Will Patricia Krenwinkel be next to be turned loose by the state of California? She too was recommended for Parole by the parole board and she was also denied parole by Governor Newsome.
Convicted murderers Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel (center), and Leslie Van Houghton laughing about their crimes and death sentences.
A California Supreme Court ruling reversed Gavin Newsome's decision to deny parole for Leslie Van Houghton. Could that ruling be a legal precedent for Krenwinkel's parole as well? After all, Newsome describes her as "a victim" in his decision.
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From a CNN article:
Krenwinkel, 74, was convicted of seven counts of first-degree murder in the August 1969
Manson family attacks that left seven people dead. Among the victims was pregnant actress Sharon Tate, who was married to director Roman Polanski, Folger Coffee heiress Abigail Folger and celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring.
During the 1969 killing spree, Krenwinkel pursued and stabbed Folger 28 times, Krenwinkel said in court testimony.
Newsom said that despite her age at the time of the killings, her positive behavior in prison and current age, Krenwinkel remains unsuitable for parole.
“Ms. Krenwinkel was not only a victim of Mr. Manson’s abuse. She was also a significant contributor to the violence and tragedy that became the Manson Family’s legacy,” Newsom said in his parole reversal decision. “Beyond the brutal murders she committed, she played a leadership role in the cult, and an enforcer of Mr. Manson’s tyranny.”
The review cited her lack of insight into “the causative factors of her crime and her triggers for antisocial thinking” as reasons for denying her parole for a fifteenth time.
“While Ms. Krenwinkel has matured in prison and engaged in commendable rehabilitative efforts, her efforts have not sufficiently reduced her risk for future dangerousness,” the review said...
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom blocked the parole of Patricia Krenwinkel, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer in a notorious 1969 killing spree, saying "she currently poses an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety."
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