Menendez: Blood Brothers
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Fenton Bailey
Meredith Scott Lynn
Kai Bradbury
Joey Pacheco
Barb Brebner
Alison Wandzura
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A behind-the-scenes look into the affluent and sordid lives of the Menendez family, ruled over by authoritarian father Jose, a self-made Cuban millionaire who routinely abuses his sons, Lyle and Erik, and his alcoholic wife, Kitty. Afraid of their father's wrath, the sons eventually take grim action, killing both their parents, and almost getting away with it -- until their own unforced errors put them on trial for their lives. Based on a true story.
Cast
Meredith Scott Lynn
Kai Bradbury
Joey Pacheco
Barb Brebner
Alison Wandzura
Michael Meneer
Darren Andrichuck
Zosia Cassie
Mar Andersons
Angelo Renai
Tom Belding
Arianna Mcgregor
Philip Cabrita
Nico Tortorella
Aliyah O'brien
Jordan Waunch
Ash Lee
Daya Harris
Blair Penner
Artine Brown
Courtney Love
Jennifer J. Angeli
Myko Olivier
Benito Martinez
Crew
Fenton Bailey
Randy Barbato
Tara Colledge
Collin Daniel
Mykhila Drummond
Agnieszka Echallier
Joel Echallier
Catharine Falcon
Jamie Goehring
Brett Greenstein
Troy Hansen
Sherie Hernandez
Jaron Hickerty
Kathy Howatt
Harvey Larocque
Kevin Leeson
Graeme Marshall
Blake Mattson
Elizabeth Mcleod
Bill Mellow
Jacqueline Miller
Paul Mitchnick
Paul Mitchnick
Kevin Morales
Robert Musnicki
Bim Narine
Abdi Nazemian
Abdi Nazemian
Abdi Nazemian
Jeremy O'keefe
Claudia Da Ponte
Charles Pugliese
David Steinberg
Shawn Williamson
Paul Wu
Toby Yates
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Based on the true story of the 1989 Menendez family murders.
Aired in United States June 11, 2017
On August 20, 1989, entertainment industry executive Jose Menendez and his wife Kitty were murdered in their Beverly Hills home. Jose was shot in the back of the head. Kitty, who tried to escape, was shot multiple times, including in the face. Their sons, Lyle and Erik, were 20 and 18 at the time, respectively. Police were initially suspicious of the brothers but did not make arrests until months later. In the interim, the brothers spent their inheritance lavishly, including Lyle's purchase of a Porsche and Erik's hiring of a tennis coach. They were tried together in 1993 but had separate juries. The brothers alleged they were victims of abuse and claimed to kill their parents in self-defense. Both cases ended with hung juries. When they were re-tried in 1995, both brothers were convicted of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. They were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Both men have married since being imprisoned (Lyle twice) but are not
