The incoming Los Angeles district attorney set to preside over the fate of the Menendez brothers has warned the brothers’ supporters—who include Kim Kardashian —that they may not understand the facts and the law in the case.
The 1989 murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez, the brothers’ parents, in ritzy Beverly Hills have electrified the nation all over again since Netflix released Monsters , Ryan Murphy’s dramatized version of the story, in September, and put out a companion documentary in which the brothers spoke from behind bars.
Incoming Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman told the Daily Beast that he has not watched the Netflix shows, which have sparked a clamor for Erik and Lyle Menendez to be freed, but said that he feared people may have been misinformed by them, and by misleading news coverage of the case. He said that he is committed to getting “this one right.”
“I purposely just didn’t want to see (them) because what’s the point?” Hochman said in an interview with the Daily Beast. “It’s not like I’m going to watch the movie. I’d rather read the book.”…