Contact with the Menendez brothers: what is known about the long friendship of the Kardashian-Jenner family
8 february 2025 в 01:13
After the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez attracted the attention of the entire country last year, Kim Kardashian decided to visit the brothers in prison, where they are serving a life sentence for the murder of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez. But in an episode of the show «Kardashians» in 2025, viewers started talking about the long-standing connection of the family with the Menendez brothers. So, did the Kardashian-Jenner family know the brothers before their crimes?
Find out everything we know about how long the Kardashians knew the Menendez brothers.
It is unclear whether Lyle and Erik will be released from prison soon. Last year they presented new evidence, and a review of their sentence was scheduled for the end of 2024. However, this hearing was postponed until January 30, 2025, to give the new Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman time to review the case.
Before Kim visited the Menendez brothers in 2024 with actor Cooper Koch, Kris apparently knew both brothers in the 1980s. During an episode of «Kardashians» shown in early 2025, the family matriarch claimed that she met Lyle and Erik «in the 80s».
«You know, I knew these guys in the 80s», - Kris told Kim, after which Kourtney Kardashian asked, «Did you know their parents?» Kris replied, «No. I knew the kids because Erik used to come and play tennis with your dad on weekends», - referring to the late Robert Kardashian Sr.
During a candid conversation, Kim noted that she was about 13 years old when the trial of Erik and Lyle took place in the 1990s.
«Now, being older and seeing it from a different perspective, 35 years later and knowing what I know now about the system, I just have a different view on it», - Kim said about the case of Lyle and Erik.
According to the author of the book «The Menendez Murders» Robert Rand, O.J. Simpson was temporarily housed in a cell next to Erik at one point, The Hollywood Reporter reports.
«I remember Erik telling me that O.J. was very friendly with all the deputies and all the deputies, you know, would come with signed photos», - Rand previously told THR. «They were used to having celebrities like O.J. in their facility. So, Erik would call me every night, giving me updates, 'This or that happened today.' But I got the impression that O.J. really valued the friendship and advice from Erik».
In his book, Rand claimed that Lyle also spoke with O.J. and gave him advice on his defense team.
«O.J. and Lyle Menendez spent many hours in the prison attorney room, waiting for their attorneys or material witnesses», - Rand wrote in one excerpt. «Over 100 hours of contact between the two inmates, two high-profile inmates openly talked and exchanged dozens of letters. Lyle advised O.J. to consider a plea deal, and O.J. briefly considered it — according to Lyle, but later told Menendez that he couldn’t do it because it would ruin his reputation and he would never be able to work again»
Find out everything we know about how long the Kardashians knew the Menendez brothers.
It is unclear whether Lyle and Erik will be released from prison soon. Last year they presented new evidence, and a review of their sentence was scheduled for the end of 2024. However, this hearing was postponed until January 30, 2025, to give the new Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman time to review the case.
Before Kim visited the Menendez brothers in 2024 with actor Cooper Koch, Kris apparently knew both brothers in the 1980s. During an episode of «Kardashians» shown in early 2025, the family matriarch claimed that she met Lyle and Erik «in the 80s».
«You know, I knew these guys in the 80s», - Kris told Kim, after which Kourtney Kardashian asked, «Did you know their parents?» Kris replied, «No. I knew the kids because Erik used to come and play tennis with your dad on weekends», - referring to the late Robert Kardashian Sr.
During a candid conversation, Kim noted that she was about 13 years old when the trial of Erik and Lyle took place in the 1990s.
«Now, being older and seeing it from a different perspective, 35 years later and knowing what I know now about the system, I just have a different view on it», - Kim said about the case of Lyle and Erik.
According to the author of the book «The Menendez Murders» Robert Rand, O.J. Simpson was temporarily housed in a cell next to Erik at one point, The Hollywood Reporter reports.
«I remember Erik telling me that O.J. was very friendly with all the deputies and all the deputies, you know, would come with signed photos», - Rand previously told THR. «They were used to having celebrities like O.J. in their facility. So, Erik would call me every night, giving me updates, 'This or that happened today.' But I got the impression that O.J. really valued the friendship and advice from Erik».
In his book, Rand claimed that Lyle also spoke with O.J. and gave him advice on his defense team.
«O.J. and Lyle Menendez spent many hours in the prison attorney room, waiting for their attorneys or material witnesses», - Rand wrote in one excerpt. «Over 100 hours of contact between the two inmates, two high-profile inmates openly talked and exchanged dozens of letters. Lyle advised O.J. to consider a plea deal, and O.J. briefly considered it — according to Lyle, but later told Menendez that he couldn’t do it because it would ruin his reputation and he would never be able to work again»
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