KAREN VanderMolen is the cousin of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were jailed after murdering their parents in 1989.
She has supported George Gascon’s recommendation for the brothers’ resentencing, which came in light of some shocking new evidence.
Not much is known about Karen’s early life, before the deaths of José and Kitty Menendez in 1989.
However, she has spoken publicly about how she and other family members had a “gut feeling” that something was wrong in the Menendez family’s domestic life.
In retrospect, she believes this gut feeling may have been an unconscious recognition of the abuse that Erik and Lyle are alleged to have suffered.
She told NewsNation that it was painful to think about Kitty being aware of the abuse and not stepping in.
Karen said: “I think she was getting used to the money, fame and fortune.
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