“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” star Cooper Koch may not have walked out of the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards with a gold statue, but that didn’t seem to be his goal in the first place.

While on the red carpet, Koch, who played Erik Menendez in the Ryan Murphy-created Netflix series, revealed to ET’s Kevin Frazier that Lyle had sent him a message earlier in the day.

It said: “For so many, what you brilliantly portrayed is their reality. The goal is not accolades. The goal is to bring awareness. We are stronger together. Love you, brother.”

Koch shared that he met Erik and Lyle a year ago and talk to them every once in a while. He also used his time in front of the cameras to reflect on how “it was very sad” that the brothers didn’t receive during their parole hearing.

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