CORONA, CA - JUNE 28: Former Manson family member Leslie Van Houten reacts as members of a California prison board declare her parole dennied, 28 June, 2002, at the California Institution for Women in Corona, California. Van Houten, 52, has served ov Expand LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Cal...
Manson's death leaves five members of the Manson Family still in prison: Robert Beausoleil, Bruce Davis, Charles "Tex" Watson, Leslie Van Houten, and Patricia Krenwinkel. All are serving life sentences and are in their...
The former Charles Manson follower is the first participant in the Tate-LaBianca murders of 1969 to be paroled Manson Family Parolee By Andrea Marks California Gov. Won’t Appeal Parole for Manson Family Member Leslie Van Houten In May, a California appeals court vacated Gov. Gavin Newsom's...
Twice, the California parole board had previously recommended Van Houten be paroled, but former Gov. Jerry Brown rejected the board's recommendation both times. "Nobody wants to put their name on her release, but when they're speaking honestly or off the record, everyone wants her to go hom...
where Shea's body had been buried and gave it to the authorities. His motivation was to prove that, contrary to rumors, Donald Shea had not been cut into nine pieces and buried. Grogan was later paroled and the only Manson family member convicted of a murder that has ever been paroled....
Grogan was paroled in 1985 and moved to northern California. ___ FILE - This combination of file photos shows former Charles Manson follower Charles “Tex” Watson, left, appearing during his parole hearing at Mule Creek State Prison in Lone, Calif., in Nov. 16...
Family member Lynnette “Squeaky” Fromme attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in Sacramento in 1975. She was sentenced to life in prison, but was paroled for “good conduct time” in 2009. In 2009, filmmaker John Waters wrote a plea for Leslie Van Houten’s release, calling her ...
Even behind bars he has been described as “the most dangerous man in America,” in one story, “unshackled, unapologetic and unruly”in another. So he required constant watching. In that respect, Manson is similar to other lifers without the prospect of ever being paroled. They have nothing...
"Whatever we had to do," addsLynette "Squeaky" Fromme, one of Manson's most devoted acolytes, who spent almost 34 years in prison for attempting to assassinate PresidentGerald Fordand was paroled in 2009. "We leave our house open, to the soul. Leave our mind open." ...
Twice, the California parole board had previously recommended Van Houten be paroled, but former Gov. Jerry Brown rejected the board's recommendation both times. "Nobody wants to put their name on her release, but when they're speaking honestly or off the record, everyone wants her to go h...