Erik MenéndezThe woman, Tammi Menéndez, he broke the silence of the challenges He faced after having undergone several surgical interventions for a serious illness.
“Today, Erik has undergone a 2nd surgical intervention. This operation has succeeded,” wrote Tammi, 62, via X on Wednesday, July 23. “He will need a third operation which, hopefully, will occur soon.”
Tammi addressed the additional problems with which Erik, 54, deals with, adding: “Because Erik is in prison, there are a lot of complications and delays with surgery. Tonight he remains nauseous and however suffers from surgery. ”
Erik’s daughter-in-law, Talia, confirmed that he had “several large stones” in her kidneys.
His family confirmed to ABC News Tuesday July 22, this Erik was taken to an outdoor medical establishment In the midst of his fear of health. According to a representative of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, who spoke to NBC NewsErik remains in good condition.
Erik’s lawyer Mark Geragos addressed the question Tuesday when he made a public request for the Governor of California Gavin Newsom has Immediately release his client.
“I don’t want to let the cat come out of the bag. Erik has a serious state of health at the moment,” he told TMZ. “I’m not going to violate the privilege of Hipaa or the lawyer’s client, but if there is someone who should be known – especially at the moment, a month before the audience – it’s Eric.”
Geragos, 67, chose not to disclose details on the question of whether Erik’s diagnosis is “deadly”. (The exit subsequently confirmed that Erik was under treatment for kidney stones.)
“I hope not,” replied the lawyer before confirming that Erik “is treated at the moment”, adding, “it is a serious illness and I think it must be outside to focus on the audience. I don’t want to enter the weeds of the medical condition, but I think that is the appropriate thing to do.”
Geragos continued: “I just think it is a serious illness and he should be medically on leave so that he can work with the lawyer for parole and be at speed and be ready. It is the only right and equitable thing to do.”
Erik and Lyle Menéndez are currently waiting for a parole hearing serve their sentences In the Donovan correctional factory in California. They were initially arrested in 1990 for two first degree murder leaders. The brothers and sisters have become people of interest after their parents, José And Kitty Menéndezwere found killed in their house.
Erik and Lyle, 57, finally admitted having killed their parents after years of alleged physical, emotional and sexual abuse. The Mennendez brothers were found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to perpetuity without parole in 1996 After two high -level tests.
The legal problems of Erik Mennendez and Lyle Menéndez led to two very publicized trials – but where are the main actors in their murder case now? The parents of the Mennendez brothers, José and Kitty Menéndez, were found dead in their house in Beverly Hills in 1989. After Lyle called the police, they discovered that José was shot down six times and […]
After the release of Ryan Murphy‘s Monsters series At the end of last year, Erik and Lyle saw a resurgence of support. During a hearing in May, Erik and Lyle were sentenced to 50 years for life, which now makes them eligible for parole under the Youth Act of California, because they committed their crime under the age of 26. The state -owned board of directors of the state must always decide to release them from prison.
“I am worried and I think it is important that the severity of my crime is not minimized or decreased,” said Erik in the Netflix documentary in 2024 The brothers Menéndez. “I went to the only person who had ever helped me and who had never protected me. Then it happened because of me. Because I went to him. Then he was arrested because of me. Because I couldn’t live with what I was doing, I couldn’t. I wanted to die. In a certain way, I did not protect my fault.
Lyle, meanwhile, admitted that he had still blamed himself For the events that took place.
“For me, I could never escape that night. That night only rejects you in your mind,” he noted in the doc. “I have never found an understanding. I sometimes feel like I have saved Erik. But I looked at him now. I feel impossible not to be able to do better. I couldn’t save us all.”
