Truth and Lies: The Menendez Brothers

Truth and Lies: The Menendez Brothers

American sons. American murderers.

2017•2h 20m•6.2/10

DocumentaryTV MovieCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(4)

A Hollywood movie executive and his wife, a one-time beauty queen, were brutally slain in the den of their Spanish-style mansion. The special uncovers the hidden clues of the Menendez family's descent into hell including never-before-seen home movies and photos from the family vault and testimony from members of the Menendez inner circle. The brothers' best friends and neighbors, the lead detectives, lawyers and jurors from the case, and the family members profile the intimate details of the Menendez family, including Erik's secret life.

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Production

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Lyle Menendez

Lyle Menendez

Self (archive footage)

Erik Menendez

Erik Menendez

Self (archive footage)

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