Youngest Manson follower Leslie Van Houten denied parole
Leslie Van Houten
LOS ANGELES â The governor of California once again denied parole Friday for  Leslie Van Houten   the youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson who blamed herself at her parole hearing for letting  him  control her life.
Gov. Jerry Brown said in his decision that  Van Houten  still lays too much of the blame on Manson  who died two months ago at age 83.
 The 68-year-old Van Houten  is serving life for the murders of wealthy grocer Leno La Bianca and  his  wife  Rosemary  when  Van Houten  was 19. They were stabbed a day after other Manson followers killed pregnant actress Sharon Tate and four other people in Los Angeles.
 Van Houten  has long been considered among the most likely candidates among Manson âfamilyâ members to be paroled  But Brown  like Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger before him  has steadfastly refused to let anyone associated with Mansonâs killings go free.
Itâs the second time Brown has blocked parole for  Van Houten  after a state parole panel recommended that she be freed.
Brown wrote Friday that  Van Houten  âplayed a vital part in the LaBianca murders  one of the most notorious of the Manson family crimes. The devastation and loss experienced by the LaBianca family and all the victimsâ families continues today.â
Brown recalled  Van Houten  saying that she takes responsibility for âManson being able to do what he did to all of us. I allowed it. I accept responsibility that I allowed him to conduct my life in that way.â
LOS ANGELES â The governor of California once again denied parole Friday for   [TGT]    the youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson who blamed herself at her parole hearing for letting  him  control her life.
Gov. Jerry Brown said in his decision that  Van Houten  still lays too much of the blame on Manson  who died two months ago at age 83.
 The 68-year-old Van Houten  is serving life for the murders of wealthy grocer Leno La Bianca and  his  wife  Rosemary  when  Van Houten  was 19. They were stabbed a day after other Manson followers killed pregnant actress Sharon Tate and four other people in Los Angeles.
 Van Houten  has long been considered among the most likely candidates among Manson âfamilyâ members to be paroled  But Brown  like Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger before him  has steadfastly refused to let anyone associated with Mansonâs killings go free.
Itâs the second time Brown has blocked parole for  Van Houten  after a state parole panel recommended that she be freed.
Brown wrote Friday that  Van Houten  âplayed a vital part in the LaBianca murders  one of the most notorious of the Manson family crimes. The devastation and loss experienced by the LaBianca family and all the victimsâ families continues today.â
Brown recalled  Van Houten  saying that she takes responsibility for âManson being able to do what he did to all of us. I allowed it. I accept responsibility that I allowed him to conduct my life in that way.â