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Erik MenendezDaughter Pay demanded “the fight is not over” after her adopted father and her uncle, Lyle Menendezin Deny parole for the murders of their parents in 1989.
“Sadly the Parole Board failed again with a completely different commissioner,” Talia wrote through it Instagram story On Friday, August 23. “Torting these 2 mentally by forcing them to re -live the trauma they have suffered for 10+ hours just to tell them no and to try again in 3 years. You can all judge me for being angry. I stand 10 toes for our family.”
Erik and Lyle’s request for freedom was rejected in two separate hearings this week. The brothers were convicted in 1996 on two accounts of the murder of their first degree of their parents-José and Kitty-and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
Talia has become one of the most vocal fans of the Menendez brothers, especially as they appear before a parole board with allegations of being physically, emotionally and sexually abused by their parents. (She adopted Erik Talia after marrying her mother, Tammi Saccoman-MenendezWhen being imprisoned in 1999.)
Most members of Erik Menéndez and Lyle Menéndez have remained on their side after their high profile murder case-but not everyone. Erik and Lyle’s parents, José Menéndez and Kitty Menéndez, were found dead at their Beverly Hills home in 1989. After Lyle called police, authorities discovered shot six times and Kitty (…)
In her response to the Parole Board’s decision, Talia insisted that “the fighting” for her father’s freedom would continue despite the latest legal difficulty.
“We won’t stop until they were free,” he promised.
Talia referred to her family feeling “repeatedly disappointed” when their hopes were “the highest” they had ever been about the possibility that Erik and Lyle would be released.
“Watching your family aging and older, with no violence in imprisonment, things are starting to change,” he wrote. “This is deeper than the surface level. Enough is sufficient.”
Talia also called out celebrities who had previously supported the Menendez brothers’ parole efforts for not commenting on the outcome of the hearings.
Talia Menendez and Anamaria Baralt, Erik cousin and Lyle, in April 2025.
Apu Gomes/Getty Images“Where are the celebrities who were ‘advocating’ for them ???? It has been too quiet,” complained on Thursday, August 23.
Mentioned that the only star who had checked on her family was the actor Cooper Kochwho played Erik in True-Crime Netflix’s drama Monsters: The story of Lyle and Erik Menendez.
“The only one I can say who has been checking in on my family is Cooper and we fully worship him,” he wrote. “For those who went to prison with no background checks to film their show but stay quiet now. You despise (sic) me beyond measure. Say your opinion is down and keep it pushing.”
Talia’s mother, tammi, express a similar frustration In a statement where he branded the parole decision as a “complete setup” and “injustice.” The Menendez family released a more prudent statement on Friday where they acknowledged their disappointment.
Cooper Koch revealed how Erik Menéndez responded to him and brother Lyle Menéndez being re -appointed to 50 years live. “I’m so grateful that that happened,” said Koch, 28, who played Erik on Ryan Murphy’s miniseries, at Variety on Tuesday, May 20. “And so also Erik (Menéndez), I spoke to him yesterday and (…)
“Although we respect the decision, the result today was of course disappointing and not what we were hoping for,” said Menendez family members. “But our belief in Erik remains unwavering and we know it will take the board’s recommendation in progress. His repentance, growth, and positive impact he has had on others speak for themselves. We will continue to stand beside him and hold on to the hope that he will be able to return home soon.”
Weekly US reached out to the California parole hearings board and the California Correction and Rehabilitation section for comments.
Before hearings last week, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman Erik and Lyle were publicly called on imprisonment.
“The Menendez brothers have never accepted responsibility for the horrific murders of their parents, continuing to promote a false narrative of self-defense rejected by the jury decades ago,” he said in a statement on Wednesday. “We have constantly opposed their release because they have not shown full insight into their crimes or have shown that they have been fully rehabilitated, and therefore continue to pose a risk to society.”
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