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Showing Original Post only (View all)Leslie Van Houten [View all]
Ms. Van Houten broke into the home of Leno & Rosemary LaBianca on August 10, 1969- after Charles Manson had gone into their home & tied the couple up. She placed a pillowcase over Mrs. LaBianca's head & tied it with a lamp chord. She held Mrs. LaBianca down so Patricia Krenwinkel could stab her. When the knife bent stabbing Mrs. LaBianca in the collar bone, Ms. Van Houten held Mrs. LaBianca down so Tex Watson could come in & stab her. Ms. Van Houten then stabbed Mrs. LaBianca in the lower back several times. Rosemary LaBianca was stabbed a total of 41 times. Words were written in blood on two walls & a refrigerator door. Ms. Van Houten then took a shower, stole one of Rosemary LaBianca's dresses to wear, & ate food from the victims' refrigerator before leaving.
https://www.change.org/p/ask-gov-brown-to-keep-charles-manson-cult-killer-leslie-van-houten-from-being-paroled
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I think she should die in prison...I don't know how one can be sure she is not a threat.
Demsrule86
Sep 2017
#10
How does someone who's been in jail since age 19 acclimatize to modern society?
brooklynite
Sep 2017
#9
Personally, I don't believe Bugliosi is totally credible. He was a super glory hog.
Zen Democrat
Sep 2017
#29
If the killings weren't associated with the Manson Family, she'd have been paroled years ago
Jake Stern
Sep 2017
#20
An older article from 1995 but it shows how many murderes in CA do make parole
Saboburns
Sep 2017
#26
that's the way i see it; i see murderers get lower sentences all the time. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Sep 2017
#35