1996 Menendez Trial Juror
Erik & Lyle Have White Privilege …
Plus, Kim Kardashian’s in Their Nook!
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A juror within the 1996 Menendez brothers’ homicide trial says the shotgun-wielding brothers share the good thing about being well-known and having white privilege … in addition to the help of one of the vital recognizable faces on the earth — Kim Kardashian!
And that is why, the juror tells TMZ, Erik and Lyle Menendez may obtain clemency and finally get launched from a California jail … after serving a long time behind bars for shootings their mother and father, Jose and Kitty, to demise of their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989.
The juror, who spoke on the situation of anonymity, tells TMZ … freedom is actually a chance for the brothers given the truth that Erik and Lyle are “well-known, white-looking, or enticing,” even supposing they’re Latino.
The brothers have been convicted of first-degree homicide of their second trial — after the primary led to a hung jury — they usually have been sentenced to life in jail with out the opportunity of parole.
In recent times, the siblings have made a powerful push to get their sentences overturned primarily based on plenty of arguments — together with new proof of alleged sexual abuse by their mother and father — and now it appears they’re creeping nearer to freedom.

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They usually have the backing of Kim Okay, who the juror believes does not actually care about different, lesser-known inmates … even supposing Kim has proven help previously for non-famous criminals.
Kim argues the trial and sentencing “have been extra befitting a serial killer than two people who endured years of sexual abuse by the very individuals they beloved and trusted.”

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At trial, the brothers maintained they shotgunned their mother and father due to years of sexual and bodily abuse all through their childhood. However, the juror instructed TMZ … the abuse allegations weren’t an “aspect of the crime” they thought-about once they have been in deliberations.
The juror notes … “Some jurors have been blended relating to the sexual abuse argument, however we did not must agree on the sexual abuse so as to agree on first-degree homicide.”
The juror says he doesn’t help or oppose the brothers’ potential launch … however want to see them use their star energy to assist sexual abuse victims or wrongfully convicted individuals, in the event that they do get sprung.
Final week, Lyle and Erik’s resentencing listening to received pushed … the decide will handle the admissibility of the parole board’s danger evaluation report on the brothers. Their subsequent listening to is scheduled for Might 9.
We reached out to reps for the Menendez brothers … to date no phrase again.