A California panel recommended parole Thursday for former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten more than four decades after she went to prison for the notorious killings of a wealthy grocer and ...

Patricia Krenwinkel, once a devout follower of cult killer Charles Manson and now the longest-serving female inmate in California, appeared again Thursday before a parole board — 47 years after she ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California parole panel on Thursday recommended for the first time that Charles Manson follower Robert Beausoleil be freed after serving nearly a half-century in prison for ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Two Ivy League brothers. Two Beverly Hills parents. Two tabloid murders. The true crime spotlight refuses to let go of ...

I’m an expert in cults, and I believe Patricia Krenwinkel should be free. She is a survivor of Charles Manson’s violent cult, and her actions over half a century ago don’t reflect who she is today: an ...

A California parole panel has recommended that former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten receive parole. Van Houten, 66, has been serving a life sentence for her role in the 1969 murders of ...