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Kirsten Smith was Erik Menendez’s first girlfriend who met him in February 1987 when Erik was 16 years old. Kirsten was testified for the defense in the penalty phase of the second trial.
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FROM KIRSTEN SMITH'S DIRECT EXAMINATION BY LESLIE ABRAMSON, APRIL 1, 1996:

                   Q.    NOW, WAS THERE A TIME DURING THE FIRST PERIOD THAT YOU WERE DATING ERIK THAT HE CALLED YOU UP, AND IT WAS A VERY UNUSUAL PHONE CALL?
 
                    A.    DURING THE FIRST TIME?

                    Q.    YES.
 
                    A.    YES.
 
                    Q.    AND CAN YOU -- FIRST OF ALL, WAS THIS ON A DAY WHEN YOU HAD A DATE WITH HIM THAT NIGHT?
 
                    A.    IT WAS A FRIDAY NIGHT, AND WE WERE SUPPOSED GO OUT.  HE WAS SUPPOSED TO PICK ME UP IN THOUSAND OAKS.
 
                    Q.    AND DID YOU RECEIVE A PHONE CALL BEFORE THE TIME THAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO PICK YOU UP?
 
                   A.    MM-HMM, YES.
 
                   Q.    IT'S OKAY.  DO YOU WANT A BREAK?
 
                   A.    (WITNESS SHAKES HEAD).
 
                   Q.    CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE PHONE CALL FOR US?
 
                   A.    ERIK CALLED -- I KNEW HE WAS CALLING, BECAUSE MY BEST FRIEND HAD JUST CALLED AND SAID:  "I GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH ERIK.  HE WAS CRYING HYSTERICALLY. HE'S GOING TO CALL YOU." AND SO I GOT THIS PHONE CALL, AND IT WAS FROM ERIK.  AND HE SAID -- HE WAS JUST CRYING HYSTERICALLY, AND I SAID:  "WHAT'S THE MATTER?  WHY ARE YOU CRYING?" AND HE SAID:  "I CAN'T TELL YOU.  I JUST WANTED TO CALL AND TELL YOU THAT I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, AND THAT I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO SEE YOU AGAIN." AND I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND.  I SAID:  "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?  YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE IN TWO HOURS.  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" AND HE SAID:  "I NEED TO BREAK UP WITH YOU." AND I SAID:  "NOW, WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU'RE BEING STUPID."  AND I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HE WAS DOING, AND HE WAS CRYING SO HARD, AND THEN SO I STARTED CRYING. AND I SAID:  "WHY ARE YOU BREAKING UP WITH ME?  YOU HAVE NO GOOD REASON TO BREAK UP WITH ME.  GET YOUR BUTT OVER HERE.  YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE IN TWO HOURS," YOU KNOW. AND HE JUST KEPT SAYING:  "I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.  I REALLY HAVE TO GO." AND THEN I HEARD A VOICE IN THE BACKGROUND: "ERIK, HANG UP THE PHONE," AND THAT WAS THAT.
 
                   Q.    WHO WAS THE VOICE IN THE BACKGROUND?
 
                   A.    IT WAS HIS DAD.  IT WAS JOSE.

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Trial Footage:
CA v. Lyle & Erik Menendez (1993)
https://www.courttv.com/trials/ca-v-m...

Retrial Transcripts:
https://web.archive.org/web/199610172...

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