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Kim Kardashian says the Menendez brothers were “granted a second chance at life” after decades in prison.


Kim Kardashian says the Menendez brothers were “granted a second chance at life” after decades in prison.

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Kim Kardashian was quick to voice her support Thursday after the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office recommended that Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 murders of her parents.

“The Menendez brothers have been granted a second chance at life and will wake up tomorrow finally eligible for a parole hearing,” the 43-year-old reality star wrote on her Instagram Story.

Kardashian is a prison reform advocate who previously worked with the Trump White House to reduce sentences for several convicts convicted of nonviolent crimes. She 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 calling for their release.

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Kim Kardashian was quick to voice her support Thursday after the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office recommended that Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 murders of her parents. (Mike Nelson//AFP via Getty Images; /AFP via Getty Images)

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Kardashian noted Thursday that the convicted killers could be released as soon as six months on prosecutors' recommendations.

“Thank you, George Gascon, for revisiting the Menendez brothers’ case and righting a grave wrong. “Your commitment to truth and fairness is commendable,” she wrote of the Los Angeles district attorney.

“To the brothers’ family, to friends and to the millions who have loudly supported us – your voices have been heard,” she added.

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She said the media's focus on the case, “particularly following Ryan Murphy's TV show, has helped expose the abuses and injustices in her case.”

Menendez brothers note from Kim Kardashian on Instagram

Kardashian noted Thursday that the convicted killers could be released as soon as six months on prosecutors' recommendations. (Kim Kardashian/Instagram)

She added: “Societal understanding of child abuse has evolved and social media allows us to challenge the systems in place. This case highlights the importance of questioning decisions and searching for the 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.”

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“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.”

—Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian on the red carpet at the 2024 Met Gala.

Kardashian is a prison reform advocate who previously worked with the Trump White House to reduce sentences for several convicts convicted of nonviolent crimes. She also spoke about criminal justice at the White House earlier this year. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

In her NBC commentary, Kardashian wrote that her case was “more complex than it appears at first glance” and argued that the brothers deserved compassion for their father's alleged abuse.

“After years of abuse and genuine fear for their lives, Erik and Lyle chose what they believed at the time was their only way out – an unimaginable way to escape their nightmare,” Kardashian wrote.

She said that after the jury deadlocked in the first trial, the judge in the second trial ruled that many of her abuse claims were inadmissible.

California Menendez Brothers case

Lyle (left) and Erik Menendez sit with defense attorney Leslie Abramson (right) during a hearing on November 26, 1990 in Beverly Hills Municipal Court. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

“Her only way out of prison now is death,” Kardashian said at the time, writing that her first televised trial had become “entertainment for the nation” and that she had been portrayed by the media as a “monster and sensational eye candy.” be. two arrogant rich kids from Beverly Hills who killed their parents out of greed.

“There was no room for empathy, let alone sympathy,” she said.

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She claimed that the brothers had “no chance of a fair trial against this background”.

Kardashian also spoke about spending time with them in prison and claimed they had “exemplary disciplinary records,” which Gascon also mentioned Thursday as part of his justification for the resentencing.

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

Kardashian also said one of the prison guards told her he would be comfortable having the brothers as neighbors.

While Kardashian called her parents' murders “inexcusable,” she said the brothers were being treated more like “serial killers” than two men who “endured years of sexual abuse at the hands of the very people they loved and trusted.” .

Kim Kardashian poses on the red carpet

Kardashian said the media's focus on the case, “particularly after Ryan Murphy's TV show, helped expose the abuses and injustices in her case.” (Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

She added: “I do not believe that spending her entire natural life in prison was the right punishment for this complex case. Had this crime been committed and tried today, I believe the outcome would have been completely different.”

“I also firmly believe that they were denied a fair second trial and that the exclusion of crucial abuse evidence denied Erik and Lyle the opportunity to fully present their case, further undermining the fairness of their sentencing.”

Kardashian also told Variety earlier this week that she thinks “they never got a fair second trial and I feel like watching Ryan Murphy's 'Monsters' show since then has really opened me up and taught me so much about abuse.” has shown. Imagine if not.” Someone believed you.

Menendez family photo from the 1980s

An undated photo of the Menendez family as it appears on screen during a panel discussion at CrimeCon 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee, Sunday, June 2. Brothers Lyle and Erik were convicted of fatally shooting both of their parents in 1989. (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital)

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She added: “The DA’s office should really right the wrongs they committed many years ago. That doesn't mean they shouldn't take their time. It just means that I truly believe they deserve a second chance, and they have done that enough time.”

On Wednesday, Gascon said he would recommend a sentence of 50 years to life for each of the brothers, which would make them immediately eligible for parole under state law because they were under 26 at the time of the murders. “You have been in prison for almost 35 years,” Gascon said. “I believe they have paid their debt to society.”

He added that a resentencing must be approved by the court before it becomes official and that a parole board must still approve their eventual release.

Michael Ruiz of Fox News Digital contributed to this report

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