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Former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten confers with her attorney Rich Pfeiffer during a break from her hearing before the California Board of Parole Hearings at the California Institution for Women
Leslie Van Houten was a teenage follower of Charles Manson. After half a century behind bars for murder, she's now free - ABC News
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Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison a half-century after grisly killings | The Seattle Times
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Opinion: I worked with Leslie Van Houten when she was in prison. I'm glad she's been paroled - Los Angeles Times
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