LyleandErik Menendezmight soon be freed after spending 34 years behind bars for murdering their parents.
“I believe that they have paid their debt to society,” Gascon said.
Kochshared a statement withEntertainment Weeklycelebrating the development.
Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez in 1992.VINCE BUCCI/AFP via Getty
“I am overwhelmed with gratitude and hope for the progress we’ve seen today.
“I hope to see Erik and Lyle soon.
Free from all of this.”
Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez.Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images
EW has also reached out to representatives for Murphy and Chavez for comment.
Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted in 1996 for the 1989 killings of their parents.
The brothers were first tried in separate cases, which resulted in deadlocked juries.
They were ultimately convicted in a joint case that controversially excluded testimony alleging that their father sexually abused them.
Some of the Menendezes' family members held a press conference last week expressing their support for a resentencing.
Murphy responded to Menendez’s criticism by defending the series.
“The Menendez brothers should be sending me flowers,” he said.
“They haven’t had so much attention in 30 years.
And it’s gotten the attention of not only this country, but all over the world.
There’s sort of an outpouring of interest in their lives and in the case.
