Ep 214: The Menendez Murders: Monsters – Facts vs Fiction with Robert Rand, Part 7

Laura interviews Robert Rand, Emmy and duPont-Columbia Award winning journalist who began covering the Menendez brothers’ case for the Miami Herald the day after the killing of José and Kitty Menendez on August 20, 1989.

In this episode Laura and Robert separate the facts from fiction as depicted in Ryan Murphy’s 9-part show, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story which premiered on Netflix on September 19 2024.

Robert is the only reporter who covered the investigation in the fall of 1989 and was in court daily for each six-month long Menendez trial in 1993-94 and 1995-96. He’s Co-EP of Peacock’s ‘Menendez + Menudo Boys Betrayed’ which began streaming on Peacock May 2, 2023, and is the author of "The Menendez Murders", which had an updated edition released September 10th, 2024.

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Clips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EaEllq5FLk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=2B_e7fvwi90

Sources

http://menendezmurders.com/about-robert-rand/

https://www.courttv.com/trials/ca-v-menendez-1993/

https://www.amazon.com/Menendez-Murders-Updated-Shocking-Killings/dp/1637745974

https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/menendez--menudo-boys-betrayed/8222254554603265112/seasons/1

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/on-television/ryan-murphys-latest-era-of-cynical-hits

https://da.lacounty.gov/media/news/gascon-provides-update-menendez-brothers

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