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Oct 20
44m 53s

The Menendez Brothers Part 3

CELISIA STANTON
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Broadcast into millions of homes, the Menendez trial became something bigger than a murder case. It was television. Tabloid fodder. Even comedy material. But when trauma turns into spectacle, what gets lost? In Part Three, we trace how the case was flattened into a punchline, and why, 35 years later, it demands a different look. Want early access to every ... Show More
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