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Patricia Krenwinkel, a former Charles Manson "family" member and participant in the 1969 Tate-La Bianca murders in California, has been denied parole again. Krenwinkel said of the Manson family murders, "I just wanted him (Manson) to love me."
Parole Commissioner Susan Melanson, along with Deputy Parole Commissioner Steven Hernandez, denied Krenwinkel's parole request.
Forty-one years ago, Krenwinkel, part of the Manson Family (as Charles Manson called his gang), admitted participating in the stabbing death of three people in the eight-person Tate-LaBianca slaughter, under Charles Manson's orders.
Krenwinkel, along with Manson family members Linda Kasabian, Charles "Tex" Watson and Susan Atkins were found guilty in the Tate Murders, including actress Sharon Tate (wife of filmmaker Roman Polanski), Tate's unborn baby, Jay Sebring, heiress Abigail Folger, Voytek Frykowski and Steven Parent at the Tate Mansion in Bel Air, Aug. 8, 1969. Rosemary and Leno LaBianca were murdered by other Manson Family members the next day. The murders have been grouped as the Tate-LaBianca murders.
Patricia Krenwinkel now holds the title of longest incarcerated female in California. Krenwinkel appealed for parole because she claims she is a "changed" person. Krenwinkel offered this explanation for the brutal slayings:
"He (Manson) sang to me and made love to me," she said. "...I left everything and went with him. He seemed like the answer to my salvation."
In response to Krenwinkel's request, Melanson responded that the 1969 murders were "still relevant today." Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Patrick Sequeira summed up the general response to Krenwinkel's plea saying that if she was remorseful she would waive her parole hearings and accept her punishment.
To say that the Tate-LaBianca murders rocked the nation is an understatement. I was 5 years old and we were living in Alaska as missionaries. My father, an traveling evangelist, went to Los Angeles in 1970 with the intention of meeting with Patricia Krenwinkel, Susan Atkins and possibly Leslie VanHouten. His mission was to pray with them and help them find salvation. He was not admitted to the prison complex, but he stayed for some time hoping to be allowed to speak with them.
When California repealed the death penalty in 1972, Manson gang member sentences were commuted to life in prison. Fellow Manson family member Atkins died in prison last year after a failed bid for "merciful" parole. Atkins was dying of cancer and her family had petitioned for her to be allowed to die at home.
Other members have been denied parole. Leslie VanHouten, 61, was denied parole in 2010. Charles, "Tex" Watson was denied parole. Charles Manson himself, now 75, did not appear at his last parole hearing and is still incarcerated. Family members of the murder victims, including Sharon's sister Debra Tate, have declared themselves pledged to seeing that Manson gang members remain behind bars. Chronicles of the Manson Family can be found in Vincent Bugliosi's book "Helter Skelter," documentary-drama movie "Helter Skelter" and in on websites here.
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Parole Commissioner Susan Melanson, along with Deputy Parole Commissioner Steven Hernandez, denied Krenwinkel's parole request.
Forty-one years ago, Krenwinkel, part of the Manson Family (as Charles Manson called his gang), admitted participating in the stabbing death of three people in the eight-person Tate-LaBianca slaughter, under Charles Manson's orders.
Krenwinkel, along with Manson family members Linda Kasabian, Charles "Tex" Watson and Susan Atkins were found guilty in the Tate Murders, including actress Sharon Tate (wife of filmmaker Roman Polanski), Tate's unborn baby, Jay Sebring, heiress Abigail Folger, Voytek Frykowski and Steven Parent at the Tate Mansion in Bel Air, Aug. 8, 1969. Rosemary and Leno LaBianca were murdered by other Manson Family members the next day. The murders have been grouped as the Tate-LaBianca murders.
Patricia Krenwinkel now holds the title of longest incarcerated female in California. Krenwinkel appealed for parole because she claims she is a "changed" person. Krenwinkel offered this explanation for the brutal slayings:
"He (Manson) sang to me and made love to me," she said. "...I left everything and went with him. He seemed like the answer to my salvation."
In response to Krenwinkel's request, Melanson responded that the 1969 murders were "still relevant today." Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Patrick Sequeira summed up the general response to Krenwinkel's plea saying that if she was remorseful she would waive her parole hearings and accept her punishment.
To say that the Tate-LaBianca murders rocked the nation is an understatement. I was 5 years old and we were living in Alaska as missionaries. My father, an traveling evangelist, went to Los Angeles in 1970 with the intention of meeting with Patricia Krenwinkel, Susan Atkins and possibly Leslie VanHouten. His mission was to pray with them and help them find salvation. He was not admitted to the prison complex, but he stayed for some time hoping to be allowed to speak with them.
When California repealed the death penalty in 1972, Manson gang member sentences were commuted to life in prison. Fellow Manson family member Atkins died in prison last year after a failed bid for "merciful" parole. Atkins was dying of cancer and her family had petitioned for her to be allowed to die at home.
Other members have been denied parole. Leslie VanHouten, 61, was denied parole in 2010. Charles, "Tex" Watson was denied parole. Charles Manson himself, now 75, did not appear at his last parole hearing and is still incarcerated. Family members of the murder victims, including Sharon's sister Debra Tate, have declared themselves pledged to seeing that Manson gang members remain behind bars. Chronicles of the Manson Family can be found in Vincent Bugliosi's book "Helter Skelter," documentary-drama movie "Helter Skelter" and in on websites here.
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