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Gov. Moonbeam denies parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
Nearly 47 years after she was first imprisoned for brutal murders

  • [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Gov. Jerry Brown denied parole for Leslie Van Houten on Friday

  • The 66-year-old is serving a life sentence for participating in the killing of supermarket heir Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, in 1969

  • Brown wrote in his decision that Van Houten failed to explain how she transformed from an upstanding teen to a killer
  • I guess "It wuz the times, man..." is not considered an acceptable response.
  • At 19, Van Houten was the youngest Manson follower to take part in the killings after she joined the cult in the 1960s

  • Van Houten's lawyer said he expected Brown's decision because of political pressure, and said he will challenge decision in court
  • How exactly does one do that? It's a parole decision and the decision is final.
  • She was previously denied parole 19 times between 1979 and 2013
  • Her lawyer certainly earnt his pay.

Posted by: Fred 2016-07-24
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=462723