How to watch the Dateline special

by Junna Base November 9, 2024

NBC’s “Dateline” is airing an episode centered around imprisoned brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez after Netflix released a controversial TV series about their parents’ 1989 murder and a documentary about their high-profile trial.

The two-hour special highlights the latest developments in the 1993 trial, as Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón pleads for clemency for the brothers. The special will feature “never-before-aired” excerpts from Dateline NBC correspondent Keith Morrison’s 2017 interview with Lyle, according to NBC.

The episode, titled “The Menendez Brothers: Chance at Freedom,” will also feature an interview with Gascón, a former police officer, in which he discusses why he filed for a resentencing hearing.

Last Thursday, Gascón sent letters to California Gov. Gavin Newsom citing “credible allegations” of sexual and physical abuse by her father, wealthy music industry executive Jose Menendez, as well as years of “commitment to rehabilitation.”

“This is not about whether they committed the crime, they did it,” Gascón told Morrison. “That’s about 35 years of rehabilitation under state law. Can they be released safely?”

The show will also feature interviews with Pamela Bozanich, who prosecuted the brothers in 1993, and will detail the recent backlash she faced. She told Morrison that she had purchased a shotgun for her defense, the same weapon the Menendez brothers used to kill their parents.

Here’s what you should know about the two-hour special.

When does the Menendez Brothers episode of Dateline air?

The two-hour special on “Dateline,” titled “The Menendez Brothers: Chance at Freedom,” airs Friday, Nov. 8.

How to watch The Menendez Brothers: Chance at Freedom

The episode “The Menendez Brothers: Chance at Freedom” airs Friday, November 8th at 9pm EDT/8pm CDT on NBC’s “Dateline.”

How to watch the documentary “The Menendez Brothers.”

The documentary “The Menendez Brothers” is available to stream on Netflix.

The film features interviews with Erik and Lyle Menendez, as well as new interviews with their cousin Diane Vander Molen and prosecutor Pamela Bozanich.