Season 1 (1993)
Episodes: 121
Star Cast: Lyle Menendez , Erik Menendez , Leslie Abramson , Jill Lansing ,
Episodes List
Ep.1 Lyle Menendez Opening Statements
Air Date: 1993-07-20
The prosecution claims Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents to gain their parents $14 million inheritance.
Ep.2 Erik Menendez Opening Statements
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The prosecution claims Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents to gain their parents $14 million inheritance. The defense contends the brothers acted in self-defense after suffering years of sexual abuse.
Ep.3 Christine Nye, Avrille Krom & Ofc. Michael Butkus
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911 dispatcher Christine Nye, neighbor Avrille Krom & Beverly Hills police officer Michael Butkus take the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.4 Sgt. Kirk West, Bob Anderson & Richard Catalani
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Beverly Hills police Sgt. Kirk West, charter boat cpt. Bob Anderson & criminalist Richard Catalani testify in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.5 Det. Leslie Zoeller
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Beverly Hills Police Detective Leslie Zoeller takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.6 Det. Thomas Edmonds
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Beverly Hills Police Detective Sgt. Thomas Edmonds takes the stand. The jury hears interview tapes of the Menendez brothers.
Ep.7 Dep. Dwight Van Horn
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Beverly Hills Deputy Dwight Van Horn takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial, showing the alleged murder weapon.
Ep.8 Perry Berman
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The Menendez brothers' former tennis coach, Perry Berman, takes the stand.
Ep.9 OPJ: Craig Cignarelli
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Craig Cignarelli takes the stand outside the presence of the jury.
Ep.10 Craig Cignarelli
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Craig Cignarelli testifies that his former best friend confessed to killing his parents two days after the murders.
Ep.11 Donovan Goodreau
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Donovan Goodreau, a friend of Lyle Menendez when he lived in N.J., takes the stand in the Menendez brothers murder trial.
Ep.12 Robert Rand, Richard Wenskoski & Glenn Stevens
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Journalist Robert Rand, bodyguard Richard Wenskoski & Glenn Stevens, a former friend of Lyle Menendez, take the stand.
Ep.13 Glenn Stevens & Donovan Goodreau
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Glenn Stevens and Donovan Goodreau, friends of Lyle Menendez, continue their testimony.
Ep.14 OPJ: Dr. Jerome Oziel
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The judge and counsel discuss the testimony of Dr. Jerome Oziel, the therapist who recorded Erik's confession.
Ep.15 OPJ: Dr. Jerome Oziel (part 2)
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The judge and counsel discuss the testimony of Dr. Jerome Oziel, the therapist who recorded Erik's confession.
Ep.16 Computer Expert Testimony
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Multiple computer experts take the stand regarding the Menendez brothers' search for their Jose Menendez's will.
Ep.17 Dr. Irwin Golden
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Deputy medical examiner Dr. Irwin Golden, who performed the autopsies on Jose and Kitty, takes the stand.
Ep.18 Dr. Irwin Golden PT2
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Deputy medical examiner Dr. Irwin Golden, who performed the autopsies on Jose and Kitty, takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.19 Dr. Jerome Oziel
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The brothers' therapist, Dr. Jerome Oziel, takes the stand. Oziel details Erik Menendez's murder confession.
Ep.20 Dr. Jerome Oziel PT2
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The brothers' therapist, Dr. Jerome Oziel, continues his testimony. Dr. Oziel recorded Erik Menendez's confession to killing his parents.
Ep.21 Dr. Jerome Oziel PT3
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The brothers' therapist, Dr. Jerome Oziel, continues his testimony. Dr. Oziel recorded Erik Menendez's confession to killing his parents.
Ep.22 Dr. Jerome Oziel PT4
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The jury hears taped conversations between Dr. Jerome Oziel and his mistress, Judalon Smyth.
Ep.23 Dr. Jeffrey Lulow
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Psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Lulow, who knew Dr. Jerome Oziel, takes the stand.
Ep.24 Dr. Jerome Oziel PT5
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The jury hears taped conversations between Dr. Jerome Oziel and his mistress, Judalon Smyth.
Ep.25 Dr. Jerome Oziel PT6
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The brothers' therapist, Dr. Jerome Oziel, continues his testimony. Dr. Oziel recorded Erik Menendez's confession to killing his parents.
Ep.26 Det. Leslie Zoeller
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Lead Detective Leslie Zoeller is recalled to the stand in the Menendez brothers' murder trial.
Ep.27 Bradley Brunon, Henry Llanio & Stephen Goldberg
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Bradley Brunon, Henry Llanio and Stephen Goldberg take the stand in the Menendez brothers' murder trial.
Ep.28 Valerie Hart, Det. Leslie Zoeller & Mark Heffernan
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Real estate agent Valerie Hart, lead Detective Leslie Zoeller and Mark Heffernan, the Menendez brothers' tennis coach, take the stand.
Ep.29 Valerie Hart, Det. Leslie Zoeller & Marta Cano
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Real estate Valerie Hart, lead Detective Leslie Zoeller & Marta Cano, the sister of Jose Menendez, take the stand. The prosecution rests their case against Erik Menendez.
Ep.30 Dr. John Briere
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Clinical psychologist Dr. John Briere takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.31 Brian Andersen Jr
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The Menendez brothers' cousin, Brian Andersen Jr., takes the stand.
Ep.32 Kathleen Simonton
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Kathleen Simonton, the Menendez brothers' cousin, takes the stand.
Ep.33 Diane Vander Molen
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The Menendez brothers' cousin, Diane Vander Molen, takes the stand.
Ep.34 Cynthia McPhee
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Dr. Jerome Oziel's former lover and live-in babysitter, Cynthia McPhee, takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.35 Charles Wadlington & Meredith Geislerv
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The Menendez brothers' former tennis coach, Charles Wadlington, and lifeguard, Meredith Geisler, take the stand.
Ep.36 Marianne Cano
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The Menendez brothers' cousin, Marianne Cano, takes the stand.
Ep.37 Marta Cano
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Jose Menendez's sister, Marta Cano, takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.38 Marta Cano PT2
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Jose Menendez's sister, Marta Cano, takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.39 Witness Testimony
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Stephen Nosner, Jessica Goldsmith, Robert Clouse, Patricia Cross & Faith Goldsmith take the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.40 William Kurtain, Alicia Hertz, Sandra Sharp & Charlene Elmore
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Tennis coach William Kurtain, neighbor Alicia Hertz & teachers Sandra Sharp & Charlene Elmore take the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.41 Pamela LiCausi, Emmanuel Zlotolow & Teresita Baralt
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Pamela LiCausi, Emmanuel Zlotolow & Jose Menendez's sister, Teresita Baralt, testify in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.42 Teresita Baralt, Peter Cano, Janet Stoltzfus, Dr. Barbara Zussman & Kevin Whalen
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Relatives of Jose Menendez, take the stand, followed by the Menendez brothers' teacher, and Kevin Whalen, a former friend of Erik Menendez.
Ep.43 Kevin Whalen & Kathleen Bulow-Cohen
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Kevin Whalen, a former friend of Erik Menendez, continues his testimony, followed by Whalen's mother, Kathleen Bulow-Cohen.
Ep.44 Leslie Elmore, Barbara Howarth & Norman Pulse
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Leslie Elmore, Barbara Howarth & Norman Pulse take the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.45 Skip Lowe, Katie Whalen & Douglas Doss
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Skip Lowe, Katie Whalen & Douglas Doss take the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.46 OPJ: Lyle Menendez Testimony Hearing
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The judge and counsel discuss defendant Lyle Menendez's testimony outside the presence of the jury.
Ep.47 Mary Theresa Dominguez
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Mary Theresa Dominguez, the sister-in-law of the former owner of the Menendezs' Beverly Hills home, takes the stand.
Ep.48 Lyle Menendez
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Defendant Lyle Menendez details the alleged sexual abuse he suffered from his parents.
Ep.49 Lyle Menendez PT2
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Defendant Lyle Menendez continues his testimony, detailing allegations of abuse by his mother, Kitty Menendez.
Ep.50 Lyle Menendez PT3
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Defendant Lyle Menendez continues his testimony.
Ep.51 Lyle Menendez PT4
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Defendant Lyle Menendez continues his testimony, describing the day he and Erik confronted their father about the abuse.
Ep.52 Lyle Menendez PT5
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Defendant Lyle Menendez continues his testimony.
Ep.53 Lyle Menendez PT6
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The prosecution begins their cross examination of Lyle Menendez.
Ep.54 Lyle Menendez PT7
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Defendant Lyle Menendez undergoes cross-examination.
Ep.55 Lyle Menendez PT8
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Defendant Lyle Menendez continues his testimony.
Ep.56 Lyle Menendez PT9
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Defendant Lyle Menendez concludes his testimony.
Ep.57 OPJ: Erik Menendez Testimony Hearing
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The judge and counsel discuss defendant Erik Menendez's testimony.
Ep.58 Erik Menenedez
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Defendant Erik Menendez begins his testimony.
Ep.59 Erik Menendez PT2
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Defendant Erik Menendez continues his testimony.
Ep.60 Erik Menendez PT3
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Defendant Erik Menendez continues his testimony, detailing how Lyle sought to protect him growing up.
Ep.61 Erik Menendez PT4
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Defendant Erik Menendez continues his testimony
Ep.62 Erik Menendez PT5
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Defendant Erik Menendez continues his testimony.
Ep.63 Erik Menendez PT6
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Defendant Erik Menendez continues his testimony, describing how he and Lyle killed their parents.
Ep.64 Erik Menendez PT7
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Defendant Erik Menendez undergoes cross-examination.
Ep.65 Erik Menendez PT8
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Defendant Erik Menendez undergoes cross-examination.
Ep.66 Outside the Presence of the Jury
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Counsel and the judge discuss trial proceedings outside the presence of the jury.
Ep.67 Erik Menendez PT9
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Defendant Erik Menendez continues his testimony.
Ep.68 Witness Testimony
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Donovan Goodreau, Tracy Baker, Marta Cano, Armando Lopez, Andres Cano & David Marovitch take the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.69 Dr. Ann Tyler
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Psychologist Dr. Ann Tyler, who specializes in child abuse, takes the stand during the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.70 Dr. Ann Tyler PT2
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Dr. Ann Tyler, who specializes in child abuse, continues her testimony in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.71 Dr. Ann Tyler PT3
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Dr. Ann Tyler, who specializes in child abuse, continues her testimony in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.72 Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess
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Psychiatric mental health nursing expert Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.73 Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess PT2
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Psychiatric mental health nursing expert Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.74 Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess PT3
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Psychiatric mental health nursing expert Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.75 OPJ: Dr. John Conte
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Dr. John Conte, who interviewed Lyle Menendez, gives his testimony outside the presence of the jury.
Ep.76 Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess PT4
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Psychiatric mental health nursing expert Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.77 Dr. Stuart Hart
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Psychologist Dr. Stuart Hart, who specializes in child abuse, takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.78 Dr. John Conte
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Dr. John Conte, who interviewed Lyle Menendez, takes the stand.
Ep.79 Outside the Presence of the Jury
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Counsel and the judge discuss trial proceedings outside the presence of the jury.
Ep.80 Dr. John Conte PT2
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Dr. John Conte, who interviewed Lyle Menendez, continues his testimony.
Ep.81 Joan Vander Molen & Patricia Andersen
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Kitty Menendez's sister, Joan Vander Molen, and sister-in-law, Patricia Andersen, take the stand.
Ep.82 Carlos Baralt
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The Menendez brothers' uncle Carlos Baralt takes the stand.
Ep.83 Witness Testimony
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Pediatrician Dr. Kerry English, John Nickel & Edward Fenno, a former friend of Erik Menendez, take the stand.
Ep.84 Dr. Edwin Cox & Roger Smith
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Kitty Menendez's therapist, Dr. Edwin Cox, and Roger Smith, who took over Jose Menendez's position at Live Entertainment, take the stand.
Ep.85 Det. Leslie Zoeller
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Detective Leslie Zoeller is recalled to the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.86 Outside the Presence of the Jury
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Counsel and the judge discuss trial proceedings outside the presence of the jury.
Ep.87 OPJ: Lyle Menendez Jury Instructions
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Lyle Menendez's defense team and the prosecution discuss jury instructions.
Ep.88 The Menendez Confession Tapes
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Dr. John Conte discusses the Menendez brothers' tapes with Dr. Jerome Oziel.
Ep.89 Judalon Smyth
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Dr. Jerome Oziel's former mistress, who claimed to hear the Menendez brothers' confession to killing their parents, takes the stand.
Ep.90 Dr. Warden Emory & Judalon Smyth PT2
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Dr. Warden Emory, a physician who saw Kitty Menendez, briefly takes the stand. Judalon Smyth continues her testimony.
Ep.91 Judalon Smyth PT3
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Dr. Jerome Oziel's former mistress who claimed to hear the Menendez brothers' confession to killing their parents, takes the stand.
Ep.92 Outside the Presence of the Jury
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Counsel and the judge discuss trial proceedings.
Ep.93 The Menendez Confession Tapes PT2
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Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess discusses the Menendez brothers' confession tapes with Dr. Jerome Oziel.
Ep.94 The Menendez Confession Tapes PT3
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Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess discusses the Menendez brothers' confession tapes with Dr. Jerome Oziel.
Ep.95 Cynthia Erdelyi
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Private Investigator Cynthia Erdelyi takes the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.96 Witness Testimony
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Former bodyguard Andrew Valentine, pool repairman Grant Walker & more witnesses take the stand in the Menendez brothers' trial.
Ep.97 Outside the Presence of the Jury
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Counsel and the judge discuss trial proceedings outside the presence of the jury.
Ep.98 Flor de Maria Suria
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Flor de Maria Suria, a former maid for the Menendez family, takes the stand.
Ep.99 Jamie Lee Pisarcik
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Jamie Lee Pisarcik, Lyle Menendez's ex-girlfriend, takes the stand.
Ep.100 Brian Andersen
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Kitty Menendez's brother takes the stand.
Ep.101 Pat Heffernan
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Pat Heffernan, the wife of the Menendez brothers' tennis coach Mark Heffernan, takes the stand.
Ep.102 Brian Andersen & Marlene Eisenberg
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Brian Andersen, the brother of Kitty Menendez, and Marlene Eisenberg, Jose Menendez's assistant, take the stand.
Ep.103 Brian Andersen, Karen Farrell, Marlene Eisenberg & Det. Les Zoeller
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Brian Andersen, the brother of Kitty Menendez, and Karen Farrell, a longtime friend of Kitty, take the stand, followed by Jose Menendez's assistant, Marlene Eisenberg, and lead Detective Les Zoeller.
Ep.104 Guy DeLisio
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Guy DeLisio, a former limo driver who picked up Erik Menendez, takes the stand.
Ep.105 Dr. William Vicary
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Dr. William Vicary, Erik Menendez's psychiatrist who allegedly altered notes for the trial, takes the stand.
Ep.106 Witness Testimony
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Detective Les Zoeller, Ann Ingraham, Virginia Valdry, Mark Slotkin, Mark Heffernan, and more testify in the Menendez brothers murder trial.
Ep.107 OPJ: Exhibits & Jury Instructions
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Counsel and the judge discuss exhibits and jury instructions outside the presence of the jury.
Ep.108 OPJ: Erik Menendez Jury Instructions
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Counsel and the judge discuss Erik Menendez's jury instructions outside the presence of the jury.
Ep.109 Lyle Menendez Prosecution Closing Arguments
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Prosecutor Pamela Bozanich gives her closing argument in the case against Lyle Menendez.
Ep.110 Lyle Menendez Defense Closing Arguments
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Defense attorney Michael Burt delivers his closing argument in the case against Lyle Menendez.
Ep.111 Lyle Menendez Defense Closing Arguments
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Defense attorney Jill Lansing delivers her closing argument in the case against Lyle Menendez.
Ep.112 Lyle Menendez Prosecution Rebuttal
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The prosecution delivers their rebuttal in the case against Lyle Menendez.
Ep.113 Erik Menendez Prosecution Closing Arguments
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Prosecutor Lester Kuriyama delivers his closing argument in the case against Erik Menendez.
Ep.114 Erik Menendez Defense Closing Arguments
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Defense attorney Leslie Abramson delivers her closing argument in the case against Erik Menendez.
Ep.115 Erik Menendez Defense Closing Arguments PT2
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Defense attorney Leslie Abramson delivers her closing argument in the case against Erik Menendez
Ep.116 Erik Menendez Defense Closing Arguments PT3
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Defense attorney Leslie Abramson delivers her closing argument in the case against Erik Menendez.
Ep.117 Erik Menendez Prosecution Rebuttal
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Prosecutor Lester Kuriyama delivers his rebuttal in the case against Erik Menendez.
Ep.118 Erik Menendez Jury Deliberations
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The jury requests multiple testimony readbacks in the case of CA v. Erik Menendez.
Ep.119 Erik Menendez Jury Deliberations PT2
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The jury continues their deliberations in the case against Erik Menendez.
Ep.120 Lyle Menendez Jury Deliberations
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The jury requests multiple testimony readbacks in the case of CA v. Lyle Menendez.
Ep.121 Retrial Hearing
Air Date: 1994-01-28
The judge and counsel discuss the Menendez brothers' second trial.