Kris Jenner reveals Kardashian family’s chilling link to Menendez brothers before parents’ 1989 murder

KRIS Jenner has revealed the Kardashian family’s chilling link to the Menendez brothers before their parents’ 1989 murder. Family matriarch Kris, 69, told how her late ex-husband Robert Kardashian had known Erik Menendez, 54, personally during the series six premiere of Hulu's The Kardashians. Erik and Lyle, 57, have been serving life sentences without the possibility of parole for killing Kitty and Jose Menendez with shotguns at their Beverly Hills home on August 20, 1989.

They were convicted of first-degree murder in 1996. The topic arose when Kim, 43, mentioned working with Ryan Murphy, 59, on his upcoming project All’s Fair. She also discussed hearing about the producer's Monsters series, which was in development at the time of filming. Kris then stunned her family by revealing, “Oh my god, you know I knew those guys.". Kourtney, 44, curiously pressed for details, asking if Kris had known their parents.

Kris explained that while she wasn’t personally acquainted with Jose and Kitty Menendez, she specifically remembered Erik because he “used to come over and play tennis with your dad on the weekends”. Kim, who grew up in Los Angeles during the height of the Menendez case, recalled being aware of their crime as a teenager. She also remembered hearing her father, famous for his role as O.J. Simpson’s defense lawyer, discuss it.

The Skims founder said: "I remember my dad talking about the case and I remember the whole case, growing up in Beverly Hills, that's where we were.". Now an advocate for prison reform, Kim added in a confessional: “Knowing what I know now about the system, I just have a whole different outlook on it.”. Kim's focus on reform also includes her push for the release of the brothers. Late last year, she paid them a visit at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility near San Diego, alongside Khloé and Kris.

The meeting took place after Erik vented his disapproval of Kim's pal Ryan and the Netflix series that dramatised their lives. Notably, actor Cooper Koch - who played Erik in the drama - was also present at the jail visit. According to the insider, a major subject of conversation was Greenspace, Lyle's effort that aims to improve prison yards in order to promote rehabilitation. As of January 2025, family of the Menendez brothers are confronting the new district attorney to demand a "fair discussion" after efforts to free the killers were thrown into chaos.

The group of 20 family members of Lyle and Erik want to talk to District Attorney Nathan Hochman about the pair's "immense personal growth" in the 35 years since they murdered their parents. Another twist in the saga came when district attorney George Gascón announced he was re-examining the case. He filed paperwork in October asking a judge to re-sentence the brothers, citing new evidence about alleged abuse by their father.

He asked the court to remove the life without the possibility of parole penalty for Lyle and Erik - a move that could free them immediately. But Gascon lost his reelection bid in November and left office in December - and a new district attorney has taken over the case. The brothers and their family are now awaiting a two-day resentencing hearing scheduled to begin on January 30. On January 10, a group of supporters and family members of Lyle and Erik met new DA Hochman to discuss how they plan to support the brothers if they're released.

"As we prepare to meet with DA Hochman, our family is hopeful for an open and fair discussion," a statement released by the Justice for Erik and Lyle Coalition read ahead of the meeting. "Despite the abuse they endured as children and the unfairness of their current sentence, Erik and Lyle Menendez have spent the last three decades taking responsibility for their actions and contributing positively to their community through leadership and rehabilitation.

"During our meeting with DA Hochman, we look forward to sharing our perspective on Erik and Lyle's immense personal growth over the last 35 years and the ways in which we plan to support them in their next chapters. "We hope that this meeting will put us a step closer to spending next Christmas reunited as a family.". Decades after the notorious duo was jailed for life, their attorney submitted a habeas corpus petition, being reviewed today, arguing new evidence warrants a different sentence.

The evidence supports the brothers' arguments throughout their highly-publicized murder trials that they shot their parents to death in self-defense following years of sexual abuse. Additional evidence includes testimony by former boy band Menudo member Roy Rosselló and a bombshell letter written by Erik months before the murders. Hochman previously said he and his team would look at Lyle and Erik's case separately.