Manson's Girl : The True Story of Leslie Van Houten

Manson's Girl : The True Story of Leslie Van Houten

Leslie Van Houten is a former member of Charles Manson's â€œFamilyâ€. She was convicted in 1971 for the killings of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. Leslie's sentencing was part of the main Charles Manson trial but she blamed her actions on the control Manson had over her. Houten, Manson and two other members of the â€œFamilyâ€ were convicted and sentenced to death row until a new California law commuted their punishment to life imprisonment. Van Houten's lawyer passed away during the course of her trial and her convictions were thrown out. She then went to trial again, her primary defense being that she had a diminished mental capacity because of the drugs Manson had given her. The jury remained deadlocked. But Leslie would go to trial a third time. She would be convicted and sentenced to two life sentences. Amazingly, after over twenty different hearings, the California state board decided to make Leslie eligible for parole. On April 16th, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown agreed.

Country	USA
Author	Rose Duncan
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781532828393
ISBN	153282839X
Label	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
NumberOfPages	28
PublicationDate	2016-04-19
Publisher	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Studio	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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