Erik Menendez's Wife: Parole Hearing Was 'Complete Setup'

No one is likely more disappointed than Erik Menendez about his parole request being turned down this week in California—except maybe his wife and stepdaughter. Tammi Menendez, who's been married to Erik since 1999, called his Thursday parole hearing "a complete setup" on X, adding that "Erik never stood a chance," reports People. Tammi Menendez also addressed a reprimand that her husband had received from Robert Barton, commissioner of the state's parole board, on how he hadn't been a "model prisoner" during his time behind bars. "Erik hasn't had any infractions since 2011, apart from a cell phone possession," she wrote in another post. "To the media reporting otherwise: please get the facts straight!"

Talia Menendez, Tammi's daughter and Erik's stepdaughter, is similarly angry over the parole rejection, which she expressed in a series of posts ranting against the parole board, the media, and the incarceration system. "How is my dad a threat to society!" she asked in an Instagram post, using multiple exclamation points. Talia blasted people trying to tell her that her stepdad will have a chance for parole again in three years, noting that "this has been decades of torture to our family."