“The place are the celebrities that have been ‘advocating’ for them???? It has been WAY TOO QUIET,” Talia Menendez wrote after her father was denied parole after serving 35 years in jail, alongside his brother Lyle, for the 1989 murders of their mother and father, earlier than including, “You despise me past measure.”
Erik Menendez’s daughter is slamming celebrities for his or her lack of help after her father was denied parole.
Following the California parole board’s resolution to disclaim Erik’s parole on Thursday, his daughter, Talia Menendez, took to her Instagram Tales to react to the information. Talia — who Erik turned stepdad to after marrying spouse Tammi — known as out Hollywood stars for his or her obvious silence as Erik and his brother, Lyle, are being evaluated for parole after serving 35 years in jail for the 1989 murders of their mother and father.
On Thursday, the Board of Parole Commissioner Robert Barton claimed Erik, 54, “pose[s] a danger to public security,” noting a number of violations throughout his time in jail. Following the choice, Erik will probably be eligible for parole in three years.
Talia shared a sequence of scathing posts on her Instagram Tales, expressing her anger over the parole’s resolution.
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“How is my dad a menace to society!!!!!!!! A 3 12 months denial???? Hell is about to interrupt unfastened!!!!!!!,” she wrote in all caps, earlier than calling out the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, writing, “Mistaken transfer RJ Donovan.”
Regardless of celebrities, comparable to Kim Kardashian, being vocal about their help for the Menendez brothers’ launch, Talia claimed Cooper Koch — who portrayed Erik in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix sequence, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story — is the one star being there for her household.
“The place are the celebrities that have been ‘advocating’ for them???? It has been WAY TOO QUIET,” Talia wrote. “The one one which I can say has been checking in on my household is Cooper and we completely adore him.”
“To those that went to the jail with none background checks to movie their present however are staying quiet now,” she continued, seemingly referring to stars who visited Erik, 54, and Lyle, 57, in jail. Although she did not identify anybody, Kim, her sister Khloé Kardashian, and their mother, Kris Jenner, went to see the brothers — and different inmates — on the Richard J. Donovan Correctional facility final September.
“You despise me past measure,” Talia added. “Simply say your views are down and preserve it PUSHING.”
Talia went on to blast Robert Barton in subsequent posts on her Instagram Tales, accusing him of being a “coward” and an “absolute shame.”
On August 20, 1989, Erik and Lyle brutally murdered their mother and father, Jose and Kitty Menendez, with two 12-gauge shotguns. The brothers have been each discovered responsible of first-degree homicide and sentenced to life in jail with out the likelihood for parole.
The brothers by no means denied they murdered their mother and father. Their complete protection technique held on them making an attempt to persuade the jury why they killed them in chilly blood. Their testimony, in addition to testimony from a lot of their family, alleged years of bodily and psychological abuse from each mother and father, however primarily by the hands of their father. Erik and Lyle claimed their father sexually molested them for years, one thing which they have been prohibited from testifying about of their second trial, after the primary led to a hung jury.
Former L.A. County District Legal professional George Gascón requested in October 2024 that they be resentenced after serving almost 35 years behind bars. He beneficial having their sentences modified to 50 years to life — which suggests, if the decide agreed, they might be eligible for parole instantly since they have been beneath 26 on the time of the crimes.
Erik and Lyle have been resentenced in Could, and have become eligible for parole.
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Following Erik’s almost 10-hour listening to on Thursday, the California Board of Parole denied his parole, deciding that Erik would proceed to “pose an unreasonable danger to public security,” in keeping with TMZ. The board cited his prison habits on the time of the 1989 murders, the character of the killings of his mother and father, and what it described a “severe violations” of jail guidelines — the latter of which Robert Barton stated was the “major motive” for his denial.
In the meantime, Cooper Koch has continued to be an advocate for Erik and Lyle, and has beforehand opened up about visiting the brothers in jail.
Following the brothers’ resentencing in Could, the actor instructed Selection, “I am so grateful that that occurred. And so is Erik [Menendez], I spoke to him yesterday and he’s so excited.”
In line with Koch, 29, Erik hopes to grow to be an advocate for jail reform when he is launched.
“He’s going to be an advocate for different individuals who have L.W.O.P, which is life with out parole,” he stated. “His life goes to encompass making change within the jail system, and I simply assume that’s so stunning.”
Koch is nominated for a 2025 Emmy Award for Excellent Lead Actor in a Restricted Sequence or Film for his efficiency as Erik in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.
Lyle’s parole listening to will happen on Friday.
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