Kim Kardashian is placing her lawyer cap on … she says the Menendez brothers ought to be launched from jail.
Kim tells TMZ … Erik and Lyle Menendez “are not monsters” and are as a substitute “kind, intelligent and honest men” who ought to have their life sentences reconsidered.
Los Angeles County District Lawyer George Gascón introduced Thursday prosecutors are reviewing the Menendez brothers’ claims that they have been molested by the daddy they killed, and Gascón will determine if Erik and Lyle ought to get a brand new trial, or if they need to get a brand new sentence — presumably for manslaughter — that would set them free.
Kim met with Erik and Lyle final month at a jail close to San Diego and he or she stated one of many wardens advised her they might really feel comfy having the Menendez brothers as neighbors.
Whereas Kim says Erik and Lyle killing their father will not be excusable, she says they’re merchandise of their experiences and are completely different folks now of their 50s than they have been after they killed their dad and mom over 35 years in the past.
Kim factors out the choose within the Menendez brothers’ second trial in 1995 didn’t permit proof that Jose Menendez allegedly molested his sons, and he or she says Erik and Lyle “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 conviction.”
Kim tells us … “The trial and punishment these brothers received were more befitting a serial killer than two individuals who endured years of sexual abuse by the very people they loved and trusted.”
She provides … “I don’t believe that spending their entire natural lives incarcerated was the right punishment for this complex case. Had this crime been committed and trialed today, I believe the outcome would have been dramatically different.”
With the Menendez brothers case again within the highlight, Kim says her hope is their life sentences are reconsidered.
Backside line for Kim … “We owe it to these little boys who misplaced their childhoods, who by no means had an opportunity to be heard, helped or saved.”
