The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Van Houten, 73, was "released to parole ... other Manson followers could also be released. "It's difficult to hear when Leslie ...

The California Supreme Court has rejected a potential bid for freedom by Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s rejection of her parole in Dec. 2020. The ...

Leslie Van Houten, a former follower of notorious cult leader Charles Manson, has been released on parole after serving more than five decades of a life sentence for two brutal murders.

A California appeals court has said that Leslie Van Houten, who participated in two killings alongside cult leader Charles Manson in 1969, should be let out of prison on parole. The appellate ...

California governor Gavin Newsom has blocked parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, reversing a panel's recommendation that she be freed after spending half a century in prison.

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten walked out of ... Newsom announced that he would not fight a state appeals court ruling that Van Houten should be granted parole. Leslie Van Houten was 19 ...

Former Manson Family member Leslie ... A follower of the dreaded killer Charles Manson, Van Houten was 19 years old at the time of her crimes. She has now been placed under “parole supervision ...

A Charles Manson follower, 73-year-old Leslie Van Houten ... An appeals court ruled in May that Van Houten was eligible for parole after over 50 years behind bars, overturning an earlier decision ...

Manson family members Atkins, Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten have repeatedly been described as model prisoners who have accepted responsibility for their crimes. Parole boards ...