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Parole board again recommends release of Charles Manson cult member Patricia Krenwinkel

Governor Gavin Newsom will decide whether to uphold her second parole recommendation following the board’s May 30 decision

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Overview

  • Krenwinkel’s May 30 parole recommendation marks the second endorsement after Governor Newsom overturned her first approval in 2022
  • The panel highlighted her age of 77 and more than 50 years of good behavior as evidence she poses low risk of reoffending
  • She has served over 55 years for her role in the 1969 Tate-LaBianca killings, convicted on seven counts of first-degree murder
  • Victims’ families, including Sharon Tate’s sister Debra Tate and Jay Sebring’s nephew Anthony DiMaria, have urged against her release
  • If the full Board of Parole Hearings upholds the decision, Newsom will have up to 150 days to affirm or reverse it