Mar. 15, 2025
Erik Menendez, Leslie Abramson and Lyle Menendez in 1994.Photo:Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty
Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty
Leslie Abramsonhad a “take no prisoners” mentality.
Over the course of her decades-long career, the lawyer defended several high-profile clients, includingErik Menendezin both of his murder trials. Her likeness and strategies during the trials were represented in two fictionalized series:Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murdersand Netflix’s 2024Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.
Mar. 15, 2025
Maya Kowalski in Take Care of Maya.Photo:Netflix
Netflix
The family’s painful story captured national attention and was chronicled in the 2023 Netflix documentaryTake Care of Maya.In 2015, 9-year-old Maya began experiencing asthma attacks and headaches, while lesions formed on her legs and arms. Her mysterious symptoms puzzled doctors, at least one of whom suggested the pain was psychosomatic.
“But Maya would be crying 24/7,” her father, Jack Kowalski, told PEOPLE in 2023.
Mar. 15, 2025
Left: Steve McNair, Right: Mechelle McNair and one of her sons.Photo:Getty(2)
Getty(2)
In July 2009, Mechelle McNair was left a widow when her husband of 12 years, Steve McNair, was murdered.
The tragedy is the subject of Netflix’sUntold: The Murder of Air McNair, released in August 2024, which revisited the crime over a decade later, including the complexities of the investigation and McNair’s career in the NFL. Since the events of July 2009, Mechelle has largely stayed out of the public eye and doesn’t appear in the film.
Mar. 15, 2025
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Though Dr. Edwards, Dr. Steptoe and Purdy had been able to create viable embryos, they had yet to achieve a successful pregnancy — that is, until Louise’s revolutionary birth in 1978.
Since then,more than 12 million babies have been born as a result of IVFand other assisted reproductive technologies. The procedure has helped millions of people struggling with infertility and has made parenthood possible for same-sex couples and single individuals.
Mar. 15, 2025
Tonka and Tonya Haddix in ‘Chimp Crazy’.Photo:Courtesy of HBO
Courtesy of HBO
Tonia Haddix made a name for herself as the controversial self-titled “Dolly Parton of Chimps.”
Though she has owned many varieties of exotic animals, the core focus ofChimp Crazyis her chimpanzees, as well as other “chimp moms,” perHBO’s press release. Haddix has said she raised seven monkeys at the Missouri Primate Foundation (previously known as Chimparty) and her Sunrise Beach home, taking over ownership of the animals from owner Connie Casey in the late 2010s.