LOS ANGELES (CNS) - In a split ruling Tuesday, 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 had denied Van Houten's parole three times ... “I’m really happy for Leslie because the thing about her is, she entered prison as a 19-year-old young woman who was struggling ...

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 ...

The state parole board has recommended Van Houten for release multiple times since 2016, but her parole had been rejected each time by Newsom and former Gov. Jerry Brown (D) before him.

Van Houten was 19 at the time of her crimes Former Manson Family member Leslie Van Houten was released Tuesday on parole from a California prison after serving 53 years of a life sentence for ...

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)-- The woman who stabbed pregnant actress Sharon Tate to death will be considered for parole from prison ... Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten and Charles ...

California governor Gavin Newsom has blocked parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie ... he said. Van Houten has had 21 parole hearings since 1982. Most parole boards denied her bid for freedom.

After three decades behind bars, Manson family members Atkins, Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten have ... board unanimously denied her request. Atkins' 18th parole suitability ...

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, a former homecoming princess ... Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel have each been denied parole multiple times, while another, Susan Atkins, died ...

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten one step closer to parole from life sentence California’s governor announced Friday that he won’t ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for ...

Leslie Van Houten has been released ... appeals court ruling that recommended her parole, against the wishes of surviving family members. Van Houten’s attorney Nancy Tetreault said she was ...