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Topic: Leslie Van Houten

Sheron Lawin (L), a member of the Board of Prison Terms commissioners, listens to Leslie Van Houten (R), after her parole was denied June 28, 2002 at the California Institution for Women in Corona, California. (DAMIAN DOVARGANES/AFP via Getty Images)

Tate's sister on Van Houten's release

Kelly McClure

John Waters talks death

Amanda Marcotte
Leslie Van Houten at a California Board of Parole hearing in Chino, Calif., Thursday, April 14, 2016. (Nick Ut/AP)

Van Houten's second chance

Mary Elizabeth Williams