Leslie Van Houten, a former follower of Charles Manson, was released on parole, 52 years after her conviction for her role in a grisly double murder
Van Houten was released to parole supervision, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesperson Mary Xjimenez said in a statement. She will have a three-year maximum parole term with a parole discharge review occurring after one year, Xjimenez said.
Van Houten is serving concurrent sentences of seven years to life after she was convicted in 1971 for her role in the killings of supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, at their home. She was 19 when she met Manson and joined the murderous cult that came to be called the “Manson family.” CNN has reached out to Van Houten’s attorney for comment. This is a developing story and will be updated.
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