A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
July 20, 1993
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 121
Finale:
January 28, 1994
Original Title:
CA v. MENENDEZ
Alternate Titles:
The Menendez Trial
Genres:
Crime | Documentary
Production Companies:
Court TV
Countries:
US
Brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez are on trial for the August 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in the family’s Beverly Hills mansion. The brothers were arrested in March 1990 after Erik confessed during a session with his psychologist. During the highly publicized trial, the prosecution claimed the motive was greed as the brothers stood to inherit $14 million. The defense claimed that it was an act of self–defense in a desperate attempt to escape years of childhood family violence and sexual abuse.
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Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
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