Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten granted parole by California board

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114. She was present at the Tate murders and watched all that go down

She then decided that must have been fun and then took part in the LaBianca murders. Now normal people would have been completely freaked out at the Tate events and ran for the hills, yet she went back for more - then took part.

"Van Houten stalked into the house of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca and participated in Rosemary's murder, stabbing her approximately 16 times"
https://www.biography.com/people/leslie-van-houten-20900729


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Van_Houten

Snippet: Van Houten then held LaBianca down while Krenwinkel tried to stab her in the chest, but the blade bent on LaBianca's clavicle. Van Houten called for assistance from Watson, who entered the bedroom and stabbed Rosemary LaBianca several times. He then found Van Houten, handed her the knife, and told her to "do something" (since Manson had instructed Watson to make sure everyone actively participated). Van Houten stabbed Rosemary's lower back and buttocks over a dozen times. Van Houten later told Dianne Lake that she had stabbed someone who was already dead. The autopsy indicated that some of the 47 stab wounds Rosemary suffered had been inflicted post-mortem.[3][18][33]

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Whether LaBianca was already dead at that point does not dismiss the insanity of what she did and who can say really who gave the blows that actually killed her - she still did what she did. There is a fundamental mental problem with people who go to that level in crimes and that doesn't go away. There are just some things so vile I don't agree to parole on. She'll get out this time I'd guess and let's hope she proves me wrong.