LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court said Tuesday that Leslie Van Houten, who participated in two killings at the direction of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969, should be released from prison on parole.
California governor rejects parole for Manson family member
March 30, 2022 GMTSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday blocked parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, reversing a panel's recommendation that she be freed after spending a half-century in prison.
California high court won’t hear Manson follower parole case
February 11, 2022 GMTSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court has denied a potential bid for freedom by Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten following Gov. Gavin Newsom's rejection of her parole.
The court on Wednesday refused to hear Van Houten's appeal of a lower court ruling last December that denied her petition for a review.
Parole recommended for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
November 10, 2021 GMTSACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — A California parole panel on Tuesday recommended for the fifth time that Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten be freed from prison, decisions previously rejected by two governors.
Governor nixes parole for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
November 29, 2020 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newson has reversed parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, marking the fourth time a governor has blocked her release...
Parole recommended for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
July 23, 2020 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A California panel on Thursday recommended that Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten be paroled after serving nearly five decades in prison...
Court denies release for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
September 20, 2019 GMTSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California appeals court on Friday denied the latest parole bid by Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten...
California governor won’t free Manson follower Van Houten
June 4, 2019 GMTSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom overruled a parole board's decision to free Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten on Monday, marking the third time a governor has stopped the release of the youngest member of Manson's murderous cult...
California court is latest to weigh Manson follower’s parole
April 24, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A yearslong saga over whether Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten deserves to be freed from prison took another sharp turn Wednesday as an appeals court questioned its jurisdiction in the case...
The Latest: Court wonders if it can rule on Manson cult case
April 24, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on whether Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten should get parole (all times local):...
Parole recommended for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
January 31, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A California panel on Wednesday recommended that Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten be paroled after serving more than four decades in prison...
Latest: Parole recommended for Manson follower Van Houten
January 30, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the parole request by Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten (all times local):...
Governor denies parole for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
January 20, 2018 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — The governor of California once again denied parole Friday for Leslie Van Houten, the youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson who blamed herself at her parole hearing for letting him control her life...
Ex-Manson disciple must get past governor to see freedom
September 7, 2017 GMTCHINO, Calif. (AP) — Getting the approval of a parole panel was the easy part for Leslie Van Houten, the youngest of Charles Manson's murderous followers...
Former Manson disciple Van Houten recommended for parole
September 7, 2017 GMTCHINO, Calif. (AP) — Leslie Van Houten, the youngest of Charles Manson's murderous followers, was recommended for parole Wednesday by a state panel that concluded she has radically changed her life during the more than 40 years she has been in prison for two brutal murders she helped commit 48 years ago and is no longer a threat to society...
Follower: Manson threatened grisly death if she left cult
September 1, 2017 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman once under the spell of Charles Manson testified Thursday that the violent and manipulative cult leader threatened to have her die a painful death if she left the ranch where they lived...
California court won’t review Manson follower parole denial
December 22, 2016 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court has denied a petition for review of Gov. Jerry Brown's rejection of parole for former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten...
Lawyer wants California court to parole Manson follower
July 28, 2016 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawyer for a Charles Manson follower who was convicted in the 1969 murders of a California couple said Thursday he will ask a court to overturn Gov...
California governor denies parole for Manson follower
July 23, 2016 GMTSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Leslie Van Houten, the youngest member of the Manson "family" to take part in a series of gruesome California murders in 1969, has been denied freedom again — her past overshadowing her decades as a model prisoner...
California governor denies parole for Manson follower
July 23, 2016 GMTSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown denied parole Friday for Leslie Van Houten, the youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson who is serving a life sentence for killing a wealthy grocer and his wife more than 40 years ago...