Legendary Trials

The newly-appointed judge in the Alex Murdaugh case on Monday set a date for his second trial - and it won't be until next year. More

June 29, 2026

Erik and Lyle Menendez were found guilty of brutally murdering their parents in 1996, and sentenced to life in prison with no parole. More

September 19, 2024

Lyle Menendez opens up to Rosie O'Donnell about life after his parents' 1989 murders, and new evidence that could change everything. More

September 29, 2023

In one conversation with his father from jail, Jeffrey Dahmer said, 'I felt I was gonna continue doing that for the rest of my life.' More

September 15, 2023

UPDATE: Netflix's 'Monsters: the Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' will premiere on Sept. 19, 2024. More

June 7, 2023

The habeas petition, filed May 3, cites a letter Erik Menendez sent his cousin eight months before the murders of their parents. More

May 8, 2023

Former Menudo member Roy Rosselló says he was drugged and raped by Jose Menendez, the father of the Menendez brothers. More

April 20, 2023

Erik and Lyle Menendez's 1993 trial included testimony from Dr. Jerome Oziel and his mistress, Judalon Smyth. More

January 27, 2023

For decades, Court TV has been the ultimate true crime destination, bringing viewers inside the courtroom for the most compelling cases. More

November 18, 2022

Ashleigh Banfield dives into the 1993 trial of Erik and Lyle Menendez, as the two brothers stood accused of the shotgun murders of their parents. More

November 11, 2022

In all the damning accusations and incriminating evidence, one thing remained clear: Casey Anthony was arguably the most hated woman in America. More

November 9, 2022

This week’s Court TV Podcast tells the story of Casey Anthony’s trial and the aftermath with an episode of 'Judgment with Ashleigh Banfield.' More

November 3, 2022

Nearly 30 years after Jeffrey Dahmer admitted to killing and dismembering 15 people, one of the jurors at his murder trial talks about what it was like to decide whether Dahmer was insane at the heinous crimes. More

November 5, 2021

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm) — Casey Anthony told police a woman poured a drink on her at a downtown West Palm Beach bar during an argument about a man. Anthony, who was acquitted of murder in the 2008 death of her 2-year-old daughter, called West Palm Beach police on May 23, […] More

June 1, 2021

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — State records show that Casey Anthony has filed documents to start a private investigation firm in South Florida. Anthony, who was acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, nine years ago, filed the paperwork with the Florida Division of Corporations in mid-December.   The limited liability company, Case Research […] More

December 31, 2020

In December of 1993, after months of testimony from over one hundred witnesses, two juries – one for Lyle Menendez and one for his brother Eric – began deliberations. More

July 28, 2020

Content Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse and brief offensive language. Listener discretion is advised. Long before Lyle and Eric Menendez admitted to the world they had killed their parents, they admitted it to someone else – their psychologist Jerome Oziel, who had recorded the brother’s confessions during a therapy session. After […] More

July 21, 2020

Content Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse. Listener discretion is advised. When defense lawyers for Erik and Lyle Menendez announced just weeks before their trial began that they did indeed murder their parents, it shocked the nation.  But that was just the first of many shocks to come as the case was […] More

July 14, 2020

Content Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse. Listener discretion is advised. Erik and Lyle Menendez were arrested for the brutal shotgun killing of their parents in March of 1990.  It took three years of legal wrangling before they stood before a jury of their peers, who would soon learn the details of […] More

July 7, 2020

In the months following their parent’s brutal murder, Lyle and Erik Menendez went on with their lives thinking they had gotten away with it. Little did they know that one woman – a woman they had never met – would be their downfall. Her name was Judalon Smyth and had she not come forward and […] More

June 30, 2020

Three decades ago, a family disintegrated. Two brothers committed the ultimate crime – shooting their parents to death in cold blood. The brothers were Lyle and Erik Menendez and their story has captivated people for thirty years because of the revelations that would play out over the course of the murder investigation and the two […] More

June 23, 2020