Kim Kardashian has urged prosecutors to reconsider the life sentences given to the Menendez brothers, who killed their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. The US reality star and entrepreneur, who often advocates for prison reform, said she visited prison three weeks ago to meet Lyle and Erik Menendez – who have always claimed their violent actions were rooted in a lifetime of physical, emotional and sexual abuse at the hands of their parents. “They are not monsters.
They are kind, intelligent, and honest men,” Kardashian wrote in an essay for NBC News. Her comments came after Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon confirmed the brothers will get a court hearing in November after his office received new evidence which allegedly corroborates claims that Erik Menendez was sexually abused by his father. During a press conference, Mr Gascon said his office would review the new evidence and decide whether the case should be considered for resentencing, setting a hearing date for November 29.
The case has been in the spotlight in recent weeks after Netflix launched documentary series The Menendez Brothers from co-creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. The nine-part series stars Cooper Koch and Nicholas Chavez as brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez respectively, while Oscar-winner Javier Bardem and Chloe Sevigny portray parents Jose and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez. Prison photos of Erik and Lyle Menendez (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
