Manson Follower Van Houten Gets Another Shot at Release

Manson Follower Van Houten Gets Another Shot at Release
Leslie Van Houten at her parole hearing at the California Institution for Women in Corona, Calif., on Sept. 6, 2017. Stan Lim/Orange County Register/SCNG via AP
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LOS ANGELES—Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten is getting another chance at getting out of prison following a years-long saga that has seen a board recommend her parole three separate times.

Van Houten’s case is being heard before California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal, which will consider whether to overturn a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge’s ruling denying parole for Van Houten last year.