BREAKING: Manson Family killer Leslie Van Houten, 73, is released from prison after serving 53 years of a life sentence
- Leslie Van Houten was released from a California prison on Tuesday
- They took her to transitional housing, her attorney Nancy Tetreault said.
- It comes after Governor Gavin Newsom said he would not release parole.
Charles Manson supporter Leslie Van Houten was released from a California prison on Tuesday after serving 53 years of a life sentence for her part in the infamous murders.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Van Houten “was placed on supervised probation.”
His release comes days after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he would not challenge a state appeals court ruling that Van Houten should be granted parole.
Van Houten, now 70, received a life sentence for helping Manson supporters carry out the 1969 murders of Leno LaBianca, a grocer in Los Angeles, and his wife, Rosemary.
She was released from prison in the early hours of the morning and taken to transitional housing, her attorney Nancy Tetreault said.
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Charles Manson supporter Leslie Van Houten walked out of a California prison on Tuesday after serving 53 years of a life sentence for her role in two infamous murders.
