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    6 Menendez Brothers Shows, Movies & Documentaries Streaming Online

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    From a critically acclaimed Edie Falco series to a Courtney Love Lifetime movie, the Menendez family murders have fascinated audiences for years

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    The shocking truth story of the Menendez brothers is back in the spotlight thanks to the new Netflix series, Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez.

    The Ryan Murphy-produced show focuses on the high-profile murders of José and Kitty Menendez, with their sons, Lyle and Erik, later convicted of carrying out the murders. According to prosecutors, the children were out to inherit their parents’ fortune; However, others believe that Lyle and Erik acted after years of abuse.

    The Netflix show has renewed interest in the Menendez brothers, with a number of books about the case back on the Amazon charts. As of this writing, an updated edition of Robert Rand’s “The Menendez Murders” has risen to number one on Amazon’s list of true crime biographies. Netflix also has a new documentary titled The Menendez brotherswhich promises new interviews with the siblings, “in their own words.”

    The Netflix shows may make headlines, but they weren’t the first high-profile projects about the Menendez brothers. In 2017, NBC aired a series titled Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders.

    LAW & ORDER TRUE CRIME: THE MENENDEZ MURDERS -- Episode 103 -- Pictured: (l-r) Miles Gaston Villanueva as Lyle Menendez, Gus Halper as Eric Menendez, Edie Falco as Leslie Abramson -- (Photo by Justin Lubin/NBCU Photo Bank/ NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)

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    Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders

    From Wolf Entertainment, the team behind Dick Wolf’s Law and order franchise, the series starred Edie Falco as Leslie Abramson, the attorney who represented Lyle and Erik Menendez. Gus Halper starred as Erik Menendez (the role played by Cooper Koch in the Netflix series), while Miles Gaston Villanueva played Lyle Menendez (played by Nicholas Alexander Chavez in Monsters).

    While the series originally aired on NBC, Law & Order: The Menendez Murders is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Amazon has individual episodes available to watch for $2.99, or you can download the entire eight-episode series here for $19.

    While Monsters offered a deeper insight into the luxurious life of Lyle and Erik, the Law and order series focuses more on the lawsuit, with Falco in the lead role as the brothers’ lawyer. The former Sopranos The actress’s role was critically acclaimed, and Falco was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. Current Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders here online.

    6 Menendez Brothers Shows, Movies & Documentaries Streaming Online

    Menendez: Blood brothers

    Falco isn’t the only high-profile name to have tackled a Menendez family show or movie. Menendez: Blood brothers was a 2017 Lifetime movie starring Courtney Love as Kitty Menendez. Nico Tortorella played Lyle and Myko Olivier played Erik. The film is now streaming for free on Prime Video for Amazon Prime members.

    Not a Prime member? Get a 30-day free trial to watch here Menendez: Blood brothers online for free.

    Other Menendez Brothers shows, movies, documentaries

    Next to Monsters and the Law and order miniseries, there are a few other Menendez brothers shows and documentaries currently streaming online.

    The publicity that comes through Monsters has not only led to a wave of new interest in the Menendez family — many have also cited the show’s publicity as part of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s recent decision to “reevaluate” the case.

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