Trading card featuring Menendez brothers after parents' murder becomes collector's item
A trading card of Erik and Lyle Menendez skyrocketed in value following the infamous brothers' conviction in their parents' Beverly Hills California double murder The trading card featuring New York Knicks guard Mark Jackson obtained by Fox News Digital gained notoriety after eagle-eyed collectors noticed that the Menendez brothers were sitting in a pair of floor seats at the challenge The discovery of their presence on the card sparked important interest among collectors and true crime aficionados Previously valued at mere cents the card's price surged with specific listings reaching hundreds of dollars However eBay eventually removed listings that explicitly referenced the Menendez brothers citing policies against items associated with violent crimes According to a TMZ statement particular collectors are sending the card to the brothers in prison so it can be autographed GOV NEWSOM DOING 'POLITICAL CALCULUS' AHEAD OF MENENDEZ BROTHERS RESENTENCING DECISIONAlong with purchasing courtside seats for a New York Knicks meeting at Madison Square Garden during the NBA season the brothers lavishly spent their parents' fortune following the August murders of Kitty and Jos Menendez In the months following the brutal murder of their parents Erik and Lyle Menendez began living an extravagant lifestyle that starkly contrasted with their earlier maintains of grief and trauma While the defense would later frame the spending as part of a psychological escape from years of alleged abuse prosecutors alleged that the brothers' crimes had been due to their efforts to gain access to the family's fortune MENENDEZ BROTHERS RESENTENCING TIMELINE OF KILLERS FIGHT OVER FREEDOM IN PARENTS MURDERSLyle the older brother indulged in high-end purchases including designer clothing and a Porsche He also invested heavily in a Princeton New Jersey restaurant called Chuck's Spring Street Caf In their trial jewelry sales representative Mary Ellen Mahar testified that the brothers had come to her store just four days after the killings and spent about on three Rolex watches Lyle rented upscale properties and lived in expensive hotels like the Beverly Hills Hotel Erik too spent the family's money freely on luxury clothing high-end accommodations and international trips He also tried to become a professional tennis player following the slayings He hired a private coach took lessons and traveled internationally to train and compete On March when Lyle was arrested in connection with their parents' murders Erik was competing in a tennis tournament in Israel He later turned himself in SIGN UP TO GET THE TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTERBoth brothers admitted to killing their parents in a gruesome shotgun massacre inside their Beverly Hills home Since their resentencing last week the brothers are now eligible for parole The brothers are set to appear before the parole board via video on June at the Richard J Donovan Correctional Facility CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe board will either recommend or veto the brothers' release California Gov Gavin Newsom has the final say over whether they should go free
