Newsom Declines To Block Parole for Charles Manson Follower Leslie Van Houten 

The governor is disappointed, he says, but deems it unlikely the Coast high court would consider an appeal of a lower court ruling that frees the follower of the murderous cult leader.

Stan Lim/Los Angeles Daily News via AP, pool, file
Leslie Van Houten attends a parole hearing at the California Institution for Women on September 6, 2017. Stan Lim/Los Angeles Daily News via AP, pool, file

LOS ANGELES — Governor Newsom says he won’t ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, paving the way for her release after serving 53 years in prison for two infamous murders.

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