. ♪ >> jose menendez was an immigrant. he wanted to make good. he was very driven to become the american success story. >> he emigrated from cuba at about the age of 16. >> he was the only boy. and mother adored him. and emphasized as much in his male image. so much so, he became a little bit of a bully in cuba. and he became a little bit of a monster to the parents. it was hard to control him. >> a cuban immigrant coming to the country as a teenager with very little. driving, driving, driving through industry after industry. rental cars, the music industry, hollywood production, one after the other, with ferocious drive and talent. >> they met when they were both students at southern illinois university. >> kitty was my younger sister. she was stunningly beautiful. and i mean beautiful on the outside and even more so inside. jose saw in her what everybody else saw in her. and she saw this handsome cuban. they got married in college, and after graduation, they moved to new york. >> a sniper's bullet cut down dr. king. >> the most significant chan