Category: follower

Leslie Van Houten, Follower of Cult Leader Charles Manson, Is One Big Step Closer to Freedom

July 8, 2023
CaliforniaCrime & Public SafetyCrime and IncidentsfollowerMansonParoleRegional & State NewsSouthern CaliforniaState NewsUSUS NewsVan Houten
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LOS ANGELES—California’s governor announced Friday that he won’t ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, paving the way for her release after serving 53 years in prison for two infamous murders. In a brief statement, the governor’s office said it was unlikely that the state’s high court…

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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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