“Lyle, the eldest of the Menéndez brothers, leaves his wife and falls in love with a British student 35 years his junior from prison.”

Lyle Menendez, known along with his brother Erik for the murder of their parents in 1989, a crime that has become popular after the Netflix series Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Eril Menéndezhas now become the protagonist of a love scandal that has already begun to make numerous headlines. At 56 years old, Lyle has started a romantic relationship with Milly Buckseya 21-year-old British student, 35 years his junior, at whose feet he seems to have fallen exhausted. This unexpected romance arises while he is still married to Rebecca Sneedwhom he married in 2003, just a month before the birth of his now young girlfriend.

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The romance began in a Facebook group dedicated to Lyle, ironically managed by his wife. According to close sources, he contacted Milly under an alias and, as the relationship progressed, revealed his true identity. Since then, the connection between the two has intensified, to the point that Lyle risked his neck to obtain a smuggled cell phone to keep in touch with her from school. Richard J. Donovan maximum security prison, in San Diego.

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Milly, a resident of Altrincham, England, traveled more than 8,000 kilometers last September to visit her imprisoned boyfriend. During their meeting, which was recorded in images published by the Daily Mailboth were delighted and happy to meet each other, making it clear that theirs, although few believe it, is serious.

This forbidden love has put not only their marriage in check, but also their legal situation. Prison authorities confiscated Lyle’s illicit phone, but this didn’t stop him: he got a second device to continue communicating with Milly. This incident could complicate the Menéndez brothers’ attempts to obtain a reduced sentencean effort that had gained strength after the success of the Netflix series produced by Ryan Murphy.

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For her part, Rebecca Sneed, Lyle’s still wife, admitted that both are separated and assured on social networks that they remain “best friends and family” and that will continue to fight for his release. However, the situation has generated tensions within the Menéndez’s inner circle, as demonstrated by the public statement of Talia, Erik’s stepdaughterwho asked that Lyle’s actions not tarnish his father’s reputation.

With a case still under review and a recent change in the Los Angeles County prosecutor’s office, the fate of the Menendez brothers remains up in the air. Meanwhile, Lyle seems determined to live this unexpected love chapter, whether inside or outside of prison.