Erik Menendez's daughter had an emotional reaction to the parole board denying his request more than three decades after his arrest. "A piece of my letter that the commissioner named Robert Barton probably didn't even read," Erik's adopted daughter, Talia, whom he shares with wife Tammi Menendez, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, August 21. "I poured my heart and soul into this letter all for it to go in the hands of someone who already had their mind made up." Talia offered an excerpt of the letter she wrote for his hearing. "This letter is deeply personal.