing or find recourse.”

Lyle concluded, “And so, I feel like shining a light on it — Ryan Murphy did his project and ended up doing that. And so, in that way, I think we are grateful.”.

Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story is available to stream on Netflix.