Leslie Van Houten, Manson family killer, to be released on parole after Newsom drops challenge
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Leslie Van Houten, a Charles Manson follower and convicted killer, will be paroled in weeks, according to her lawyer. Gov. Newsom dropped his efforts to keep Van Houten behind bars.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who stifled several previous efforts to free Houten, said, although he's disappointed, he won't ask the state Supreme Court to block parole this year. Chris Eberhart is a crime and US news journalist for Fox News Digital. Email tips to chris.eberhart@fox.com or on twitter @ChrisEberhart48
The governor’s office said it was unlikely that the state’s high court would consider an appeal of a lower court ruling that Van Houten should be released.
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