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Emmy and duPont Award winning reporter, Menendez brothers author, @miamiherald , @kcalnews @penn #WGAStrong Co-EP 'Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed' on @peacock

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After decades of secrets, the truth will be revealed. 'Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed' A new three episode documentary series. Coming to Peacock and T + Tuesday May 2 #JusticeforErikandLyle #MenendezBrothers

The Menendez Murders

By Robert Rand

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A crime that shocked the world, the boy band that defined an era, and the secret that links them. Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed is streaming May 2 on Peacock.

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The 4.5 earthquake in San Fernando rumbled through L.A. at 4:30 am - the exact time of the Northridge quake in January 1994.

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Breaking: During an online chat today Erik Menendez announced that the #MenendezBrothers are going to be filing a new appeal in 2021. The brothers were convicted of first-degree murder in 1996 for the 1989 killing of their parents. All of their previous appeals were unsuccessful.

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"Many were wearing logos from the Patriot Front, a white supremacist group that rebranded after one of its members plowed his car into a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville in August 2017, killing anti-racism protester Heather Heyer."

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31 tied to hate group charged with planning riot near LGBTQ event in Idaho

Many of those arrested were wearing logos from the Patriot Front, a white-supremacist group.

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'California’s nearly $50-billion agricultural industry is bracing for a potential labor shortfall that could hinder efforts to maintain the nation’s fresh food supply amid the widening coronavirus outbreak.'

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Will coronavirus affect food supply? First problem: A possible shortage of workers

California’s nearly $50-billion agricultural industry is bracing for a potential labor shortfall that could hinder efforts to maintain the nation's fresh food supply amid the widening coronavirus...

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@grahambasten A club promoter friend dragged me out to hike through a blizzard in Philadelphia - so much snow you couldn't drive. We were two of the eight people that showed up to see The Police on their first tour.

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“I think it’s really important for the next generation of girls growing up to see women accomplishing these things,” said Paige Alms, 32, one of the world’s best big wave surfers. “You can only really dream as big as what you can see.”

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The Biggest Wave Surfed This Year (Published 2020)

Maya Gabeira didn’t just ride the biggest wave ever ridden by a woman. It was the biggest wave surfed by anyone in the 2019-20 winter season, a first for women in professional surfing.

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This is just wrong... 'The risk of being infected is on everybody’s mind, especially airline and airport workers like Gomez and her colleagues, who say they have been forced to choose between their jobs and possibly being exposed to the virus.'

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Airport workers say they lacked training and gloves to clean planes amid coronavirus

Coronavirus has some LAX airport workers worried because they didn't get proper training and protection to clean planes from infected areas.

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SMH. "Attorneys have described Crumbley as a teenager troubled by hallucinations, including a demon living in his house. His parents rebuffed his pleas for mental health counseling and instead bought him a handgun."

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Prosecutor: Ethan Crumbley expected to plead guilty to Oxford school shooting charges

Ethan Crumbley is expected to plead guilty next week to all 24 charges in the Oxford High School shooting, authorities said Friday.

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How it started vs. how its going...

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An odd location for a last stand. via @slate Talk about ending with a whimper.

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How it started vs. how its going...

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The streets of California are not safer tonight because Erik and Lyle Menendez are locked up in prison. After 31 years in jail, the time has come to review their case and overturn what was clearly a miscarriage of justice. #MenendezBrothers #JusticeforErikandLyle #ABC2020

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"Naming the names. Final batch of documents containing 'salacious' allegations related to Jeffrey Epstein associates - including Prince Andrew - will finally be made public after dozens of John and Jane Does agree to unsealing."

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Final set of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein to be unsealed

The documents refer to 'alleged perpetrators' or individuals accused of 'serious wrongdoing', as well as law enforcement officers and prosecutors, according to a declaration filed on Wednesday.

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We saw the new Zendaya movie 'Challengers' Friday night at the @WGAWest screening. It's crazy, sexy, cool. Zendaya is amazing and Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist were both fantastic as the male leads. It's in theaters next weekend.

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@kim It's nice that they pulled up their skirts... #LameDuckTrump (pass it on)

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Talking Menendez Lyle and Erik Menendez were victimized a second time by a miscarriage of justice in the California courts system. The new #MenendezBrothers ' supporter movement all of YOU have created is about to get much LOUDER all over the 🌎 #JusticeforErikandLyle

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WTF are people thinking? Packed crowds Sunday night at the Magic Kingdom for showing of Happily Ever After... #DisneyWorld

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His 1964 album Getz/Gilberto with the American sax player Stan Getz sold millions and popularised bossa nova around the world. It featured the hit single Girl from Ipanema, sung by Astrud Gilberto, to whom Gilberto was then married. #Jo ãoGilberto

Brazilian musician João Gilberto dies aged 88

‘Father of bossa nova’ died on Saturday afternoon in his house in Rio de Janeiro

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New photo of Erik Menendez just released by the Calfornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). The photo was taken on January 24, 2023. #JusticeforErikandLyle #JusticeforRoy #MenendezBrothers #Menudo #MenToo

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1. Psych issues? 2. Having a bad day? 3. Road rage? 4. A white domestic terrorist? Should we send thoughts and prayers? #BoulderShooting

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@xeni Tearing up and shouting while blasted - I remember those guys from my Miami Vice days in South Florida in the late 1980s.

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Gomez said they were ordered to clean inbound AA planes without adequate training or equipment. The workers said their supervisors occasionally provided them with gloves but other times urged them to remove gloves from the galleys of the planes for use by flight attendants.

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There's a surge of new #MenendezBrothers supporters who are passionately advocating for their release on IG and TikTok. As of today, there are 356 million views of Menendez videos on TikTok. After nearly 31-years in jail, it is time to set them free

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(1/?) So I don’t know if this helps, but I wanted to give everyone a quick view on what I’m doing, for the brothers. I edit videos (just like the one attached to this tweet) and really, it is the only thing I can do.

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Talking Menendez Well...it appears that somebody is noticing all the noise that the new #MenendezBrothers supporters' movement is making. I'll be able to fill you in on details shortly. This interview was shot Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles. #JusticeforErikandLyle

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@60sto70sto80s I saw Etta James perform at the Hollywood Bowl later in her career when I took my mom to see a powerful performance. She came out in a motorized chair but her voice was still very strong. Etta James + Doctor John 'I'd Rather Go Blind' 1987

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Etta James + Doctor John 'I'd Rather Go Blind' 1987

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Thirty one years ago today... The streets of California are not safer tonight because Lyle and Erik Menendez are wrongly locked up and sentenced to life without parole for killing their lifelong abusers. #JusticeforErikandLyle #SetThemFree

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Full moon over Los Angeles in the final days of 2020. Photo by legendary AP photographer @nickut

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If weren't aware of it, there's been a tremendous recent social media surge of people that became passionate advocates for the #MenendezBrothers . If you dont believe me, go on TikTok and surf #ErikMenendez (175 m views) or the #MenendezBrothers (134.8 m views) since Nov.

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Talking Menendez... Tomorrow night! Fox 11 LA 10 pm news 'The New Menendez Supporters Worldwide Movement' Livestream: Available online Wednesday night May 12 at 10pm PDT [Los Angeles time] (Search Fox LA news 'Watch Live Now' and go to livestream of their 10 pm newscast)

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For the first time in 18 years, the #MenendezBrothers are back in court with their case reopened with new evidence revealed in our documentary 'Menendez + Menudo Boys Betrayed.' It's time to vacate their 1996 convictions.

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A new docuseries coming to @Peacock puts the infamous case of the Menendez brothers back in the spotlight and includes explosive new allegations against their late father. @jacobsoboroff shares the details.

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How it started. How it's going. #JusticeforErikandLyle #SetThemFree

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@J_Banister "It's about time D.C. honored one of our nation's greatest heroes," wrote a commenter on Greater Greater Washington at the time. "Where's the beef? It's right here."

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“When people say there is nothing we can do, that isn’t true. We can change the age limit here and it would save lives,” said Art Acevedo, the former police chief of Houston and Austin. Via @mollyhf , @JennyJarvie and @LAcrimes

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All 21 victims in Texas school shooting were killed inside one classroom

The gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school barricaded himself inside a fourth-grade classroom, officials say.

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I'm not sure if this is Erik but I will try to find out the answer. If that is Erik, it's a great discovery. I'm going to speak to the family and see if they have any tennis videos. It's likely that they do but I've never asked before

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Apology not accepted. You need to donate that blood money to real victims' advocates. Then, resign the bar and never appear on TV again. Shame on you. #LisaBloom

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@MiamiHerald The Menendez Murders—a landmark work that upends everything we thought we knew about these crimes. Deeply compelling and meticulously sourced, it’s the essential read of the year." —Evan Wright, author Generation Kill -

The Menendez Murders

By Robert Rand

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'The #MenendezBrothers have become the subjects of hundreds of fan accounts across social media. Many of them are run by people born years after the case closed who, in learning its details, have become some of the brothers’ most vocal defenders.'

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The New Menendez Defenders (Published 2021)

Young people are making impassioned arguments for the release of Lyle and Erik Menendez. Why now?

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25 years ago today... On July 2, 1996, Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life without parole at the end of their second trial which I covered for KCOP in L.A. Later in 1996, I reported this story that includes video from the day of the sentencing. #JusticeforErikandLyle

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'48 Hours' speaks to Lyle Menendez from prison as he awaits a judge's decision in 'The Menendez Brothers' Fight for Freedom,' an all-new '48 Hours' airing Saturday, March 2 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount +.

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Menendez brothers await a decision they hope will free them

Lyle and Erik Menendez claim new evidence proves the brothers' longstanding claim that they killed their parents in self-defense.

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It's likely that a new #MenendezBrothers appeal will focus on a controversial ruling that severely limited the family history evidence which they were allowed to put in front of the jury during their second trial. Half the jurors in their first trial voted for manslaughter.

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Is there a new #MenendezBrothers appeal? After a week full of rumors bouncing around the internet, here are the facts. There is NO active new appeal filing for Lyle and Erik yet but I remain hopeful there will be one in the future. Appeals are like a marathon, not a sprint.

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Still kicking ass! “I mean, people lose cases. I’ve been practicing for 50 years. I can’t tell you how many I’ve lost,” she said. “You survive. You grow up. You move on.” - former #MenendezBrothers defense attorney Leslie Abramson

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What abt the #MenendezBrothers ? 'Teresa Paulinkonis had her sentence commuted today after 31 years in prison for the 1989 murder of her stepfather. At the time, Paulinkonis was 24 years old. Paulinkonis was sexually abused by her stepfather for a years'

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California Governor Commutes Sentence of Abuse Survivor, Grants Clemency to Several Others

Advocates have been urging Governor Gavin Newsom to make greater use of his clemency power, especially for older prisoners who are more vulnerable to COVID-19.

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Hey @GavinNewsom ... If you want to "repair the justice system" and "reverse systematic injustices" why don't you pardon the wrongly convicted #MenenedezBrothers after 31 years in prison? Why isn't their case being reviewed under California's 2015 youth offender laws?

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"The Menendez Murders" is a landmark work that upends everything we thought we knew about these crimes. Deeply compelling and meticulously sourced, it’s the essential read of the year." —Evan Wright, author Generation Kill #MenendezBrothers #ABC2020

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The Menendez Murders: The Shocking Untold Story of the Menendez Family and the Killings that...

The Menendez Murders: The Shocking Untold Story of the Menendez Family and the Killings that Stunned the Nation

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The #MenendezBrothers were wrongly convicted of murder in 1996. The correct resolution of their case - manslaughter - would've still sent them to prison for 22 years. After 31 years, it's time to review their case based on new evidence and set them free.

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25 years ago today... Erik and Lyle Menendez were found guilty of first-degree murder at the end of their second trial on March 20, 1996. A three week long penalty phase followed the guilt phase of the trial where jurors had two choices: life without parole or the death penalty.

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25 years ago, March 20, 1996, Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. In the subsequent penalty phase of the trial, the jury voted for life without parole. The #MenendezBrothers have been jailed 31 years since March 8, 1990.

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Every family has its secrets... Alexandra Zarini, the 35-year-old granddaughter of Aldo Gucci, has filed a lawsuit accusing her stepfather of sexually abusing her. The suit also accuses her mother and grandmother of covering up the alleged molestation .

Gucci Heir Alleges Child Sexual Abuse (Published 2020)

Alexandra Zarini, the great-granddaughter of Guccio Gucci, has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against three family members.

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We live in a world where Bill Cosby who drugged and raped 60 women goes free after three years but the #MenendezBrothers who killed their lifelong abusers are still jailed after 31 years. Got it.

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We live in a world where Britney Spears has people controlling her uterus, but Bill Cosby is free. Got it.

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Wow. Wow. Wow. This is amazing @ thousand.foot.cliff (From IG) #MenendezBrothers #JusticeforErikandLyle #SetThemFree

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Stand back and stand by east coast: I'm time for the two hour @ABC2020 #MenendezBrothers special. Why are there 554 million views of Menendez videos on TikTok since November? Meet the sophisticated young people that are passionate advocates to overturn a miscarriage of justice.

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An #Oscars moment that most people are probably overlooking tonight: 'The stabilizing force of Lady Gaga whispering “I got you” to Liza Minnelli.'

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The viral surge of new supporters for the #MenendezBrothers on social media is continuing to spike daily. The latest TikTok stats: #ErikMenendez 141.3 mil views #MenendezBrothers 110.5 mil views #LyleMenendez 45.5 mil views #JusticeforErikandLyle

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I have a 2018 book that will answer all of your questions about the #MenendezBrothers . There's quite a bit of information in my blog at Spoiler alert: They were not greedy rich kids and their first-degree murder conviction was a miscarriage of justice.

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#JusticeforErikandLyle #SetThemFree

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I've been in contact with supporters from teens to boomers including a veteran NYPD officer who believes they should be set free after 31 years. The focus needs to be on the #MenendezBrothers , the issues connected to the case, and the possibility of a new appeal in 2021.

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Happy Easter!

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Hey media: please stop comparing the #MenendezBrothers who killed their life long abusers to serial killers who murdered strangers 'The notoriously good-looking murderous Menendez brothers have also had a resurgence with a new fan base of Gen Z TikTokers'

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Chad Michael Murray cast as yet another 'hot' Ted Bundy

Critics took to twitter to question why Hollywood has cast another hunk to play the serial killer. "I am begging," one Twitter user wrote. "No one needs this many Ted Bundy films."

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The #MenendezBrothers are serving a sentence of life without parole. California passed new youth offender laws in 2015 giving people who were under 25 at the time of their crimes a chance to have their case reviewed. LWOP prisoners are not eligible for that review.

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'What many are contemplating when they browse Zillow and similar home buying sites is not necessarily a purchase, but an alternate life. Zillow surfing has become a form of escapism for those who want to flee not just their homes but the reality of 2020'

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@laloalcaraz is clairvoyant and saw the future 24-hours ago! Via @PochoDotCom : Anderson Cooper just now on CNN: "... the most powerful person in the world and we see him like an obese turtle on his back flailing in the hot sun..." ( @laloalcaraz toon from yesterday >>>

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California passed new youth offender laws in 2015 for defendants who were under 25 at the time of their crime. After nearly 31 years in jail, it's time for an appeal court to review the case of the #MenendezBrothers who were 18 and 21 when they killed their lifelong abusers.

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@erikmenendez70 @TammiMenendez1 And don't forget to share equal support and attention for Lyle Menendez. He was always there for his little brother Erik.

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'The teens would greet me with an evidence-based narrative about why they believe the #MenendezBrothers ’ sentencing was unjust. The demeanor these teens spoke with and the sheer amount of knowledge they had accumulated about a complex case was astounding.'

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The Menendez brothers are back in the zeitgeist thanks to teens on TikTok: Reporter’s Notebook

They’d greet me and tell me how old they were, before getting into an evidence-based narrative about why they believed the Menendez Brothers’ sentencing was unjust.

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@kathygriffin I wrote a 2018 book that provided the primary source material for NBC's 'Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders.' I covered the case for the Miami Herald and Playboy. I'd be happy to send you a book. (This pic is Erik's brother Lyle in 2018)

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How it started... How it's going.

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'Entire sorority house at Oklahoma State University is quarantined after the chapter reported 23 cases of coronavirus among sisters. 84 miles away, nine football players at the University of Oklahoma have tested positive for the coronavirus.'

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Sorority house at Oklahoma State University has 23 cases of COVID-19

A group of sorority sisters at Oklahoma State University are under quarantine orders after their chapter reported 23 cases of the coronavirus.

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The kids get it but I'm changing the opinions of the parents one reader at a time... #JusticeforErikandLyle #SetThemFree

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There are 400 million views of #MenendezBrothers videos on TikTok since November. Arent you curious why? #JusticeforErikandLyle #SetThemFree

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'Open-carry must be abolished. Stand-your-ground has to go. State codes that allow citizens to arrest people? Those are golden tickets for lynchings. They should be relics of an America that should embarrass us.' #AhmaudArbrey

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Ahmaud Arbery Should Be Alive

The family of this lynching victim in Georgia can’t get justice in a country with laws that protect white people who kill black people

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

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New - CDCR photo of Lyle Menendez that was taken May 6, 2023. The latest photo of Erik Menendez was taken Jan. 24, 2023 and previous photos of Lyle and Erik. Lyle and Erik are 55 and 52. They've been incarcerated for 33 years and seven months since their arrest in March 1990.

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

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1. Free the Menendez Brothers. 2. Free the Menendez Brothers. 3. Free the MenendezBrothers. 33 years and ten months is long enough combined with the new evidence in the case. #JusticeforErikandLyle

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If you were granted 3 wishes, any 3 wishes, what would they be? 🧞‍♀️

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

5 years

Desafinado by Joao Gilberto "What in the chest of the outcast Deep in the chest What in the chest of the outcast It also beats a heart."

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

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“When waking life is more vivid, so is dream life,” agrees Rubin Naiman, Ph.D., a sleep and dream specialist at the University of Arizona. “My patients routinely increase dreaming at times like this.”

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

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🧐🧐🧐🧐 The New Menendez Defenders: Thousands of new supporters of the #MenendezBrothers from Qatar to Croatia, Germany, Australia, and The Philippines have joined together to advocate for the release of Lyle and Erik Menendez 31 years after their arrest.

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The New Menendez Defenders: The international movement of supporters who want Lyle and Erik set...

As the only journalist who covered the 1989 investigation and the trials in 1993-94 and 1995, I want to welcome the thousands of new supporters of the Menendez brothers. You are collectively respon...

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

3 years

NEW - #RayReyes , a popular member of the boy band #Menudo 's "golden age," has died tonight at 51. Reyes made his debut on Menudo in 1983, alongside members Johnny Lozada, Ricky Meléndez, Charlie Massó, Miguel Cancel, and Roy Rosello.

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Confirman que Ray Reyes de Menudo falleció de un infarto en su casa

La muerte del artista fue certificada anoche por el doctor Ramón Gerena en Toa Baja

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

3 years

Six weeks after this tweet, there are over 500 million views of #MenendezBrothers videos on TikTok! #JusticeforErikandLyle

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

3 years

I don't care if it's a TikTok video, an IG post, reading my book or watching 'Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders' - whatever it takes to spread the truth is fine with me. The #MenendezBrothers were arrested 31 years ago next week. Public opinion is finally changing.

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3 years

@MenendezRand in January, a guy left a bad comment about the menendez brothers in my comments. The other day, he left a comment saying that he has changed his mind about the case. It makes me so happy to see people changing their mind about the case through tik tok videos

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

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'Cocaine laced with fentanyl appears to be what was ingested by all. Autopsies are underway for the three bodies -- which are with the L.A. Coroner's Office now. Kate Quigley was transported to the hospital in critical condition.'

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Comedian Fuquan Johnson Among 3 Dead After Suspected OD, 4th Hospitalized

One comedian is dead, and another is hospitalized after an apparent drug overdose in L.A.

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

3 years

“We are much more attuned as a society to the realities of the impact of domestic violence, sexual abuse and harassment, and racist violence and harassment. This allows us to look at ‘reactions’ to such elements with 20/20 hindsight.” #MenendezBrothers

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

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@thatssodeedee "Jose and Kitty Menendez ran boot camp Beverly Hills and Kitty was one of the guards - not one of the prisoners." - From defense attorney's Leslie Abramson closing argument in the first #MenendezBrothers trial

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

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First tweet of 2021: 20 years ago, I got a guy out of jail in L.A. who was wrongly convicted. I just received this text and pic a few minutes ago. Every single journalist needs to make a difference in one person's life at least once. I'm weeping tears of joy right now. HNY!

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

3 years

Remarkable... There've been three million views of this TikTok video featuring attorney Leslie Abramson since it was posted May 6, eleven days ago. There've been 800 million views of Menendez videos since last fall. #JusticeforErikandLyle #SetThemFree

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

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30 years ago today, Lyle Menendez took the witness stand and was the first Menendez brother to detail the horrific narrative of his life. I've covered many trials and never seen such a dramatic moment in a courtroom. #JusticeforErikandLyle MenendezMurders,com

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

3 years

What's up with all the new #MenendezBrothers supporters that have racked up 530 million views on #TikTok since last fall? I'm part of a two hour special this Friday on @ABC2020 9-11 pm E/P and streaming next weekend on @hulu . #JusticeforErikandLyle

The Menendez Murders

By Robert Rand

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3 years

The TikTok movement - is social media’s “Cancel Culture” now trying to cancel the Menendez brothers' prison sentences? Now, new interviews, including a new prison interview with Lyle Menendez. Watch the 20/20 event special Friday night at 9|8c on ABC.

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

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@Scaachi 'Despite an all-star cast led by Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, and Taylor Swift, the movie — directed by “The King’s speech” Oscar winner Tom Hooper — is living down to the low expectations set by its disastrous trailer.' #CatsTheMovie

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

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Lyle Menendez and some of his fellow graduates who completed the B.A. program after a graduation ceremony Thursday at the R.J. Donovan prison near San Diego. Congratulations to Lyle and his family! 'Menendez + Menudo Boys Betrayed' Now streaming on @peacock #JusticeForErikandLyle

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

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I've been told by readers in New England that this book goes well with both cold and hot drinks from Dunks! As a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, this could become my next podcast obsession. Shout out to Laura and Sarah! #IvyLeagueMurders

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

4 years

The view from West Hollywood #DTLA #HollywoodHills #CenturyCity #DohenyDrive #MyDayInLA

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

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* 31 years in prison for killing their life long abusers. *One billion views of #MenendezBrothers views on #TikTok since fall 2020 *New stories about an international surge of #MenendezSupporters by @nytimes , @ABC2020 , @LAmag , @FOXLA R u curious why?

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

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Happy Birthday Lyle! What a difference a year makes. Wishing you and Erik success with your habeas petition to vacate your 1996 convictions in 2024. #JusticeforErikandLyle #JusticeforRoy

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

3 years

Earthquake!

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

1 year

New - "The judge issued an order requesting Gascón, whose office prosecuted the #MenendezBrothers in two different trials, explain whether his lawyers exercised due diligence in pursuing evidence that father Jose Menendez was in fact abusive."

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Erik Menendez Letter Written Months Before Parents' Murders Spurs Bombshell Court Order

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William C. Ryan is demanding answers from L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón about explosive evidence of sexual abuse

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

3 years

Every day there are TikTok and IG creators posting new #MenendezBrothers edits on social media. After so many years of covering the case, I'm fascinated that there are now hundreds of millions of views. Now, we need a story explaining why this is happening...and why now?

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Rob Rand Wants Justice for the Menendez Brothers

3 years

Thank you, Lyle. I will never stop reporting on the #MenendezBrothers case until there is a new review of the second trial and their unjust conviction is overturned. #MenendezBrothers #JusticeforErikandLyle #SetThemFree

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