Leslie Van Houten
American convicted murderer
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July 11 2023 | Van Houten was released on parole after serving over 52 years in prison, transferred to a 'transitional living facility' while subject to parole supervision. |
May 30 2023 | A California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles set aside Governor Newsom's denial of Van Houten's parole, making her the first Manson family member to have a court rule in her favor for a parole recommendation. |
November 9 2021 | Van Houten was again recommended for parole by a parole board. |
July 23 2020 | Van Houten was recommended for parole for the fourth time at her 23rd parole hearing, initiating a 120-day legal review period. |
January 30 2019 | During her 22nd parole hearing, Van Houten was recommended for parole for the third time. |
September 6 2017 | Van Houten was recommended for parole at her 21st parole hearing, with the two-member panel finding she had radically changed her life during her over 40 years of incarceration. |
April 14 2016 | A two-person panel of the California Parole Board recommended granting Van Houten's parole request, but Governor Jerry Brown vetoed her release. |
2013 | Van Houten was denied parole for the 20th time, with the hearing commissioner stating she failed to explain how someone of her background could have committed such 'cruel and atrocious' murders. |
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