ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Faculty Member Interviewed for New Menendez Brothers Documentary
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Cinema and Television Arts Associate Professor Sharon Ross was interviewed about the TikTok movement to free the infamous Menendez brothers for the new Investigation Discovery documentary Menendez Brothers: Misjudged? The documentary focuses on the high-profile murder trial of two brothers convicted of murdering their parents, a case that is still a hot topic 30 years later.
Ross, who studies television and fan behavior, explained to the that the boom in true crime, alongside “short-form social media like TikTok that encourages ‘bite-sized’ high-impact posts that aim to generate reactions,” has fueled debate among young people online on “big picture issues such as how we define truth, justice, and equity.”
Menedez Brothers: Misjudged? premiered on August 7 and is streaming now on Investigation Discovery and Discovery+. Watch the trailer .