Should Lyle & Erik Menendez Be Set Free After 30+ Years in Prison?

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#STSNation, Welcome to Surviving The Survivor the podcast that brings you the best guests in true crime. This is an #STSSpecial … Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted of the grisly 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, Jose and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez, at the family's sprawling Beverly Hills mansion. They’ve been in prison ever since. But, do they have a new shot at freedom after a bombshell letter surfaced and the release of a new documentary supporting the brothers’ claims of sexual abuse by their dad Jose Menendez. An original expert witness for the defense weigh in.

#BestGuests: Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess is an internationally recognized pioneer in the assessment and treatment of victims of trauma and abuse, and author of A Killer by Design: Murderers, Mindhunters, and My Quest to Decipher the Criminal Mind. Among her many awards and accolades, in 2016 she was named a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing She has also worked with FBI Academy special agents to study serial offenders, and the links between child abuse, juvenile delinquency, and subsequent perpetration. You know the super successful Netflix show Mindhunter about the FBIs first days of criminal profiling — she worked with the real-life agents the show is based on.

Wendy Murphy serves as adjunct professor of sexual violence law at New England Law|Boston, where she also co directs the Women’s and Children’s Advocacy Project under the Center for Law and Social Responsibility. A former Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School, Wendy prosecuted child abuse and sex crimes cases for many years. #MenendezBrothers #TrueCrime #LyleMenendez #ErikMenendez #Menudo #BoyBand #PrisonLife #TrueCrimeCommunity #DomesticViolence