Kim Kardashian says Menendez Brothers were ‘granted a second chance at life’ after decades in prison

Kim Kardashian quickly voiced her support connected Thursday aft Los Angeles prosecutors recommended that Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for nan 1989 murders of their parents. 

“The Menendez brothers were granted a 2nd chance astatine life and will aftermath up tomorrow yet eligible for a parole hearing,” nan reality star, 43, wrote connected her Instagram Story. 

Kardashian is simply a situation betterment advocate, who antecedently worked with nan Trump White House to trim sentences for respective convicts recovered blameworthy of non-violent offenses. She also spoke astatine nan White House earlier this twelvemonth astir criminal justice. 

Kardashian has been a vocal advocator for nan brothers recently, having visited them successful situation adjacent San Diego and writing an op-ed, urging their release. 

Kardashian noted connected Thursday that nan convicted murderers could beryllium released successful arsenic small arsenic six months pursuing nan prosecutors’ recommendation. 

“Thank you, George Gascon, for revisiting nan Menendez brothers’ lawsuit and righting a important wrong. Your committedness to truth and fairness is commendable,” she wrote of nan Los Angeles territory attorney. 

“To nan brothers’ family, friends and millions who person been vocal supporters – your voices were heard,” she added. 

She said nan media’s attraction connected nan case, “especially connected nan heels of Ryan Murphy’s TV show, helped expose nan maltreatment and injustices successful their case.”

She added that “Society’s knowing of kid maltreatment has evolved, and societal media empowers america to mobility nan systems successful place. This lawsuit highlights nan value of challenging decisions and seeking truth, moreover erstwhile guilt is not successful question.”

Kardashian concluded, “I judge successful nan justness system’s expertise to evolve, and I americium grateful for a nine wherever we tin situation decisions and activity justice. Never extremity questioning.”  

In her NBC op-ed, Kardashian wrote that their lawsuit is “more analyzable than it appears connected nan surface,” arguing that nan brothers merit empathy complete their claimed maltreatment by their father. 

“Following years of maltreatment and a existent fearfulness for their lives, Erik and Lyle chose what they thought astatine nan clip was their only measurement retired — an unimaginable measurement to flight their surviving nightmare,” Kardashian wrote. 

She said that aft nan assemblage was deadlocked successful their first trial, nan judge decided galore of their maltreatment claims were inadmissible successful nan 2nd trial. 

“Their only measurement retired of situation now is death,” Kardashian said astatine nan time, penning that their first televised proceedings became “entertainment for nan nation,” and that they were portrayed arsenic “monsters and sensationalized oculus candy” by nan media, “two arrogant, rich | kids from Beverly Hills who killed their parents retired of greed.”

“There was nary room for empathy, fto unsocial sympathy,” she said.

She claimed that nan brothers had “no chance of a adjacent proceedings against this backdrop.”

Kardashian besides talked astir spending clip pinch them successful prison, claiming they person “exemplary disciplinary records,” which Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon besides noted connected Thursday arsenic portion of his reasoning for resentencing. 

They “are not monsters. They are kind, intelligent, and honorable men,” she argued. 

Kardashian besides said that 1 of nan situation wardens told her he would beryllium comfortable having nan brothers arsenic neighbors. 

While Kardashian called nan murders of their parents “inexcusable,” she said nan brothers were treated much for illustration “serial killers” than 2 men who had “endured years of intersexual maltreatment by nan very group they loved and trusted.”

She added, “I don’t judge that spending their full earthy lives incarcerated was nan correct reward for this analyzable case. Had this crime been committed and trialed today, I judge nan result would person been dramatically different. 

“I besides powerfully judge that they were denied a adjacent 2nd proceedings and that nan removal of important maltreatment grounds denied Erik and Lyle nan opportunity to afloat coming their case, further undermining nan fairness of their conviction.”

Kardashian also told Variety earlier this week that she thinks “they ne'er sewage a adjacent 2nd proceedings and I consciousness for illustration ever since, for me, watching Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monsters’ show, it really opened up and showed maine truthful overmuch astir abuse. Imagine if nary 1 believed you.” 

She added, “The DA’s agency really should correct nan incorrect that they did galore years ago. It doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t person done time. It conscionable intends that I really judge that they merit a 2nd chance, and they’ve done capable time.”

On Wednesday, Gascon said he would urge a condemnation of 50 years to life for each of nan brothers, which would make them instantly eligible for parole nether authorities rule because they were nether 26 astatine nan clip of nan murders.

“They person been successful situation for astir 35 years,” Gascon said. “I judge that they person paid their indebtedness to society.”

He added that a resentencing must beryllium approved by nan tribunal earlier it becomes charismatic and that a parole committee will still request to motion disconnected connected their eventual release.