A California appeals court said Leslie Van Houten, who participated in two killings at the direction of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969, should be let out of prison on parole.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/30/leslie-van-houten-parole-appeals-court/

Carice Van Houten joined the cast in season 2, playing the Red Priestess Melisandre.

Source: https://screenrant.com/game-of-thrones-actors-auditioned-other-characters-roles/

From left: Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Leslie Van Houten, walk to court to appear for their roles in the 1969 cult killings of seven people, including pregnant actress Sharon Tate, in Los Angeles, Calif.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/07/08/californias-gavin-newsome-to-stop-fighting-against-parole-for-manson-follower-leslie-van-houten/

Her supporters have long argued that Van Houten, a rootless and damaged child of a broken home, described by one of her original lawyers as being 'nutty as a fruitcake', has been entirely rehabilitated and was merely being kept behind bars as retribution.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12293085/She-teenage-hippy-met-Charles-Manson-Leslie-Van-Houten-freed.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Leslie Van Houten, one of Charles Manson's murderous devotees, has spent more than 50 years in jail.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/crime/us-governor-stops-fight-against-manson-devotees-parole-c-11217234

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Van Houten “was released to parole supervision.”

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/leslie-van-houten-follower-of-cult-leader-charles-manson-released-from-california-prison/article_1ca1c233-d38f-510c-9167-7f99df48787f.html

“The governor is disappointed by the Court of Appeal’s decision to release Ms. Van Houten but will not pursue further action as efforts to further appeal are unlikely to succeed,” said Erin Mellon, the governor’s communications director, said.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/07/08/californias-gavin-newsome-to-stop-fighting-against-parole-for-manson-follower-leslie-van-houten/

Van Houten, 73, was a 19-year old member of the "Manson family" when she took part in the murder of a Los Angeles grocer and his wife in 1969.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66171806?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Van Houten was granted two retrials later in the decade, and was once again sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

Source: https://www.thewrap.com/leslie-van-houten-manson-family-wins-parole/

Van Houten "was released to parole supervision," the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement.

Source: https://www.9news.com.au/world/leslie-van-houten-follower-of-cult-leader-charles-manson-released-from-california-prison/f88ba394-8848-471a-9f57-cc12d1bf41d7