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The Prosecutors

The Menendez Brothers' Fight for Freedom, from Crime Scene Weekly

The Prosecutors

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True Crime, Talk Radio

4.38.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Introducing a new podcast for the true crime-obsessed: "The Crime Scene Weekly", from our friends at ABC Audio. Every Wednesday, "The Crime Scene Weekly" brings you the latest in true crime. ABC News correspondent Brad Mielke sits down with the journalists covering the cases who have direct access to survivors, investigators and families searching for answers. And they’re bringing their insights right to you. In this episode, Brad talks to ABC News reporter Matt Gutman about the resentencing effort in the 35-year-old case of the Menendez brothers, Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were charged with the murder of their parents in 1989. You’ll hear how social stigmas about masculinity and power factored into the original sentencing of the case, and get insights into the brothers’ present-day fight for their freedom. 

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0:00.0

Hey listeners, we're bringing you something special this week. We all know one true crime podcast

0:04.9

is never enough. So we wanted to encourage you to check out a new podcast from our friends at ABC

0:10.3

audio called The Crime Scene Weekly. The Crime Scene Weekly is your guide to all the latest

0:16.4

headlines in crime. Each week, ABC News correspondent Brad Milkey sits down with the journalists covering

0:22.8

the cases who have direct access to survivors, investigators, and families searching for answers.

0:28.9

From the discovery of grisly new cases to breakthroughs and cases we just can't stop thinking about.

0:35.0

You'll hear the latest developments and the larger context from the

0:38.7

people who know these stories best. This is true crime in real time, revealing what's happening

0:45.2

now and what happens next. In the latest episode, Brad sits down with ABC News reporter Matt Gutman

0:51.7

about the re-sentencing efforts in the 35-year-old case of the Menendez brothers,

0:56.5

Eric and Lyle Menendez, who were charged with the murder of their parents in 1989.

1:01.7

You'll hear how social stigmas about masculinity and power factored into the original sentencing of the case

1:07.4

and get insights into the brothers present-day fight for their freedom.

1:11.0

Keep listening to hear the first few minutes of the episode.

1:13.5

If you like it, find the crime scene weekly on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to a podcast to hear the rest.

1:20.9

New episodes drop every Wednesday.

1:22.8

Now, here's the clip.

1:27.3

35 years after the gruesome double murder that gripped the nation, the Menendez brothers are back in the spotlight and fighting for their freedom.

1:35.7

But it's not just what you know, it's who you know and who you can get on your side.

1:40.6

Over the last couple weeks, that's all changing.

1:43.6

Welcome to the crime scene.

1:48.6

I'm Brad Milkey.

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