Kim Kardashian immediately expressed her support Los Angeles prosecutors on Thursday recommended that Eric and Lyle Menendez be punished for the 1989 murder of their parents.
“The Menendez brothers were given a second chance at life and will wake up tomorrow and finally be eligible for a parole hearing,” the 43-year-old reality star wrote. instagram story,
Kardashian is a prison reform advocate who previously worked with the Trump White House to commute the sentences of many convicted of non-violent crimes. He also spoke about criminal justice at the White House earlier this year.
Kardashian has recently been a vocal advocate for the brothers, visiting them in prison near San Diego and writing an op-ed urging their release.
Kardashian said Thursday that convicted killers could be released in as little as six months following a recommendation from prosecutors.
“Thank you, Jorge Gascón, for revisiting the case of the Menendez brothers and correcting a significant mistake. Your commitment to truth and fairness is admirable,” he wrote of the Los Angeles District Attorney.
“The brothers’ families, friends and the millions of people who have been vocal supporters – your voices were heard,” he said.
He said that media attention to the case, “especially after Ryan Murphy’s TV show, helped highlight the abuse and injustice in his case.”
“Society’s understanding of child abuse has evolved, and social media empowers us to question existing systems,” she said. “This case highlights the importance of challenging decisions and the pursuit of truth, even when guilt is not in question.”
Kardashian concluded, “I believe in the ability of the justice system to evolve, and I am grateful for a society where we can challenge decisions and seek justice. Never stop asking questions.”
In her NBC op-ed, Kardashian wrote this His case is “more complex than it appears on the surface”. Arguing that the brothers deserve sympathy over their claim of abuse by their father.
Kardashian wrote, “After years of abuse and a genuine fear for their lives, Eric and Lyle chose what they thought at the time was their only way out – an unimaginable way to escape their living nightmare.”
He said that after the jury deadlocked in his first trial, the judge decided that many of his claims of abuse were inadmissible in the second trial.
“His only way out of prison now is death,” Kardashian said at the time, writing that his first televised trial became “entertainment for the nation” and that he was portrayed by the media as a “monster and sensational eye candy.” to be done. Two arrogant, rich kids from Beverly Hills who killed their parents because of greed.
“There was no room for sympathy, let alone sympathy,” he said.
She claimed that the brothers “have no chance of a fair trial against this backdrop.”
Kardashian also spoke about his time in prison, claiming he has an “exemplary disciplinary record,” which Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón also cited as part of his argument for resentencing Thursday. Noted.
They are “not monsters.” He is a kind, intelligent and honest man,’ she argued.
Kardashian also said that one of the prison wardens told her he would be comfortable having the brothers as neighbors.
While Kardashian called her parents’ murders “inexcusable”, she said the brothers were treated more like “serial killers” than two men who “endured years of sexual abuse by people who They loved and trusted.”
She added, “I do not believe that spending my entire natural life in prison was the appropriate punishment for this complex case. If this crime had been committed and tried today, I believe the outcome would have been dramatically different.
“I also strongly believe that they were denied a fair second trial and that the exclusion of evidence of significant abuse did not give Eric and Lyle the opportunity to fully present their case, thereby undermining the fairness of their sentencing.” Went.”
kardashians too told Variety Earlier this week she thinks “they never got a proper second trial and I feel like ever since I watched Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monsters’ show, it’s really opened up and made me think about the abuse. I found out a lot. Imagine if no one believed you.
He added, “The DA’s office really needs to correct the mistake they made years ago. This does not mean that he should not have given time. “It just means that I really believe he deserves a second chance and he’s had a good time.”
On Wednesday, Gascón said he would recommend a sentence of 50 years to life in prison for each brother, making them immediately eligible for parole under state law because they were under 26 at the time of the murders.
“He’s been in prison for almost 35 years,” Gascón said. “I believe he has repaid his debt to society.”
He said any sentence must be approved by the court before it becomes official and the parole board would still need to sign off on his final release.
