![]() ![]() Marta testified for the defense in both trials. The brothers had eventually confessed the murders to the rest of their family in the fall of 1990. Marta had stated that she did suspect that Erik had been involved with his parents murders, but she didn’t want Erik to tell her anything because she didn’t want to have to lie about it later.Īfter the brothers were arrested, the Menendez and Anderson families were united in their support for the brothers. Erik had wanted to also confess to Marta, and Marta, fearing what Erik was going to tell her, told him that she didn’t want to hear it. While flying from Miami to LAX, Erik had confessed to the murders to Andy. Erik flew to London, England, before flying to Miami, Florida to meet Marta and Andy. On March 8, 1990, Lyle was arrested for the murders of his parents while Erik was in Israel playing in a tennis tournament. Marta attended the funeral and memorial service later in the week.Īt some point, Marta called Lyle and Erik and insisted that they did an interview with Robert Rand which they obliged, albeit briefly. Marta took charge, and organized her brother’s personal files. She was notified of the deaths through Marzi Eisenberg, Jose’s assistant. On August 20, 1989, Marta’s brother Jose and his wife Kitty, were both shot and killed in their home in Beverly Hills, California. While in Florida, Marta worked as a senior finance consultant for Smith Barney. Marta held her position as an advanced sales specialist for seven years until 1987 when her and her children moved to Florida. In 1982, Marta and Peter had divorced, and Marta ended up raising their five children, primarily on her own since Peter moved back to Puerto Rico. In 1975, Marta became vice president of import/export at Distribuidora Delmar.īy 1980, Marta and her family moved to New Jersey where she was an advanced sales specialist for Sun Life of Canada. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1970, Marta attended University of Puerto Rico.ĭuring her time living in Puerto Rico, Marta and Peter had five children, three daughters: Marta “Marika”, Eileen and Marianne, and two sons: Peter and Andres “ Andy”. Marta attended and graduated from the University of Havana in 1961 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English cum laude.īetween 19, Marta had lived in Puerto Rico and worked as a director of the English to Speakers of Other Languages program. When Fidel Castro had taken over Cuba, the Menendez family moved to the United States and settled in Pennsylvania.Įducation, Career and Family (1961- 1994) Marta believes that the abuse carried on even after Jose had started going to school.Īt some point, Marta married Peter Cano while still living in Cuba in 1960. Marta has stated that Maria would have no problem disciplining her and her sister, but never disciplined Jose.Īs a young child, Marta remembers having witnessed her mother molest her brother when he was a toddler. Marta recalled that growing up, her mother was devoted to Jose, so much so that Marta and her sister Terry were mostly raised by their father. Her mother Maria was on the women’s national swim team and won five gold medals at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Olympic Games. Her father Pepin owned his own accounting firm and was a professional soccer player. Marta’s family was a successful upper middle class family from Havana. Marta had two siblings, an older sister Teresita “ Terry” (b. Marta was born in Havana, Cuba on July 29, 1941, the second child and younger daughter of Jose Francisco “Pepin” Menendez and Maria Carlota (née Llanio). 2 Education, Career and Family (1961- 1994). ![]()
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