Cooper Koch, who starred as Erik Menendez in “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” opened up about his dialog together with his real-life counterpart after a Los Angeles decide lately lowered the life sentences of the Menendez brothers.

“I’m so grateful that that occurred,” Koch stated of the resentencing at a “Monsters” FYC occasion Tuesday. “And so is Erik [Menendez], I spoke to him yesterday and he’s so excited.”

Koch went on to say that “probably the most inspiring” factor he heard from Erik Menendez was his ardour for what he plans to do after he will get out, which incorporates working in direction of “plenty of change within the jail system.”

“He’s going to be an advocate for different individuals who have L.W.O.P, which is life with out parole,” Koch defined. “His life goes to encompass making change within the jail system, and I simply assume that’s so lovely.”

Koch shared that Erik Menendez hopes that if he and his brother are launched from jail, that in “10 years, individuals look again they usually say, ‘We actually made the appropriate resolution. Thank God we allow them to out.’”

The ruling provides Erik and Lyle hope for being launched from jail after serving 35 years for murdering their dad and mom in 1989.

L.A. County Superior Court docket Choose Michael Jesic moved to cut back the Menendez brothers’ unique sentences of life with out parole to 50 years to life. As a result of they have been beneath the age of 26 on the time of their crime, they now have a shot at parole beneath California’s Youthful Offender legislation. Nevertheless, the brothers should nonetheless obtain the nod from the state parole board earlier than they’re launched.

Public curiosity within the case heightened after launch of Ryan Murphy’s “Monsters” collection in regards to the homicide and trial in September 2024.

District Legal professional George Gascón got here out in favor of lowering their sentences to 50 years to life in October. Nevertheless, he misplaced re-election to Nathan Hochman, who withdrew the workplace’s request to cut back the sentencings.

Gascón, a prison justice reformer, discovered that the brothers had been rehabilitated after 35 years behind bars. The Menendez household has argued that new proof helps the declare that the brothers have been sexually abused by their father, and that attitudes about abuse have developed over the past three a long time.

Hochman has stated the brothers have did not acknowledge that their declare of self-defense was “fabricated,” and thus haven’t taken accountability for the crimes.

Koch visited the brothers in jail with Kim Kardashian in September. “We simply checked out one another, and instantly embraced,” the actor stated of Erik stated shortly after that go to. “He was so sort. Lyle, too, I bought to hug each of them and simply be of their presence. They’re such upstanding people. They’ve performed a lot work of their jail. Erik teaches meditation and speech lessons, they usually’re doing this Greenspace challenge to enhance the jail grounds. It was simply wonderful.”

Koch additionally beforehand stated that he first talked to Erik the night time earlier than “Monsters” premiered on Netflix.