Lyle Menendez married twice after being condemned to life in prison.
He married Rebecca Sneed two years after his divorce from Anna Eriksson.
Who is Lyle Menendez’s wife Rebecca Sneed?
Lyle Menendez and Rebecca Sneed were married on November 20, 2003.
Sneed is a Sacramento-based defence attorney who used to be a magazine editor.
Despite the legal issues that have arisen as a result of their marriage, Menendez has stated that his marriage to Sneed is “healthy” and “built around finding creative ways to communicate.”
“I’ve found I can have a healthy marriage that is complicated and built around conversation and finding creative ways to communicate, sharing, without all the props that are normally there in marriage in terms of going out to dinner and having as much intimate time together and so on,” he said during ABC’s Truth and Lies: The Menendez Brothers.
“One thing I’ve learned is that your physical comfort is much less important than your connection with the people around you.”
Menendez also explained to PEOPLE regarding their marriage: “Our interaction tends to be very free of distractions and we probably have more intimate conversations than most married spouses do.
“We try and talk on the phone every day, sometimes several times a day.
“I have a very steady, involved marriage that helps sustain me and brings much peace and joy.
“It’s a counter to the unpredictable, very stressful environment here.”
He added: “People are judgmental and she has to put up with a lot.
“But she has the courage to deal with the obstacles. It would be easier to leave, but I’m profoundly grateful that she doesn’t.”
Menendez and Sneed became connected when the latter began conversing via letters in the mail.
Menendez and his first wife, Anna Eriksson, filed for divorce on April 1, 2001.
When Anna learnt about Menenedez’s love engagement with Sneed, she allegedly chose to break off their marriage.
Menendez and Eriksson previously married on July 2, 1996.
Eriksson established a contact with the convicted killer after she began writing letters to him, similar to his friendship with Sneed.