{"id":2141,"date":"2017-11-15T12:10:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T17:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2141"},"modified":"2017-11-15T12:10:13","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T17:10:13","slug":"dateline-nbc-airs-two-hour-special-unthinkable-the-menendez-murders-this-friday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2017\/11\/15\/dateline-nbc-airs-two-hour-special-unthinkable-the-menendez-murders-this-friday-night\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDATELINE NBC\u201d AIRS TWO-HOUR SPECIAL \u201cUNTHINKABLE: THE MENENDEZ MURDERS\u201d THIS FRIDAY NIGHT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">November 15, 2017 &#8211; \u00a0This Friday, \u201cDateline NBC\u201d will air a special two-hour episode on the Menendez brothers, who were convicted more than two decades ago of murdering their parents in Beverly Hills. During an interview with NBC\u2019s Keith Morrison, the older brother, Lyle Menendez, argues from behind bars that despite admitting to the brutal shotgun killing of his parents, he believes he should have received a plea deal. Lyle tells him, \u201cThere are, like, two to three hundred\u00a0parricide cases a year, where a parent is killed by a child. And they are almost all related to abuse. And they are almost all settled. This case, they picked out as different.\u201d He added, \u201cAnd I think that it was very easy, because it was Beverly Hills, and my father had a lot of money, to sort of sell this headline that these brothers killed for money.\u201d To watch a preview, click <a href=\"https:\/\/wpyadmin.ne.cision.com\/l\/scmfcjzx\/www.nbcnews.com\/dateline\/video\/lyle-menendez-believes-he-should-have-been-offered-a-plea-agreement-1095658563913\">here.<\/a> \u201cUnthinkable: The Menendez Murders\u201d airs Friday, November 17 at 9 p.m. ET\/PT, 8.p.m CT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Friday\u2019s broadcast features a comprehensive look at the Menendez case, including an interview with former detective Les Zoeller, \u00a0a rarely seen letter from Lyle to Erik, and an interview Erik did shortly after the murders.\u00a0Zoeller, who worked on the case, tells Morrison of an incident when Lyle and Erik showed up at their house hours after the murder, looking for their tennis equipment: \u201cHe [Lyle] said, \u2018We want to\u00a0get our tennis equipment.\u2019 And I said, \u2018Well, where is that?\u2019 He said, \u2018It&#8217;s in the library where my parents were murdered.\u2019\u201d\u00a0Zoeller added, \u201che was matter of fact and didn&#8217;t seem very upset to me.\u201d To watch a preview, click <a href=\"https:\/\/wpyadmin.ne.cision.com\/l\/scmfcjzx\/www.nbcnews.com\/dateline\/video\/detective-in-menendez-brothers-case-speaks-out-1095661123684\">here.<\/a> Both interview excerpts are included below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">\u201cUnthinkable: The Menendez Murders\u201d also includes interviews with key players, such as: Lyle and Erik\u2019s cousin Diane Hernandez, former prosecutor Pamela Bozanich, tennis coach Bill Kurtain, former neighbor Alicia Hercz, Dr. William Vicary, jury members Hazel Thornton and Andrew Wolfberg and criminal defense lawyer Cliff Gardner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">###\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Interview Excerpts:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Lyle Menendez: This case should have been settled. There are, like, two to three hundred parricide cases a year, where a parent is killed by a child. And they are almost all related to abuse. And they are almost all settled. This case, they picked out as different.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Keith Morrison: Yeah, but Lyle, it was different. Guys like you in places like you live and acts like you committed. I mean, this&#8211; it&#8217;s&#8211; this is a big, splashy deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Lyle Menendez: Exactly. And I think that it was very easy, because it was Beverly Hills, and my father had a lot of money, to sort of sell this headline that these brothers killed for money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">###\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Lez Zoeller: He said, \u201cWe want to get our tennis equipment.&#8221; And I said, &#8220;Well, where is that?&#8221; He said, &#8220;It&#8217;s in the library where my parents were murdered.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Keith Morrison: What was their demeanor?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Les Zoeller: He was matter of fact and didn&#8217;t seem very upset to me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">###\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">ABOUT DATELINE NBC<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Dateline NBC is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history. Now in its 26th season, Dateline is anchored by Lester Holt and features correspondents Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy. Airing Fridays at 9 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. CT, Dateline reaches more than 20 million people every week through its broadcast, and millions more through its social media platforms. David Corvo is the senior executive producer and Liz Cole is the executive producer. Follow \u201cDateline NBC\u201d on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @datelinenbc. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">###<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Dominique Cuce<br \/>\nNBC News<br \/>\n212-664-6192<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:dominique.cuce@nbcuni.com\">dominique.cuce@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 15, 2017 &#8211; \u00a0This Friday, \u201cDateline NBC\u201d will air a special two-hour episode on the Menendez brothers, who were convicted more than two decades ago of murdering their parents in Beverly Hills. 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