Van Houten, 72, was granted parole after five failed attempts at parole since 2016 and after serving more than 50 years behind bars. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday, ...

Leslie Van Houten, a follower of Charles Manson who was convicted of murder for stabbing Los Angeles grocer Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, to death, has been denied parole. California Gov. G… ...

Van Houten, 72, "currently poses an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison at this time," Newsom said in his parole review.

Van Houten, 72, “currently poses an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison at this time,” Newsom said in his parole review.

Van Houten, 72, is serving a life sentence for helping Manson and other cult members kill Los Angeles grocer Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, in August 1969.

Manson follower Leslie Van Houten received a release recommendation for the fifth time amid a life sentence for her role in the 1969 murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.

Van Houten, 72, is “relieved,” her attorney, Rich Pfeiffer, told CNN in an email. “These hearings are very hard on her,” Pfeiffer added.

Van Houten, 72, is serving a life sentence for helping Manson and other cult members kill Los Angeles grocer Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, in August 1969.

Leslie Van Houten, who in 1969 participated in a double murder at the direction of Charles Manson, was released from prison on Tuesday morning. Nancy Tetreault, a lawyer for Van Houten, confirmed ...

A former member of Charles Manson’s cult has been recommended for parole for the fifth time by a California parole board. Leslie Van Houten, 72, was recommended for parole in her 24th appeal before ...

Van Houten, 72, “currently poses an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison at this time,” Newsom said in his parole review.

Van Houten, 72, is “relieved,” her attorney, Rich Pfeiffer, told CNN in an email. “These hearings are very hard on her,” Pfeiffer added.