DETROIT — Former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, who was convicted in the double murder of a California couple in 1969, was released from prison Tuesday after serving more than 50 ...

LOS ANGELES — Former Manson family member Leslie Van Houten was released from prison Tuesday after more than five decades behind bars, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ...

Leslie Van Houten, a Charles Manson follower who was convicted of the 1969 slayings of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in California, was paroled Tuesday, after spending almost her entire adult life in ...

Charles Manson's devoted co-defendants Susan Denise Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten head to court in August 1970. (George Brich/Associated Press) ...

Capping a decades-long quest for freedom, former Manson family member Leslie Van Houten was released from prison Tuesday after more than five decades behind bars for horrific murders that stunned ...

In this Aug. 20, 1970 file photo, Charles Manson followers, from left: Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten, walk to court to appear for their roles in the 1969 cult killings of ...

LOS ANGELES — Denied by two governors and forever linked to Charles Manson and his “family,” it seemed unlikely Leslie Van Houten would ever be freed. But legal experts say an exemplary and ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten walked out of a California prison Tuesday after serving more than 50 years of a life sentence for her participation in two infamous ...

Manson follower Leslie Van Houten shown (left) en route to court in August 1970 and in a March 2015 prison mugshot with a "Golden Girl" sign referring to a program for older inmates.