Watson, who has authored or co-authored several books while in prison, maintains he has changed and is no longer a danger to anyone. He became a born-again Christian in prison and formed a prison ministry in 1980 that he continues to lead. Watson, 77, led the killers to the Tate estate, shot to death Parent as he was attempting to leave and took part in the killings that night and the next at the LaBianca home. He recalled meeting Manson at the house of Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson after seeing Wilson hitchhiking and giving him a ride home. Charles “Tex” Watson was a college dropout from Texas when he arrived in California in 1967 seeking “satisfaction through drugs, sex and rock ‘n’ roll,” as he explains on his website. She was finally recommended for parole last year but Newsom reversed the decision. Krenwinkel contends she is a changed person but was denied parole more than a dozen times. She testified at a 2016 parole hearing that she repeatedly stabbed Folger, then stabbed Leno LaBianca in the abdomen the following night and wrote “Helter Skelter,” ’’Rise” and “Death to Pigs” on the walls with his blood. Indiana man formally charged after weekend block party kills 1, wounds 17Īfter he became abusive and bartered her for sex, she said she twice tried to leave him but followers brought her back, kept a close watch on her and kept her high on drugs.
However, she was finally freed after Newsom announced last week that he wouldn’t pursue efforts to keep her behind bars. She was repeatedly recommended for parole, but two governors - first Jerry Brown and then Gavin Newsom - blocked her release. Van Houten, 73, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in counseling while in prison and led several prison programs to help rehabilitate fellow inmates. Then, ordered by Manson follower Charles “Tex” Watson to “do something,” she said she picked up a knife and stabbed the woman more than a dozen times. She has described holding down Rosemary LaBianca with a pillowcase over her head as others stabbed LaBianca dozens of times. She didn’t take part in the Tate killings but accompanied Manson and others to the LaBianca home the next night. Van Houten met Manson at an old movie ranch on the outskirts of Los Angeles where he had established his so-called “family” of followers. She turned to drugs and became pregnant but said her mother forced her to abort the fetus and bury it in the family’s backyard.
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