Van Houten, who is serving a life sentence, was not involved in the other killings. Separately from Newsom's decision, the appeals court is reviewing a lower judge's order that blocked Van Houten's release last year. The parallel matters had the judges wondering whether they still would have jurisdiction to rule if Newsom denies Van Houten parole. Former inmate Cheryl Minichilli said after the hearing that she's never seen anyone more remorseful than Van Houten. During one of her parole hearings, Van Houten said she was traveling up and down the California coast when acquaintances led her to Manson.

Source: Fox News April 24, 2019 18:00 UTC