Unraveling the Menendez Case: DA Hochman's Vision for Justice
The Dr. Phil Podcast
Dr. Phil McGraw
4.4 • 13.2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Phil unravels the Menendez Case with DA Nathan Hochman and Loni Coombs
The Menendez case involves brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted in 1996 for the 1989 murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home. The brothers, who were 21 and 18 at the time of the crime, claimed they acted in self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father, but prosecutors argued the motive was financial. In a recent development, District Attorney Nathan Hochman has taken a firm stance against granting a new trial for the Menendez brothers and has asked the court to deny Erik and Lyle Menendez's habeas corpus petition. Following his pivotal press conference, Dr. Phil spoke with the DA who tells him about his recent crucial decisions that could profoundly impact the brothers' legal status. Dr. Phil talks to Merit TV’s own Loni Coombs to unpack this case that has been grabbing our attention for decades now.
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| 0:00.0 | Do Lyle and Eric Menendez have a shot at freedom? |
| 0:04.0 | Your recommendation to the court would be to not grant a new hearing. |
| 0:09.0 | It's inconceivable that if the letter actually existed, circa 1988, |
| 0:13.0 | that they wouldn't have introduced its contents to further corroborate the sexual abuse testimony. |
| 0:18.0 | On the petition for clemency, if the governor of California granted that, they could be released |
| 0:23.6 | immediately. |
| 0:24.2 | Done. |
| 0:25.2 | No hearing, no appeal. |
| 0:26.0 | Just you're done. |
| 0:27.0 | Tonight, I'm diving into a dark chapter of American crime history that shook Beverly Hills |
| 0:42.3 | and the country, with the help of former Los Angeles prosecutor and Merritt TV's own Lonnie Coombs. |
| 0:50.4 | But first, the Menendez family had it all, wealth, status, and a mansion in one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in the entire country. |
| 1:00.0 | But on August 20, 1989, their picture-perfect facade came crashing down in a hail of gunfire. |
| 1:08.0 | Jose and Kitty Menendez were relaxing in their den watching TV on what |
| 1:12.9 | seemed like an ordinary Sunday evening. Little did they know their own sons, |
| 1:17.5 | Lyle and Eric, aged 21 and 18, were about to unleash a brutal attack that would |
| 1:24.1 | forever change the course of this family. The crime scene was nothing short of horrific. |
| 1:30.3 | Jose was shot point blank in the back of the head, |
| 1:34.3 | while Kitty, in a desperate attempt to flee, |
| 1:37.3 | was gunned down with multiple shots. |
| 1:40.3 | The once pristine living room was now a gruesome scene of violence with over a dozen shotgun blast, |
| 1:47.0 | leaving a haunting mark on the walls and their victims. |
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