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Nov 2021
2h 47m

271 - The Menendez Brothers: Parent Kill...

DAN CUMMINS
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In 1993, the trial of the Menendez brothers for the killing of their parents in 1989 shocked the nation. Were the murders justified because of ongoing sexual abuse? Or are Lyle and Erik just manipulative sociopaths who tried to slander the reputations of the people they'd killed to avoid imprisonment and/or the death penalty? 
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