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CHINO, Calif. (AP) -- The Latest on a parole hearing for former "Manson Family" member Leslie Van Houten (all times local):
3:30 p.m.
Leslie Van Houten, the youngest of Charles Mason's murderous followers, has been granted parole by a California board.
Van Houten, who was 19 when she killed for Manson in 1969, appeared before a parole panel for the 21st time Wednesday.
Gov. Jerry Brown now has a 120-day period to affirm, reverse or take no action on the decision.
Last year, a similar panel granted her parole but was overruled by the governor.
Over two nights in August 1969, Manson's ragtag band of followers killed seven people, including actress Sharon Tate.
Van Houten, now 68, didn't take part in the first night's killings of Tate and four others. But she helped kill grocer Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, on the second night.
Since her incarceration more than 40 years ago, she has been a model prisoner.
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The youngest of Charles Mason's murderous followers is once more attempting to persuade a California parole panel she has reformed and deserves to be released from prison.
Leslie Van Houten, who was 19 when she killed for Manson in 1969, is scheduled to appear before a parole panel for the 21st time Wednesday.
Last year, a similar panel tentatively granted her parole but was overruled by Gov. Jerry Brown.
Over two nights in August 1969, Manson's rag-tag band of followers killed seven people, including actress Sharon Tate.
Van Houten, now 68, didn't take part in the first night's killings of Tate and four others. But she helped kill grocer Leno La Bianca and his wife, Rosemary, on the second night.
Since her incarceration more than 40 years ago, she has been a model prisoner.