State Board Recommends Release of Manson Follower Who Killed Pregnant Actress Sharon Tate, 6 Others

Convicted killer Patricia Krenwinkel, 74, is California’s longest-serving female inmate
Convicted killer Patricia Krenwinkel, 74, is California’s longest-serving female inmate
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 …
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 …