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Jun 2019
48m 10s

The Curious Case of the Menendez Brother...

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To the outside world, The Menendez family seemed like they were living the perfect American dream, but in this week's episode of Killer Instinct, Savannah invites you into the darker elements of the family's life and addresses what may have led Erik and Lyle Menendez to kill their parents in cold blood on that fateful summer night in 1989. 

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