As the two brothers Erik and Lyle Menéndez seem to have the possibility of walking free on parole, Cooper Koch (Swallowed, Fracture), star of Netflix’s Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menéndez Story, hopes for the brothers to be free soon, Deadline reports.
According to Deadline, the famous actor shared a statement, after the Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón recommended to the court that the two brothers should be resentenced for the murders of their parents José and Mary Louise ‘Kitty’ Menéndez in 1989, and it looks like this would be making them “eligible for parole immediately.”
“I am overwhelmed with gratitude and hope for the progress we’ve seen today,” Koch shared in the statement via Deadline. “Gascón’s recommendation has ignited a renewed sense of possibility that Lyle and Erik could finally be released after decades behind bars. But, this journey is not over.”
“There are still critical steps ahead: the judge must endorse the resentencing, and, if that happens, the parole board must recognize the time they have served as fitting for the crime,” Koch continued in the statement via Deadline. “Our voices, our unwavering support, remain crucial—not just for the brothers to ensure their release, but also for every victim of sexual abuse fighting to be heard. I hope to see Erik and Lyle soon. Free from all of this.”
Recently, according to Deadline, Erik criticized Ryan Murphy‘s (Glee, Scream Queens) Monsters as a “dishonest portrayal” of their story. Furthermore, Kim Kardashian (American Horror Story, The Kardashians) and Koch visited the two brothers alongside 40 other inmates at San Diego County’s Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, discussing prison reform. Afterward, Kardashian wrote an essay expressing hope for Erik and Lyle Menéndez’s release.
According to Deadline, in a press conference, Gascón shared on Friday that he is in the process of filing a motion with the LA superior to ensure the two brothers are resentenced for manslaughter instead of murder. Usually, this would make sure that the two would be sentenced to 50 years to life, instead of living a life without the possibility of parole. Since the brothers were below the age of 26 when the murders happened, they would be immediately eligible for parole.