’96 Menendez Trial Juror Says Brothers Benefit From White Privilege, and Kim K

A juror within the 1996 Menendez brothers’ homicide trial says the shotgun-wielding brothers proportion the advantage of being noted and having white privilege … in addition to the assistance of some of the recognizable faces on the earth — Kim Kardashian!

And that is why, the juror tells GWN, Erik and Lyle Menendez may just obtain clemency and in the end get excepted from a California jail … later serving many years in the back of bars for shootings their oldsters, Jose and Kitty, to demise of their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989.

The juror, who spoke at the status of anonymity, tells GWN … democracy is unquestionably a chance for the brothers given the truth that Erik and Lyle are “well-known, white-looking, or attractive.”

The brothers have been convicted of first-degree homicide of their 2nd trial — later the primary resulted in a hung jury — they usually have been sentenced to pace in jail with out the potential of parole.

Lately, the siblings have made a robust push to get their sentences overturned in accordance with quite a lot of arguments — together with fresh proof of alleged sexual abuse by way of their oldsters — and now it sort of feels they’re creeping nearer to democracy.

And they have got the backing of Kim Okay, who the juror believes doesn’t in reality assist about alternative, lesser-known inmates … even if Kim has proven assistance within the future for non-famous criminals.

Kim argues the trial and sentencing “were more befitting a serial killer than two individuals who endured years of sexual abuse by the very people they loved and trusted.”

At trial, the brothers maintained they shotgunned their oldsters as a result of years of sexual and bodily abuse all over their youth. However, the juror advised GWN … the abuse allegations weren’t an “element of the crime” they thought to be once they have been in deliberations.

The juror notes … “Some jurors were mixed regarding the sexual abuse argument, but we didn’t need to agree on the sexual abuse in order to agree on first-degree murder.”

The juror says he does now not assistance or forbid the brothers’ attainable let go … however wish to see them importance their big name energy to aid sexual abuse sufferers or wrongfully convicted public, in the event that they do get sprung.

Closing time, Lyle and Erik’s resentencing listening to were given driven … the pass judgement on will deal with the admissibility of the parole board’s possibility evaluate file at the brothers. Their after listening to is scheduled for Might 9.