“Monster” Cooper Koch celebrates the resentencing of the Menéndez brothers

With Erik and Lyle Menéndez potentially eligible for parole, Cooper Koch hopes to see the brothers out.

According to Erik's portrayal in Monsters: The Story of Erik and Lyle Menéndezthe actor shared a statement in response to Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón's recommendation that they be retried for the 1989 murders of their parents José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez, potentially allowing them “immediately be entitled to parole.”

“I am overwhelmed with gratitude and hope for the progress we saw today,” Koch said in a statement. “Gascón’s recommendation created a new sense of possibility that Lyle and Erik could finally be released after decades behind bars. But this journey is not over yet.

“There are still crucial steps ahead: the judge must approve the resentencing, and when that happens, the parole board must recognize the time served as appropriate for the crime.” Our voices, our unwavering support, remain crucial – and not just for them release of the brothers, but also to ensure that every struggling victim of sexual abuse is heard. I hope to see Erik and Lyle soon. Free from all of this,” he added to his brother Payton Koch’s Instagram Story.

After Erik Ryan beat up Murphy's Monster In a “dishonest portrayal,” Koch and Kim Kardashian visited the brothers along with 40 inmates at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego County to discuss prison reform. Kardashian then wrote an essay calling for her release.

Gascón previously announced in a news conference that he will file a motion Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court to re-sentence the brothers for manslaughter instead of murder. Instead of a life sentence without parole, they would then be sentenced to 50 years to life in prison. However, since they were under 26 years old at the time of the crime, they would be entitled to immediate parole.