US NewsAppeals Court Blocks Release of Manson Follower Leslie Van HoutenSaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintCharles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten attends her parole hearing at the California Institution for Women in Corona, Calif in In this Sept. 6, 2017 file photo. Stan Lim/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool, FileZachary StieberSenior Reporter9/21/2019|Updated: 9/21/2019A woman who was convicted of killing a couple at the direction of Charles Manson will not be released from prison on parole.Leslie Van Houten was 19 when she and three others stabbed Leno LaBianca, a grocer, and his wife Rosemary to death in 1969 on the orders of Manson.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.