Menendez brothers pose no danger to society, district attorney says

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Convicted killers Erik and Lyle Menendez pose no danger to the public, according to Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón.

The Menendez brothers, who are serving life sentences for the 1989 murders of their parents Jose and Kitty, are back in the public eye with the release of Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.

In a new interview with the magazine PeopleGascon was asked if he thought the pair were dangerous and responded, “Based on everything I know, I don’t believe they are dangerous.

“Frankly, they probably haven’t been around for a very long time, if they ever existed. I don’t think it means they killed or robbed people on the street.”

In an interview, Gascón said he plans to make a decision on whether to recommend the brothers be resentenced by the end of the week, after he discusses the case with his office’s habeas and resentencing divisions. Ultimately, a judge will decide their fate.

“I will listen not only to the briefing, but also to the recommendations of both teams,” Gascón said. “This also plays a role. Because they’re not just agnostic presenters. They are going to present what they think should be the result. I expect someone to say, ‘No help,’ and someone to say, ‘Yes, provide help,’ and I’ll appreciate both.”

Earlier this month, Kim Kardashian called for the brothers’ release, weeks after the reality TV star visited them in prison.

In a personal essay for NBC News, Kardashian wrote: “We are all a product of our experiences. They shape who we were, who we are, and who we will be. Physiologically and psychologically, time changes us, and I doubt that anyone would claim that they are the same person they were when they were 18 years old. I know that’s not true!

Kardashian The star further claims that the case against the brothers is “much more complicated than it seems at first glance.”

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She argued that the sexual, physical and emotional abuse the couple claimed they suffered at the hands of their parents had not been adequately taken into account and that media attention to the case meant that “Eric and Lyle had no chance of a fair trial.”

While she acknowledged that “the murders are unforgivable,” Kardashian said she believed “the trial and punishment these brothers received was more fitting for a serial killer than for two people who endured years of sexual abuse at the hands of the very people they they were loved and trusted.”

Kardashian is a longtime advocate for criminal justice reform and reportedly discussed prison reform with inmates during her prison visit.

Monsters It stars Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny as Jose and Kitty, and Cooper Koch and Nicholas Chavez as the brothers.

Since the series arrived on Netflix, viewers have been warning others on social media about the graphic nature of violence depicted in the series.