I couldn’t visit Lyle Menendez because of the pandemic – until now!

I couldn’t visit Lyle Menendez because of the pandemic – until now!

The last time I visited Lyle Menendez at the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility near San Diego was February 2020.

Within weeks, California, like the rest of the world, would be locked down because of COVID-19.

Sure, we were all unhappy to be stuck at home, but imagine trying to survive the plague while packed in prison!

The virus was not a problem at Donovan until December; that’s when a shock outbreak — 700 new cases in one week — turned the sprawling lockup into a pandemic penitentiary.

Lyle and Erik, luckily, were never infected. They are now fully vaccinated.

The Menendez Brothers make their first court appearance (video)

The Menendez Brothers make their first court appearance (video)

On Monday, March 12, 1990, Erik and Lyle Menendez – who were being held without bail – were arraigned at Beverly Hills Municipal Court.

The charges against the brothers were read to a packed courtroom that included many supportive family members.  

Erik Menendez looked exhausted because he hadn’t slept since his voluntary surrender and return from Israel a day before.

It was the beginning of the end the lives the boys once knew.