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Menendez brothers: STS Files

Podcast by Joel Waldman

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About Menendez brothers: STS Files

STS Files revisits one of America’s most infamous family murder cases — the story of Erik and Lyle Menendez, two privileged brothers convicted of killing their wealthy parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. Decades later, new evidence, emotional testimonies, and shifting public perception are reigniting the debate: were they cold-blooded killers, or abused sons pushed to the edge? This episode explores the psychological, legal, and cultural impact of the Menendez case — from the sensational 1990s trials and media frenzy to today’s renewed interest driven by documentaries, social media, and potential re-examination of evidence. With expert legal insight and archival analysis, Menendez Brothers: STS Files reveals how one family’s tragedy reshaped conversations about abuse, privilege, and justice in America. If you’re fascinated by true crime history, courtroom drama, and evolving narratives of guilt and innocence, this episode delivers a comprehensive, emotionally charged exploration of a case that refuses to fade from the public eye.

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episode Erik Menendez Hospitalized Ahead of Parole: Will the Brothers Get a New Trial? artwork

Erik Menendez Hospitalized Ahead of Parole: Will the Brothers Get a New Trial?

Breaking updates in Erik Menendez parole news: Erik Menendez has been hospitalized ahead of his upcoming parole hearing, sparking questions about whether the infamous Menendez brothers could get a new trial. This episode dives into the latest court filings, medical updates, and what this could mean for Erik and Lyle Menendez. We analyze potential legal maneuvers, public reactions, and the implications for the justice system in this high-profile case. Stay informed with Erik Menendez parole news, survivor stories, true crime news, and real crime stories as we explore the twists in this ongoing saga. Don’t miss insights from STS podcast coverage and cold case perspectives. Key Points from the Episode: Erik Menendez hospitalized ahead of parole hearing Potential implications for Lyle Menendez and new trial possibilities Updates on court filings and legal strategies Public reaction and media coverage Context on high-profile crimes, justice system, and similar cold cases #STSNation [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/stsnation],  Welcome to Surviving the Survivor — the podcast that brings you the #BestGuests [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/bestguests] in all of #TrueCrime [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/truecrime].  Erik Menendez is hospitalized with a serious medical condition—undergoing multiple surgeries for large kidney stones—just weeks before he and his brother Lyle face a crucial parole hearing on August 21–22, 2025.  Their attorney is pushing for a medical furlough, while a California judge has ordered prosecutors to explain why key sexual abuse evidence. #BestGuests [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/bestguests]:  • Robert Rand – The original investigative reporter on the Menendez case and author of The Menendez Murders, the definitive book on the brothers and the killings. • Dr. Ildiko Tabori – A Los Angeles-based psychologist analyzing the brothers’ trauma, behavior, and potential rehabilitation. More of STS: Links: Https://linktr.ee/stspodcast [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0JCRG9GSy03dkpDc2U0aEFJMmlhUDRBZDFuZ3xBQ3Jtc0tteWFsS3NqbDlIazU3V0RvNHZ3SmY4TTJEeUxlTUNUNVpuUHl0WG40RkdncUo0UnpoR2lCNktmampOLXNOVGNBMm9uSnlWVF9HWTJQSGxlWW9Gc1podW5aTUVBTWdOVHRUQUFSZGF5MjNjWjVNd3Fjbw&q=Https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fstspodcast&v=0Fx6oPrrVvU] Get Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLx [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFdRdE1GY0JLTGNVM212R016MXNBdGVzbHZRd3xBQ3Jtc0ttUjhaWXhDSDZrc3FoZjZCTHhucnFaaGtQN01Hc2s1aHZFOG1PUGNqZHhGZHg0bzF2S25RMzVoLUwxbUVFMVpJd1g3Y2Z6ekVxM2lLTHlLQXhYbTlucDRId2hwdlFuMFdoa1c1RVhlaERNQ2FLOWEzUQ&q=Https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F48GwbLx&v=0Fx6oPrrVvU] STS Merch: Https://www.bonfire.com/store/sts-store/ [https://www.bonfire.com/store/sts-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=product_shelf] Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivor [https://www.patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivor] Catch us live on YouTube: Surviving The Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@SurvivingTheSurvivor] Venmo Donations: @STSPodcast or Https://www.venmo.com/stspodcast [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUVISkhhYUM4SS1NSFJDOV92c0lhUUtHYndWQXxBQ3Jtc0tsOVRGNmt4azJxaEFXNDhDTi1HcGt2TF85elM4bllqS2tXUnVlMFJmUVpKVmxsOUlXc0VOU1drTnlwX2k2WV9UZnpkbnZyRTZkQk4xSUhZVW1hYzRSNU9aUDVSNjZGWVFaOHlQdjN6WG9jZW94WWpTTQ&q=Https%3A%2F%2Fwww.venmo.com%2Fstspodcast&v=glDYnJ8YX3Y]   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com/] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. Surviving the Survivor is the show that brings you the #BestGuests in all of #TrueCrime and is hosted by Emmy Award-Winning Host Joel Waldman. STS covers the biggest trending true crime cases along with breaking news. You can also find us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SurvivingTheSurvivor Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

21 Nov 2025 - 1 h 9 min
episode Menendez Brothers’ Friend, Former Inmate Joins STS, As Family Asks DA Hochman to Step Aside artwork

Menendez Brothers’ Friend, Former Inmate Joins STS, As Family Asks DA Hochman to Step Aside

The Menendez brothers are fighting not just for freedom — but against the very prosecutor handling their case. Why their attorneys say DA Nathan Hochman must be removed.  ⸻  #STSNation [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/stsnation]!  Welcome to Surviving the Survivor, the podcast that promises to bring you the very #BestGuests [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/bestguests] in all of #TrueCrime [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/truecrime].  Tonight, a stunning new twist in the Menendez brothers’ long road to potential freedom.  Their legal team is demanding Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman recuse himself — or be forcibly disqualified — due to alleged deep conflicts of interest.  We break down the new court filing, the family rift at the center of it all, and what it means for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who’ve already spent 35 years behind bars for killing their parents in 1989.  #BestGuests [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/bestguests]:  • Anerae Brown, also known as rapper X-Raided, is a former inmate and rapper who credits the Menendez brothers with helping him transform his life and earn early release. • Robert Rand is the journalist of record on the Menendez case, covering it since 1989 and author of The Menendez Murders. ⸻  All Things STS: Https://linktr.ee/stspodcast [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0JCRG9GSy03dkpDc2U0aEFJMmlhUDRBZDFuZ3xBQ3Jtc0tteWFsS3NqbDlIazU3V0RvNHZ3SmY4TTJEeUxlTUNUNVpuUHl0WG40RkdncUo0UnpoR2lCNktmampOLXNOVGNBMm9uSnlWVF9HWTJQSGxlWW9Gc1podW5aTUVBTWdOVHRUQUFSZGF5MjNjWjVNd3Fjbw&q=Https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fstspodcast&v=0Fx6oPrrVvU] Get Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLx [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFdRdE1GY0JLTGNVM212R016MXNBdGVzbHZRd3xBQ3Jtc0ttUjhaWXhDSDZrc3FoZjZCTHhucnFaaGtQN01Hc2s1aHZFOG1PUGNqZHhGZHg0bzF2S25RMzVoLUwxbUVFMVpJd1g3Y2Z6ekVxM2lLTHlLQXhYbTlucDRId2hwdlFuMFdoa1c1RVhlaERNQ2FLOWEzUQ&q=Https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F48GwbLx&v=0Fx6oPrrVvU] Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivor [https://www.patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivor] Catch us live on YouTube: Surviving The Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@SurvivingTheSurvivor] Venmo Donations: @STSPodcast Surviving the Survivor is the show that brings you the #BestGuests in all of #TrueCrime and is hosted by Emmy Award-Winning Host Joel Waldman. STS covers the biggest trending true crime cases along with breaking news. You can also find us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SurvivingTheSurvivor Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

21 Nov 2025 - 1 h 53 min
episode Reporters Inside Courtoom Recap Resentencing Hearing And what's next for the Menendez Brothers artwork

Reporters Inside Courtoom Recap Resentencing Hearing And what's next for the Menendez Brothers

Will the Menendez Brothers get Out of Prison? That's the question everyone is asking but for now...everyone will have to wait another month after the hearing abruptly ended.  Joel & #BestGuests [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/bestguests] Josh Ritter and Robert Rand bring us all up to speed on the latest news today.  Erik and Lyle Menendez's resentencing hearing started April 17th and was filled with tension and tempers.  Erik and Lyle have served time in prison for more than 3 decades after attacking and killing their mother and father, Kitty and Jose Menendez. Lyle and Erik Menendez murdered their parents on Aug. 20, 1989. The Menendez brothers testified that they killed their mother and father in self-defense after a lifetime of emotional, physical and SA. At the time, Lyle was 21, and Erik was 18. This high profile case has now come down to the brothers' attorney trying to get them released and Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman trying to keep both brothers behind bars. Get Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLx [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3gzcS13cGhnRzFEcnNUMEhlaWlUeFNxWXlMZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuM2xxeHp3U1lORTVhMFVvaFVpeE5XM3VsQ2xtdERrTnlUVFFDWFN0Wk9TYnB4bmxIMENXQ2U0OFBBRFlfSTd2b3IzQTBHY1huZngzd1hHWFJDZy05RHVUQjRIS0l3dllBdEFtSDNUQjExWnAydjFmUQ&q=Https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F48GwbLx&v=voqpOxxQJc8] All Things STS: Https://linktr.ee/stspodcast [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUdhMHpSZUpYTmxlUFViOHJicUdWZVJVUHkxUXxBQ3Jtc0ttX3BRamlkNFZLS2NtREpRaTdKYm5kTXZ6Qkc1cXA4bE41WEpVbDlNaksxU2lQb2s0b1A1Tm1UU2RtS1c0eTViMHVwWmw1YV9yaEZKR2pZS3YzWnlSbmx3S3VGSzgyc3Z6NkV2QXVHcXcxc0RKNGxFQQ&q=Https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fstspodcast&v=voqpOxxQJc8] Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivor [https://www.patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivor] Catch us live on YouTube: Surviving The Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@SurvivingTheSurvivor] Surviving the Survivor is the show that brings you the #BestGuests in all of #TrueCrime and is hosted by Emmy Award-Winning Host Joel Waldman. STS covers the biggest trending true crime cases along with breaking news. You can also find us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SurvivingTheSurvivor Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

21 Nov 2025 - 42 min
episode LIVE PRESS CONFERENCE! Menendez Brothers to be Resentenced? artwork

LIVE PRESS CONFERENCE! Menendez Brothers to be Resentenced?

Are the Menendez brothers one step closer to freedom? Today’s high-stakes hearing could change everything.  #STSNation [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/stsnation],  Welcome to Surviving the Survivor — the podcast that promises to bring you the very #BestGuests [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/bestguests] in all of #TrueCrime [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/truecrime].  The Menendez brothers are back in court as a judge weighs the fate of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who’ve spent nearly three decades behind bars for the brutal slaying of their parents.  With the new Los Angeles DA Nathan Hochman pushing to withdraw the resentencing motion filed by his predecessor, the courtroom drama intensifies.  While the defense argues they should have faced manslaughter charges and already be free, the DA’s office accuses the brothers of clinging to a “bunker of lies” about their motives and the killings. Politics, public sentiment, and raw legal strategy collide in this pivotal moment that could open the door to parole — or slam it shut forever.  Press conference ahead…  #MenendezBrothers [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/menendezbrothers] #TrueCrime [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/truecrime] #SurvivingTheSurvivor [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/survivingthesurvivor] #LyleMenendez [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/lylemenendez] #ErikMenendez [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/erikmenendez] #Resentencing [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/resentencing] #Justice [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/justice] #CourtHearing [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/courthearing] #MurderTrial [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/murdertrial] #Parole [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/parole] #GavinNewsom [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/gavinnewsom] #CrimeUpdate [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/crimeupdate] #CriminalJustice [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/criminaljustice] #TrueCrimeCommunity [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/truecrimecommunity] Get Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLx [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3gzcS13cGhnRzFEcnNUMEhlaWlUeFNxWXlMZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuM2xxeHp3U1lORTVhMFVvaFVpeE5XM3VsQ2xtdERrTnlUVFFDWFN0Wk9TYnB4bmxIMENXQ2U0OFBBRFlfSTd2b3IzQTBHY1huZngzd1hHWFJDZy05RHVUQjRIS0l3dllBdEFtSDNUQjExWnAydjFmUQ&q=Https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F48GwbLx&v=voqpOxxQJc8] All Things STS: Https://linktr.ee/stspodcast [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUdhMHpSZUpYTmxlUFViOHJicUdWZVJVUHkxUXxBQ3Jtc0ttX3BRamlkNFZLS2NtREpRaTdKYm5kTXZ6Qkc1cXA4bE41WEpVbDlNaksxU2lQb2s0b1A1Tm1UU2RtS1c0eTViMHVwWmw1YV9yaEZKR2pZS3YzWnlSbmx3S3VGSzgyc3Z6NkV2QXVHcXcxc0RKNGxFQQ&q=Https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fstspodcast&v=voqpOxxQJc8] Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivor [https://www.patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivor] Catch us live on YouTube: Surviving The Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@SurvivingTheSurvivor] Surviving the Survivor is the show that brings you the #BestGuests in all of #TrueCrime and is hosted by Emmy Award-Winning Host Joel Waldman. STS covers the biggest trending true crime cases along with breaking news. You can also find us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SurvivingTheSurvivor Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

21 Nov 2025 - 1 h 24 min
episode Menendez Brothers’ Last Chance? Gov. Newsom Fast-Tracks Clemency Review artwork

Menendez Brothers’ Last Chance? Gov. Newsom Fast-Tracks Clemency Review

#STSNation [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/stsnation],  Welcome to Surviving the Survivor, the show that brings you the very #BestGuests [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/bestguests] in all of #TrueCrime [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/truecrime], discussing trending cases like the Menendez Brothers.  California Governor Gavin Newsom has fast-tracked a parole board assessment to determine whether Lyle and Erik Menendez should be granted clemency after serving life without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents.  This decision has sparked new hope for the brothers and their family, with supporters arguing their rehabilitation and history of alleged abuse warrant a second look.  However, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman is pushing back, calling for their habeas corpus petition to be denied.  #BestGuests [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/bestguests]:  Robert Rand – Award-winning journalist who has covered the Menendez case since 1989 and produced compelling documentaries on the case: Truth and Lies: The Menendez Brothers and Unthinkable: The Menendez Murders  Professor Jo Potuto – Legal expert breaking down what the parole board’s investigation means and what could happen next.  Is justice finally shifting in the Menendez Brothers’ case, or will they remain behind bars? Surviving the Survivor is the show that brings you the #BestGuests in all of #TrueCrime and is hosted by Emmy Award-Winning Host Joel Waldman. STS covers the biggest trending true crime cases along with breaking news. You can also find us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SurvivingTheSurvivor Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

21 Nov 2025 - 1 h 23 min
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