Manson cult: panel recommends parole for youngest member

Commissioners find Leslie Van Houten, 69, suitable for release, prompting 150-day review before governor makes decision

A California panel on Wednesday recommended that Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten be paroled after serving more than four decades in prison.

After a hearing at the women’s prison in Chino, California, commissioners of the Board of Parole Hearings found for the third time that the 69-year-old Van Houten was suitable for release.

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