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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Charles Manson follower and convicted killer Leslie ... Van Houten had appealed to the state’s highest court after a lower court last December denied her petition to review a decision by Gov. Gavin ...

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 ...

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 ...

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten ... he would not fight a state appeals court ruling that Van Houten should be granted parole. Leslie Van Houten was 19 when she was sentenced for her ...

In 1969, Charles Manson dispatched a group of disaffected young followers ... during a parole hearing years later. She died in prison of cancer in 2009. She was 61. Leslie Van Houten, a former ...