Manson Family Member Leslie Van Houten Gets Parole Reinstated By Board After Newsom Blocked It; Judge Says She “Has Shown Extraordinary Rehabilitative Efforts, Insight, Remorse”
deadline.comIn a split ruling today, a state appeals court panel reinstated a grant of parole for former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, overturning an earlier decision by Gov.
Gavin Newsom to block her release. Tuesday’s decision does not automatically mean Van Houten will be released. The state could still appeal the ruling to the California Supreme Court.
Neither the governor’s office nor the state Attorney General’s Office immediately returned a message seeking comment. Van Houten, now 73, is serving a potential life prison sentence for taking part in the killings of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in their Los Feliz home more than 50 years ago.
The Manson killings shook Los Angeles and defined a generation. The story of the Manson family has inspired countless shows and films, including, most recently, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
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