SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A parole panel on Wednesday recommended the release of a former follower of cult leader Charles Manson after California governors blocked four previous parole recommendations. During the half-century since the slayings, parole panels have now decided five times that Davis is no longer a public safety risk. “Now all we have to do is get past the governor, which hasn’t happened the first four times,” Beckman said after the hearing. Hinman was tortured for three days, Martley recounted in remarks prepared for the parole hearing. “He did not jump out of his chair but he did react a little defensibly and he apologized profusely several times,” Beckman said.

Source: National Post February 02, 2017 15:41 UTC