State Board Recommends Release of Manson Follower Who Killed Pregnant Actress Sharon Tate, 6 Others
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Convicted killer Patricia Krenwinkel, 74, is California’s longest-serving female inmate
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May 13, 2020
Leslie Van Houten: Manson cult ‘family’ follower seeks release after coronavirus strikes prison unit
Leslie Van Houten, a Manson Family follower who’s serving a life sentence for two murders, has sought release after an inmate in her housing unit tested positive for the coronavirus. According to the Los Feliz Ledger, Rich Pfeiffer, an attorney representing Van Houten, 70, asked California’s Second District Court of Appeals to release his client …
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January 20, 2018
Manson family member Leslie Van Houten denied parole by governor
By ANDREW DALTON, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The governor of California once again denied parole Friday for Leslie Van Houten, the youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson who blamed herself at her parole hearing for letting him control her life. Gov. Jerry Brown said in his decision that Van Houten still lays …
