Category: Charles Manson

Manson Follower Leslie Van Houten Should Be Paroled, California Appeals Court Rules

May 31, 2023
CaliforniaCharles MansonCrime & Public SafetyCrime and IncidentscultLeslie Van HoutenLos AngelesRegional & State NewsSouthern CaliforniaState NewsUSUS News
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LOS ANGELES—A California appeals court said Tuesday that Leslie Van Houten, who participated in two killings at the direction of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969, should be released from prison on parole. The appellate court’s ruling reverses an earlier decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who rejected parole for Van Houten in 2020. She has…

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California Governor Blocks Charles Manson Follower’s Parole

October 15, 2022
Charles MansonCrime and IncidentsGov. Gavin NewsomLocal NewsNorthern CaliforniaPatricia KrenwinkelRegional-Local NewsUSUS News
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California’s governor blocked the parole of Charles Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel on Friday, more than five decades after she scrawled “Helter Skelter” on a wall using the blood of one of their victims. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Krenwinkel, now 74, is still too much of a public safety risk to be freed. “Ms. Krenwinkel…

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Parole Recommended for California Follower of Charles Manson

May 27, 2022
CaliforinaCharles MansonCrime and IncidentsfollowerLocal NewsNorthern CaliforniaParolePatricia KrenwinkelRegional-Local NewsUSUS News
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A California parole panel recommended the release of Patricia Krenwinkel for the first time Thursday, more than five decades after she and other followers of cult leader Charles Manson terrorized the state and she wrote “Helter Skelter” on a wall using the blood of one of their victims. Krenwinkel, 74, was previously denied parole…

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