Tag: Leslie Van Houten

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 High Court Won’t Hear Manson Follower Parole Case

February 12, 2022
Crime and IncidentsLeslie Van HoutenLocal NewsNorthern CaliforniaParoleRegional-Local NewsUSUS News
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—The California Supreme Court has denied a potential bid for freedom by Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s rejection of her parole. The court on Wednesday refused to hear Van Houten’s appeal of a lower court ruling last December that denied her petition for a review. That petition challenged…

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