Dick Wolf to Tackle Menendez Brothers Case with Law & Order True Crime Series

The network announced on Wednesday that Wolf is working on an eight-episode series that will explore the three trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted in 1996 for murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez.

Bob [Greenblatt], Jen and I have been focused the natural evolution of the Law & Order brand for the last several years and are excited to extend the franchise with a scripted limited anthology series that focuses on a high-profile trial.

There is no shortage of compelling real-life criminal cases, and the Menendez trial was more scintillating than most crime fiction.