Episode 391 - The Menendez Brothers Part 1: Silver Spoon Killers
RedHanded
Wondery | RedHanded
4.5 • 18.2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2025
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
In this long-awaited episode, we dive into one of the most infamous true-crime cases in American history: the story of Lyle and Erik Menendez. The brutal 1989 slayings of their wealthy parents, José and Kitty Menendez, divided a nation: but where do we stand?
In Part 1, we take you through the chilling night of the crime, the early investigations, and the lavish spending spree that raised eyebrows everywhere. We unravel the media frenzy, the shocking confessions, and the family secrets that would go on to define this sensational story… Were the brothers cold-blooded killers driven by greed? Or victims of unimaginable abuse who saw no other way out?
Ahead of their resentencing hearing later this year, this is your first and final stop for everything you need to know about the Menendez Brothers case.
Video version will be available Thursday 20th March on our YouTube channel
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| 0:09.1 | But before we kick off, something to remind you of or maybe something to tell you about for the first time. |
| 0:16.8 | Wondry's Exhibit C, a true crime cruise, is happening from January the 26th to the 30th, |
| 0:23.1 | 2026 next year. |
| 0:25.1 | Sailing from Miami, which is in Florida, if you need reminding, all the way to NASA in the Bahamas. |
| 0:32.0 | And you might already know, you may have heard on the whispers, on the grapevine, |
| 0:41.4 | that both Suruti and I will be there on that cruise. |
| 0:44.3 | And we can't wait to meet you on board. |
| 0:54.2 | There will be absolutely loads of stuff to do on that big ship, loads of cool activities, self-defense classes, true crime trivia nights, workshops led by true crime experts, |
| 0:56.4 | loads of stuff that you can't even imagine. |
| 1:00.6 | The final presale deadline is the 26th of February. |
| 1:05.3 | So make sure you sign up soon to secure your spot on the best choice of cabin. |
| 1:07.6 | And those cabins, my guys, pretty good. |
| 1:10.9 | Go to Exhibitcruise.com for even more details. everything you need to know, it's all at Exhibitcruise.com. |
| 1:15.7 | See you in the Bahamas. |
| 1:17.6 | Now you know everything you need to know. |
| 1:19.9 | Let's get back to the show. |
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| 1:24.3 | You can freeze your card if you misplace it. |
| 1:26.9 | Whilst you search behind the sofa, |
| 1:29.0 | blame the dog, run upstairs, run downstairs, empty your bag, look behind the sofa again, |
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