PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, one step closer to being released from prison Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten should be eligible for parole, court rules Former Manson family member Leslie Van Houten reacts as members of a Califo...
Former Manson Family Member Leslie Van Houten Released From Prison 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...
Following his release from prison in 1967, Manson moved toSan Francisco, where he attracted a small but devoted group of followers from among the city’s bohemian youthculture. By 1968 he had become the leader of the “Family,” a communal religious cult dedicated to studying andimplementinghis...
Susan Atkinswas refused a compassionate release from prison even though she was dying from brain cancer. She died three weeks after her plea was rejected by the parole board. The crimes committed by Manson and some of the family were so horrific that many believe it is unlikely that any of ...
Outside the courtroom on the first day of the trial, he was greeted by Manson family member Lynette Fromme, who would attempt to assassinate President Gerald Ford five years later. Chilling moment a Manson worshipper asked me: Do you know how it feels to have a knife slid down your throat...
— Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, 74, a Manson “family” member who was not implicated in the Tate-LaBianca murders, was sentenced to prison for pointing a handgun at President Gerald Ford in 1975. Since her release in 2009, she has lived quietly in upstate New...
In November 1972, James and Lauren Willett were found dead, and Squeaky and four others were arrested for the murders. After the other four confessed to the crime, Squeaky was released, and she moved to Sacramento. She and Manson family member Sandra Good moved in together and began the Int...
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...
Virtually from my first question, I knew it was not going to be easy, as Charles Weedman and the court kept jumping in. I began to focus on the subject of her being a member of the Manson Family, and her obvious loyalties and biases. Here is some of that testimony: ...
“No member of the Manson family deserves parole, ever,” nephew Louis Smaldino said. “She is a total narcissist and only thinks of herself and not the damage she has done.” The voice of the La Biancas’ oldest grandson, Tony LaMontagne, broke as he noted he’s about to turn 44,...