Youngest Manson follower granted parole again

(AP) – 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 foll