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 Charles Manson follower Van Houten denied parole for 18th time in California
The La Biancas were killed in August 1969, one night after Manson's followers killed actress Sharon Tate and four others, including celebrity hairdresser Jay Sebring, coffee heiress Abigail Folger, filmmaker Voityck Frykowski and Steven Parent, a friend of the Tate estate's caretaker. Van Houten did not participate in the Tate killings, but went along on the next night when the La Biancas were slain in their home. Prosecutors have said that Van Houten had felt left out of the first night's carnage. In past hearings, Van Houten has apologized to the victims' families, but the parole board hasn't been swayed. Thursday's decision marks the 18th time she has lost her chance at freedom, said Bill Sessa, a spokesman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Van Houten, Manson and two other followers of the cult leader were originally sentenced to death, but their sentences were reduced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after California's death penalty was briefly suspended in the 1970s Charles Manson follower Van Houten denied parole for 18th time in California - International Herald Tribune
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