The California state parole board has recommended parole for Patricia Krenwinkel, a member of Charles Manson’s cult, for the second time. This recommendation now awaits the approval of Governor Gavin Newsom, who previously denied her first parole in 2022. Krenwinkel, 77, is serving a life sentence for her involvement in the brutal killings of actress Sharon Tate and four others in 1969, and the LaBianca couple over the subsequent night. These murders were part of Manson’s infamous plan to incite a race war.
Krenwinkel was first recommended for parole in May 2022, after having been denied a total of 14 times in the past. The governor’s review process can take up to 150 days after a parole hearing. Krenwinkel, who was 19 when she met Manson, testified in 2016 about being entranced by him and leaving her previous life. Her time with Manson was marked by abuse and drug dependence, which further complicated her circumstances.
During the Tate murders, Krenwinkel admitted to stabbing Abigail Folger multiple times, and she also participated in the LaBianca killings, infamously inscribing “Helter Skelter” on a wall using the victims’ blood. Initially sentenced to death, her sentence turned to life imprisonment when the death penalty was briefly deemed unconstitutional in California in 1972. Now the longest-serving female inmate in the state, Krenwinkel’s case continues to garner attention as it proceeds through the lengthy parole process. Neither the governor’s office nor the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has yet provided comments on the latest developments.
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