🔗 Share this article California's Governor Again Denies Parole for Manson Follower Longtime Inmate Gavin Newsom again refused parole for the convicted inmate, who has served over five decades in prison for her involvement in the notorious Tate-LaBianca killings orchestrated by Charles Manson. Parole Reversal Draws Criticism Nearly five months after the state parole panel deemed the elderly fit for freedom, Newsom overturned the decision and declared that the inmate “currently represents an unreasonable danger to the public if freed from prison at this time.” This marks the second time Newsom has prevented her parole, and the move was met with strong opposition from her legal representative, who claimed the governor opted for “politics over people” and failed to consider the abuse she suffered from the cult figure. “The governor's decision of her parole approval has nothing to do with the evidence of how much she’s changed or the danger she presents,” said Keith Wattley, Krenwinkel’s attorney. “It's entirely political, in opposition to the facts and the controlling law.” Case History of the Murders Krenwinkel was twenty-one when the Manson's followers carried out the murders of actress Sharon Tate and four others, including heiress Abigail Folger and celebrity stylist Jay Sebring, and the next evening murdered grocer Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary LaBianca. By 1971, she and other Manson followers were found guilty of multiple counts of first-degree murder for their roles in the attack. Prison Transformation In her decades in prison – she is the state's most senior female prisoner – she has turned her life around, supporters and attorneys stated. She has earned college degrees and her behavior record is spotless, her attorney said, which was one of the reasons the panel recommended her for release. Krenwinkel has expressed remorse for her actions in the offenses. In 2022, she stated: “I want to say how terribly sorry I am for the harm and anguish that I caused when I ended the lives that I did … I try every day to live amends … [and] focus on being a better person.” Past Abuse and Rehabilitation A 2017 investigation by the parole board found she endured abuse in multiple forms by Charles Manson, her attorney noted, stating that she has developed her “personal identity, self-reliance, and moral compass”. Other Cases The governor has previously blocked parole for other former cult members. Another follower was freed from state custody in recent years after over five decades when a state appeals court overturned the governor's ruling to block her parole.