California Governor Won’t Ask State Supreme Court to Block Release of Manson Follower Leslie Van Houten
California Governor Gavin Newsom said Friday that he will not ask his state’s Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten. An appeals court reinstated parole in May for the 73-year-old inmate, who has served 53 years in prison for the 1969 murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, after Newsom rejected …