In Monsters episode 5, Erik (Koch) gives a harrowing account to his lawyer Leslie Abramson of the sexual, physical and emotional abuse and neglect he was allegedly subjected to during his childhood. It's a haunting recount of the child abuse he allegedly experienced, with Erik having to re-live the traumatic details of the abuse he allegedly suffered at the hands of his father.
Viewers praised Koch for his performance, particularly in the monologue scene, with one writing on X that his acting 'is the greatest I have ever seen'. The social media user continued: 'I literally had to pause and run to social media after watching Monsters episode 5. Like I'm actually in shock... Give this man an Emmy.'
The brothers' defence team tried in vain to have the charges reduced to manslaughter, owing to an alleged lifetime of sexual abuse at the hands of their father. The brothers were jailed for life, without the possibility of parole, in 1996.
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