Leslie Van Houten and charles manson death Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, Governor of California
Jerry Brown has reversed a parole board’s decision to free Manson family killer Leslie Van Houten.
In September, the Board of Parole Hearings found Van Houten, 68, suitable for release. When she was 19, Van Houten took part in the brutal slayings of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in Los Angeles on Aug. 10, 1969.
“The question I must answer is whether Leslie Van Houten will pose a current danger to the public if released from prison,” Brown wr
ote in his statement, released Friday night. He said he had to consider Van Houten’s young age at the time of the crime, her dysfunctional upbringing and other mitigating factors.
Van Houten's attorney, Rich Pfeiffer, said Brown's decision shows an unprecedented and unlawful reliance to deny parole based on the circumstances of the crime, rather than the inmate's fitness.
"We're going to challenge this in court," Pfeiffer said. "I expect the courts to uphold the law and allow her to be released."
Pfeiffer added that he has "dozens of clients who have done much worse deeds than Leslie has done and they're out leading productive lives."
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