The Truth About Erik Menendez's Wife, Tammi

Erik Menendez proposed to Tammi in 1998 (via People), and The Sun reports they married in Folsom State Prison in June 1999. According to ABC News, Erik's grandmother and two aunts witnessed the ceremony, which was held in a conference room. For the cake, they bought twinkies from a vending machine. Despite their unlikely love story, Tammi has been candid about her marriage and has described it as incredibly difficult (more than she expected) due to the circumstances (via In Touch Weekly). She has said that only her mother has supported her marriage while her friends disapproved. Moreover, Tammi and Erik have never been intimate and have no children together.

According to People, inmates serving life sentences are prohibited from having conjugal visits. However, both have said that this is not a deal breaker for them. Tammi stated (via People), "Not having sex in my life is difficult, but it's not a problem for me." While Erik explained in his own interview with People, "There is such a longing to share. It's not sex, not the physical act you yearn for. It's the communion, just to be able to lay with someone in naked silence. It's hurt not being able to do that."

However, ABC News adds that they are able to hug and kiss. As for Erik's brother, Lyle, he's been married twice since his imprisonment (per All That's Interesting). In 1996, he married a Playboy model who divorced him in 2001 after she discovered he was writing letters to other women. In 2003, he married Rebecca Sneed.

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