Overview

• Krenwinkel was convicted in 1971 of the Tate-LaBianca murders that claimed seven lives, including pregnant actress Sharon Tate.
• The parole panel judged the 77-year-old a low risk of reoffending based on her age and over five decades of exemplary conduct.
• This marks her second parole recommendation after Newsom blocked an earlier approval in 2022 and follows 14 previous denials.
• Victims’ relatives, led by Sharon Tate’s sister Debra Tate, have protested the recommendation and demanded direct apologies that Krenwinkel has declined.
• Having served 54 years and with her death sentence commuted in 1972, Krenwinkel is now California’s longest-serving female inmate.