Leslie Van Houten, a follower of Charles Manson, is set to be released from prison after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he asked the Supreme Court to not block her parole.
Leslie Van Houten (Photo: Los Angeles Times)
Leslie Van Houten To Be Released From Prison After California Governor Allowed Her Parole
Leslie Van Houten is set to be released from prison after California Governor Gavin Newsom just announced last Friday that he will not ask the Supreme Court to block her parole after blocking it five consecutive times since 2016. Leslie Van Houten, a Charles Manson follower, was imprisoned for the murder of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in 1969.Â
In a recent statement made by the California Governor’s office, Newsom expressed his disappointment over the Supreme Court’s consideration for a lower court ruling appeal regarding Van Houten’s release from prison. The California governor could have Van Houten released from prison after two short weeks after the parole board would finish reviewing her prison records and processing the paperwork for her official release.
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Van Houten was formerly recommended for parole last 2016 but was blocked by current California Governor Gavin Newsom and former California Governor Jerry Brown. Another court appeal for Van Houten’s parole came in last May, stating that she should be released due to her impressive rehabilitative efforts and favorable behavior while serving her time in the California Institution for Women.
Following Van Houten’s release, the California governor expressed his sympathies to the families of Van Houten’s victims, the LaBianca family was just among several others that happened in the Manson cult killings last way back in 1969. Cory LaBianca, daughter of Leno LaBianca, expressed her despair over the news of Van Houten’s release. She went on to say that her daughter never met her grandparents due to Van Houten’s actions.
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