But the youngest disciple of the murderous Manson cult hit another roadblock Thursday in her bid for freedom. There is “some evidence” that Van Houten still presents an unreasonable threat to society, Ryan wrote, adding that he respects Gov. On Aug. 9, 1969, cult members murdered five people, including Sharon Tate, the pregnant wife of film director Roman Polanski. Before leaving the home, Van Houten changed into the dead woman’s clothes and drank chocolate milk from the couple’s refrigerator. He also noted that Van Houten had bragged after the slaying that stabbing was “fun.”Pfeiffer said he hadn’t spoken to Van Houten on Thursday, but described his client as patient.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 07, 2016 00:05 UTC