LOS 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. Van Houten was recommended for parole twice previously, but then-Gov. ASSOCIATED PRESS Leslie Van Houten was 19 when she and others in Charles Manson's cult committed numerous murders in 1969. At her last hearing, Van Houten described a troubled childhood. Van Houten said she joined several other members of the group in killing the LaBiancas, carving up Leno LaBianca’s body and smearing the couple’s blood on the walls.

Source: Huffington Post January 31, 2019 08:26 UTC