Lyle and Erik Menendez proceed to serve life sentences for the brutal murders of their mother and father on August 20, 1989, when the brothers—then 21 and 18—shot and killed them of their household’s Beverly Hills mansion.

Initially, the Menendez brothers weren’t prime suspects. However, seven months after the crime, Lyle and Erik, now 56 and 53 respectively, had been arrested after Judalon Smyth reported to police that the youthful sibling had confessed to the murders throughout remedy. Smyth, who was the mistress of the brothers’ psychologist, Dr. Jerome Oziel, discovered about the confession after Oziel shared the confidential info together with her, together with the existence of audiotapes of the confession.

Now, 35 years later, the Menendez brothers’ case is the newest topic of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan‘s Monster anthology collection. Titled Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, the collection stars Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch as Lyle and Erik, with Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny portraying their mother and father, Jose and Kitty Menendez.

Here’s every part you’ll want to learn about Oziel, portrayed by Dallas Roberts, together with his present whereabouts.

Is Dr. Oziel Alive?

Is Dr. Oziel Still a Practicing Psychologist?

In 1997, Oziel was stripped of his psychology license after being “accused by a state panel of breaking confidentiality rules and having sex with female patients,” in response to the Los Angeles Times. By that point, Oziel had already moved out of California and was now not practising. His lawyer defined to the outlet, “It just made no sense to come back to California and spend many thousands of dollars defending a license he doesn’t use in a state he doesn’t reside in.”

Oziel later addressed the state of affairs in a press release to Bustle, clarifying, “I did not surrender my license due to the accusation, which implies I gave up my practice because I did things alleged in the original accusation. That is flatly and completely false.”

He added, with frustration: “I had phased out my practice because I had a major business offer that was highly lucrative and moved to be the CEO of a large business in another state A YEAR AND A HALF PRIOR to the surrender… No agency ever found I did a thing that was improper or wrong.”

But Smyth, together with revealing the Menendez brothers’ confession, additionally claimed that Oziel “played mind games with her and dispensed drugs to her, which he was not licensed to do,” in response to Vanity Fair.

What Role Did Dr. Oziel Play in the Menendez Brothers Case?

Oziel performed a pivotal function in the Menendez brothers’ case as the therapist to whom Erik confessed to the murders of his mother and father. In October 1989, two months after the killings, Erik left a frantic message for Dr. Oziel, resulting in a remedy session on Halloween. During the session, Erik, who was depressed and having nightmares about his mother and father, spoke with Dr. Oziel for about an hour. Later, whereas on a stroll, Erik merely confessed, “We did it.”

It wasn’t till Oziel ended his extramarital affair with Smyth, just a few months later, that she went to the police and revealed what she knew about the confession.

Dr. Oziel’s involvement prolonged past listening to Erik’s confession. His testimony turned key in the trial, regardless of challenges as a result of doctor-patient confidentiality. Oziel claimed the brothers had threatened his life, which allowed his testimony to be admissible.

Throughout the trial, Erik’s protection legal professional, Leslie Abramson, labored to discredit Oziel, accusing him of manipulating and exploiting sufferers. She vowed to show him “in every way known to man and God,” and accused him of having an “exploitative, manipulative, sexualized” relationship with sufferers and different girls, in response to the Los Angeles Times.

Smyth initially advised police that she had overheard the Menendez brothers speaking about how that they had shot their mom’s eye out of its socket, as Oziel had allegedly instructed her to eavesdrop on their dialog. However, throughout the trial, she testified that she had in a roundabout way heard them admit to killing their mother and father. Smyth additionally echoed Abramson’s claims about Oziel’s inappropriate relationships with sufferers, stating that she had been brainwashed by him throughout their affair, which brought on contradictions and inconsistencies in her testimony.