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‘Monsters’ Star Cooper Koch Celebrates Menéndez Resentencing: “Overwhelmed With Gratitude & Hope”


After LA County District Attorney George Gascón recommended the Menéndez brothers be resentenced, 'Monsters' star Cooper Koch celebrated the news.

After portraying Erik in Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menéndez Story, the actor shared a statement in response to Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón’s recommendation that they be resentenced for the 1989 murders of their parents José and Mary Louise ‘Kitty’ Menéndez, potentially making them “ eligible for parole immediately.” Gascón’s recommendation has ignited a renewed sense of possibility that Lyle and Erik could finally be released after decades behind bars. “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.

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