The case of the Menéndez brothers is one of the most famous in the world and, almost 30 years after it became known to the public, it has been revived thanks to the Netflix series “Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menéndez”. Something not mentioned in the chapters is that the criminals found love and got married even while in prison. this is his story.
Who are the women who married the Menéndez brothers?
Lyle and Eric have been in prison since 1990, the year they were arrested on suspicion of their parents’ deaths. Since then they have stayed inside, as they were sentenced to life imprisonment, but this did not stop them from falling in love and officially marrying two women.
The Wives of Lyle Menendez
Lyle was first married in 1996 to a former model named Anna Eriksson. The two first interacted by sending letters after their arrest. After falling in love, they asked for their wedding ceremony to take place the day before Lyle and Eric’s sentencing. However, court and prison officials prevented the ceremony.
To everyone’s surprise, they were able to secretly marry shortly afterwards via video conference, and lawyer Leslie Abramson, who was working for them, put the ring on Eriksson’s finger on Lyle’s behalf, although in the eyes of the law, the marriage was not. valid. In 2001, they divorced after Anna claimed that Lyle cheated on her by exchanging letters with other women, which is not fully confirmed.
His second marriage took place in 2003, to Rebecca Sneed. According to the portal “People”, they knew each other for 10 years, that is before they committed the crime, and their love blossomed to the point where they got married in a ceremony at the Mule Creek prison, which they were present at. some family and friends.
The two remain together and have no children, as the prison where Lyle was held could not allow him conjugal visits due to his life sentence.
Erik Menéndez has been with his wife for over 20 years
For his part, Erik married a woman named Tammi in 1999, with whom he corresponded through correspondence and managed to meet for the first time in 1997. Curiously, she decided to write to him when she learned about his condition and thought that he would not never answered her, but the prisoner revealed that he did so at once because it caught his attention.
In fact, Tammi revealed the details of her relationship with Erik in the book “They Said We’d Never Make It: My Life with Erik Menendez” a few years after their union and they continue as a couple, regardless of whether they are behind the bars.
In various interviews, both Rebecca and Tammi have made it clear that they support their husbands unconditionally and that their bond remains just as strong despite not being able to live together as a regular couple.
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