The Menendez Brothers documentary on Netflix is yet another Netflix project about Lyle and Erik Menendez, aka the two brothers who killed their wealthy parents in their Beverly Hills home, back in 1989.
Over three decades later—thanks in part to social media and the rise of true crime content—this high-profile criminal case has once again captured the interest of the public. Many people now believe that the brothers—who were convicted of murder and are currently serving a life sentence without parole—acted in self-defense against their abusive parents, and deserve to go free. But there’s at least one person involved in the Menendez brothers case who hasn’t been swayed by the social media campaigns: Prosecutor Pamela Bozanich, who is featured in this new documentary.
“The only reason we’re doing this special is because of the TikTok movement to ‘Free the Menendi,’” Bozanich says in a talking head interview for the documentary.
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