Menendez vs. Monsters is where we break down the Netflix series on the Menendez brothers and compare it to the real-life case that gripped the world. Did the show stick to the facts, or did it take a few creative liberties? We’ll explore the true crime details, the courtroom drama, and the media storm, all with a fresh Aussie perspective. It’s a deep dive into fact vs. fiction.

Menendez vs. Monsters is where we break down the Netflix series on the Menendez brothers and compare it to the real-life case that gripped the world. Did the show stick to the facts, or did it take a few creative liberties? We’ll explore the true crime details, the courtroom drama, and the media storm, all with a fresh Aussie perspective. It’s a deep dive into fact vs. fiction.

Introducing - Menendez Vs. Monsters

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In this final episode, we pose that question to Lee Lovell, Aarron Anderson, his wife Christine, and someone who helps rehabilitate youth offenders. Their answers might spark a new conversation.

In this final episode, we pose that question to Lee Lovell, Aarron Anderson, his wife Christine, and someone who helps rehabilitate youth offenders. Their answers might spark a new conversation.

6. So, Who Is To Blame?

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In this episode, we dive into what life looks like for survivors of youth crime as they try to move forward through their grief. We also chat with Professor Selena Bartlett, a neuroscientist at QUT, about the developing minds of young offenders and her thoughts on who's really to blame for the current crisis.

In this episode, we dive into what life looks like for survivors of youth crime as they try to move forward through their grief. We also chat with Professor Selena Bartlett, a neuroscientist at QUT, about the developing minds of young offenders and her thoughts on who's really to blame for the current crisis.

5.Picking Up The Pieces 

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In this episode, we speak with a youth offender. 

We have changed their voice and de-indetified them, but we hear how the transition from primary school to high school was the start of their unrevalling. 

We also hear about the ReKindle in QLD that aims to rehabilitate and offer training to reduce recidivism or reoffending.

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In this episode, we speak with a youth offender. 
We have changed their voice and de-indetified them, but we hear how the transition from primary school to high school was the start of their unrevalling. 
We also hear about the ReKindle in QLD that aims to rehabilitate and offer training to reduce recidivism or reoffending.
<a href="https://www.rekindle.org.au/">https://www.rekindle.org.au/</a>

4. The Youth Offender

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A little over a year before Emma Lovell was killed in her home by a youth offender who was out on bail, one of the boys involved in that crime had broken into another home and stabbed the occupant.

In this episode, we recount that terrifying night in August 2021 when Aaron and his wife Christine awoke to a stranger standing at the foot of their bed.

We explore the physical and emotional pain that youth crime inflicts on victims, long after the incident has passed.

A little over a year before Emma Lovell was killed in her home by a youth offender who was out on bail, one of the boys involved in that crime had broken into another home and stabbed the occupant.
In this episode, we recount that terrifying night in August 2021 when Aaron and his wife Christine awoke to a stranger standing at the foot of their bed.
We explore the physical and emotional pain that youth crime inflicts on victims, long after the incident has passed.

3. Out on Bail

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Lee and Emma Lovell are confronted with 2 armed intruders in thier home. 

As they struggle to get them outside and protect their children, both are stabbed. 

Lee and Emma Lovell are confronted with 2 armed intruders in thier home. 
As they struggle to get them outside and protect their children, both are stabbed.

2. Dad, Mummy's Bleeding

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On Boxing day 2022, Lee and Emma Lovell head to bed with their teenage daughters asleep in the house. 

That one night changes their lives forever after two youth offenders break into their Brisbane home and Emma is killed. 

On Boxing day 2022, Lee and Emma Lovell head to bed with their teenage daughters asleep in the house. 
That one night changes their lives forever after two youth offenders break into their Brisbane home and Emma is killed.

1. A Christmas To Forget

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"Who's to Blame" takes you into the heartbreaking story of Emma Lovell and her husband Lee. Emma was killed during a home invasion on Boxing Day in 2022.
Lee tells us about the events leading up to that terrible night and explores the impact on their family and the community around them.
The podcast goes beyond the headlines to tackle the bigger issue of youth crime. We sit down with the people who know it best -offenders, psychologists, program leaders, and police - to get real about what's driving these young people to commit such shocking acts and what can be done to stop it from happening again. and ask the question, Who's to blame? 

Episode one is out Monday, August 26th 

"Who's to Blame" takes you into the heartbreaking story of Emma Lovell and her husband Lee. Emma was killed during a home invasion on Boxing Day in 2022. Lee tells us about the events leading up to that terrible night and explores the impact on their family and the community around them. The podcast goes beyond the headlines to tackle the bigger issue of youth crime. We sit down with the people who know it best -offenders, psychologists, program leaders, and police - to get real about what's driving these young people to commit such shocking acts and what can be done to stop it from happening again. and ask the question, Who's to blame? 
Episode one is out Monday, August 26th

Introducing - Who's to Blame?

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"Who's to Blame" takes you into the heartbreaking story of Emma Lovell and her husband Lee. Emma was killed during a home invasion on Boxing Day in 2022.
Lee tells us about the events leading up to that terrible night and explores the impact on their family and the community around them.
The podcast goes beyond the headlines to tackle the bigger issue of youth crime. We sit down with the people who know it best - offenders, psychologists, program leaders, and police - to get real about what's driving these young people to commit such shocking acts and what can be done to stop it from happening again. and ask the question, Who's to blame? 

"Who's to Blame" takes you into the heartbreaking story of Emma Lovell and her husband Lee. Emma was killed during a home invasion on Boxing Day in 2022. Lee tells us about the events leading up to that terrible night and explores the impact on their family and the community around them. The podcast goes beyond the headlines to tackle the bigger issue of youth crime. We sit down with the people who know it best - offenders, psychologists, program leaders, and police - to get real about what's driving these young people to commit such shocking acts and what can be done to stop it from happening again. and ask the question, Who's to blame?

"Who's to Blame" takes you into the heartbreaking story of Emma Lovell and her husband Lee. Emma was killed during a home invasion on Boxing Day in 2022.

Who's To Blame?

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