Dr. Jerome Oziel, the therapist of Erik and Lyle Menendez who heard them confess to murdering their parents, is a central figure in the Netflix show.

Ryan Murphy’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, streaming Sept. 19 on Netflix, tackles this question in a dramatization of the real-life saga of brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted in 1996 for the Aug. 20, 1989, murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills mansion.

The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story dramatizes the murder of Jose and Kitty Menendez by their sons, Lyle and Erik. A key player in the story is Erik's therapist, Dr. Jerome Oziel. Here's what you need to know about him and his impact on the Menendez brothers' case.

The Netflix show centers on the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted of murdering their parents in 1996

Ryan Murphy's second season of his true crime Netflix series, "Monster," has garnered plenty of attention since its debut on Thursday, but not all of it is positive. "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" follows the show's first and wildly successful installment,

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” chronicles the trials of two brothers who killed their parents in 1989, and their aftermath. Much has changed since then.