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Law & Order True Crime

  • TV-14
  • 2017
  • 1 season
  • Crime, Drama
  • 7.1

An anthology series that delves into the players, the crime and the media circus, detailing the day-to-day battles of the trial and unveiling the shocking truth of what really went down when the cameras stopped rolling.

Episodes

When the Menendez brothers were tried on national TV for brutally killing their parents in Beverly Hills, their story became a national obsession. Now, the first edition of this anthology series delves into the players, the crime and the media circus, detailing the day-to-day battles of the trial and unveiling the shocking truth of what really went down when the cameras stopped rolling.

8 episodes
  1. 1Episode 1

    41 minSep 26, 2017

    When Lyle and Erik Menendez become prime suspects in the murder of their parents Kitty and Jose, tenacious defense attorney Leslie Abramson to take an interest in their case.

  2. 2Episode 2

    42 minOct 3, 2017

    Erik makes a shocking confession to his psychiatrist, Dr. Jerome Oziel, whose mistress, Judalon Smyth, gives the police a pivotal tip. Leslie makes a move to represent the Menendez brothers.

  3. 3Episode 3

    39 minOct 10, 2017

    Leslie Abramson and Jill Lansing struggle to understand the brothers' motives, and the DA puts Judalon Smyth on the stand as the trial gets underway, sending the media into a frenzy.

  4. 4Episode 4

    40 minOct 17, 2017

    After Erik and Lyle confess, Leslie and Jill seek hard evidence to support the brothers' claims of abuse at the hands of their parents; Leslie tries to get Dr. Oziel's tapes thrown out of court.

  5. 5Episode 5

    41 minOct 24, 2017

    Judge Weisberg allows the trial to be broadcast on TV; Dr. Oziel's credibility is challenged when he takes the stand; Leslie struggles to make her defense of the Lyle and Erik understood, as she and her husband more forward with their adoption plans.

  6. 6Episode 6

    41 minOct 31, 2017

    The brothers testify about their years of abuse; Judge Weisberg agrees to unseal the tape of Lyle and Erik's confession to Dr. Oziel; after closing arguments, the jury begins deliberation; Leslie and her husband welcome their adopted son.

  7. 7Episode 7

    41 minNov 7, 2017

    As Lyle and Erik's juries struggle to reach unanimous verdicts, the possibility of mistrial has Leslie hopeful for a deal with the DA's office.

  8. 8Episode 8

    41 minNov 14, 2017

    After the first trial results in a hung jury, Barry Levin joins the defense; Judge Weisberg cracks down during the Menendez brothers' second trial. Season finale.

Where to watch Law & Order True Crime

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Series cast

Edie FalcoLeslie Abramson8 episodes
Gus HalperErik Menendez8 episodes
Miles Gaston VillanuevaLyle Menendez8 episodes
Sterling BeaumonGlenn Stevens5 episodes
Chris BauerTim Rutten4 episodes
Sam JaegerDetective Les Zoeller3 episodes
Josh CharlesDr. Jerome Oziel3 episodes
Tommie Earl JenkinsReporter3 episodes
Heather GrahamJudalon Smyth3 episodes
Cliff ChamberlainDetective Tom Linehan3 episodes
Dominic FloresHenry Llano3 episodes
Alejandro FurthCarlos Baralt3 episodes
Carlos GómezJose Menendez3 episodes
Lolita DavidovichKitty Menendez2 episodes
Carole GutierrezTerry Baralt2 episodes
Anthony EdwardsJudge Stanley Weisberg2 episodes
Elizabeth ReaserPam Bozanich2 episodes
Julianne NicholsonJill Lansing2 episodes

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