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FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2017, file photo, Leslie Van Houten reacts after hearing she is eligible for parole during a hearing at the California Institution for Women in Corona, Calif. A California panel has recommended parole for Charles Manson follower Van Houten, who has spent nearly five decades in prison. The recommendation was made Thursday, July 23, 2020, although Gov. Gavin Newsom could decide to deny it. (Stan Lim/Los Angeles Daily News via AP, Pool, File)

Parole recommended for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER - Associated Press

FILE - This March 29, 1971, file photo shows Leslie Van Houten in a Los Angeles lockup. The youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson will ask a state panel to recommend her for parole. Van Houten, who is now 69, is scheduled for a parole hearing Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 at the California Institute for Women. Van Houten was previously recommended for parole twice by a state panel but former California Gov. Jerry Brown blocked her release. (AP Photo, File)

Leslie Van Houten, Charles Manson follower, recommended for parole

By Christopher Weber - Associated Press

FILE - This Sept. 6, 2017 file photo shows Leslie Van Houten at her parole hearing at the California Institution for Women in Corona, Calif. The youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson will ask a state panel to recommend her for parole. Van Houten, who is now 69, is scheduled for a parole hearing Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 at the California Institute for Women. Van Houten was previously recommended for parole twice by a state panel but former California Gov. Jerry Brown blocked her release. (Stan Lim/Orange County Register/SCNG via AP, Pool, File)

Parole recommended for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER - Associated Press

Gov. Jerry Brown discusses the goals of the global climate summit he is hosting in San Francisco and legislation he signed directing California to phase out fossil fuels for electricity by 2045 during an interview with The Associated Press, Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Brown's climate summit begins in Wednesday, Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California governor reverses parole decision for killer

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This Dec. 2, 2014 file photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Patricia Krenwinkel. Krenwinkel, a follower of cult killer Charles Manson, is again seeking parole 47 years after she helped kill actress Sharon Tate and six others in 1969. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP, File)

Patricia Krenwinkel case: Panel delays decision on whether to release Charles Manson follower

By Don Thompson - Associated Press

From left, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten walk to court in Los Angeles in August 1970. The three women, displaying the symbol "X" on their foreheads as followers of the Manson cult family, were on trial for killings including that of actress Sharon Tate. (Associated Press)

Leslie Van Houten, Charles Manson follower, granted parole

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times