I am disgusted by her release. She has steadfastly manipulated people to get out. She was initially given the death penalty. She admitted that she enjoyed stabbing poor Mrs. Labianca while Mrs. Labianca cried and called out for her husband who was already dead. Drugs are no excuse for her disgusting behavior. She does not deserve another chance. I am sickened by her release.
She wants to teach? Let her show her students the crime scene photos and excerpts of her despicable behavior during the Tate/LaBianca court proceedings. I wouldn’t want her 10 feet from my children. What a horrible slap in the LaBianca family’s face.
Deranged murderous filth. There is no justice for the poor victims. No one who does such a thing can be rehabilitated. She should hide in a hole somewhere in shame.
I never thought I would see the day she got out except through death. This happened years before I was even thought of and I have read about the Manson Family for a long time and in my opinion, I don't think she should have been released. Yeah she's an old woman now, but she doesn't deserve to be free. Pure evil....then things they did.
They wouldn't even let her live next door. She would lower the tone of the neighbourhood. I'm from Ireland 🇮🇪, we have a great saying, "The stupid ignore, what they don't want to see"
So true. What gets me is the way her and those other 2 girls acted after they slayed all of those people. It wasn't like it was temporary insanity or anything like that. She was proud and happy that she did that. They were signing and smiling with no thought, fear or remorse. Those videos of her reaction after getting caught showed more of her character than what she even did when she killed those poor people. Why give the death penalty to anyone if your not going to give it to her. She is a monster that should have died a long time ago.
I agree that a model prisoner is like David Berkowitz, aka The Son of Sam. He did heinous crimes, but he accepted his punishment, stating, " It's unfair to my victims family." HE said he turned his life to Christ. I think he probably did 2 interviews in prison. Somehow, one of his victims' families has forgiven him.
As a society, we need to get past our fear of executing people whose crime warrants the death penalty. If we don't, there will come a time when we can't build prisons fast enough to house them. And why should we keep someone who murders for sport alive? Talk about wasting money! It makes no sense at all and just creates repeat offenders.
They didn't release Susan Atkins, and she had terminal brain cancer, and she died in prison . She was in no condition to re offend or have followers. I know she killed Tate and her unborn baby. So what does this say keep in prison for killing famous people and release killers of unknown citizens like the Labiancas.
And what about Sharon Tate's husband Roman Polanski? He had sex with a 13 year old and then skipped the country to keep from being prosecuted. In my opinion, a Child Molester is just as bad. The only difference is that a killer takes a life. A Child Predator kills their victim's mental and emotional health. So what is worse?
So she got a masters degree of education free?! WTH???? There's something very wrong with this picture. The citizens should not have to pay for things like this. Wrong on every damn level! 😡
An advocate for LVH ?! Who will advocate for those who lost their lives because of LVH?! Ok, she is an older being, what difference does that make? She's been educated at my and your cost and as a retired instructor I find that her degrees will mean zero to society at large. I am appalled at her release.
That butcher is going to be nothing but trouble for the state of California. I mean, the property values anywhere in the vicinity will nosedive wherever the Manson fanatic settles down, and the 911 operators will be forever besieged with nothing but panic calls. For example, can you just imagine: "I can't even take my children out to play with that woman around!" or "I can't sleep nights with that killer loose in the neighborhood!" Well, California can have that one as Michigan doesn't want her.
@@flowersflowers5070 All that anyone is going to watch are the property values sinking like a rock wherever that cutthroat resides. Actually, all that this one has to do to trigger a 911 call is to poke her head out the door. No, no one is going to want that Manson looney loose in their neighborhood.
LOL you do know she is not the only family member that has been let out right? The other one lives in a very nice neighborhood and property value did not go down at all, pretty high $ neighborhood, your getting a little carried away.
@@sherri60806 Carried away? No, not at all. Trust me, whatever neighborhood that this Jackie the Ripper resides, those people in that vicinity are not only going to be in full panic mode, but they'll find themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place. I mean, those poor souls wouldn't even have the option of selling their homes at any price with that Manson nutcase nearby. I think this is exactly the scenario that we're looking at, and why the Californians have a huge problem on their hands.
@@sherri60806 No, Van Houten was not the only Manson fanatic who was freed. Actually, , Lynette (Squeaky) Fromme was released some years ago, but her crime was merely the attempted assassination of former President Ford in 1975. You know, there is a huge difference between an attempted murder, and the savage butchery of an innocent family couple.
I remember when this happened, next to the Sharon Tate Murders the was so gruesome , she should never be release.. the was a horrible crime.. Gavin Newsom keeps making these horrible decisions.. I wonder if this was his family member would he still rush to release her.
Whatever. Over half a century in prison. She’ll be dead in a few years anyway. Now how about releasing all the small time drug offenders. There’s still people serving decades in prison for marijuana “crimes”.
This only gives hope to other convicted killers ie Chris Watts etc She was sentenced to life in prison not until she was rehabilitated. Ridiculous and disgraceful
How nice she got an education in prison. and attended self help groups . I consider that a reward for a murderer, not rehabilitation. I can't imagine how she can be a benefit to society . She originally got the death penalty which is what she deserved. at what point does a brainwashed killer's brain change enough to be safe in society.? Has she expressed remorse? Forgiveness for this woman is up to God. I can't understand why she thinks she deserves freedom.
True horrific crimes two of them with made with the Manson family. They did it with joy laughter and they did it because they could. They killed not one night but two innocent families and friends. They got caught and innocent unborn child was killed so easily with a knife from a woman who didn't care. They got sent to prison for life. One recently got paroled and I think they should stay in prison for the rest of their lives because of the opportunity for the ones they murdered wasn't given to them. Now just one got out the rest of them will be expecting the same thing 😡😡😡😡😡😡
She's only 73. She could possibly live FREE for another FORTY YEARS! The government will be taking care of her (that means all of us who killed nobody ) So she will have a nice relaxing retirement without having to work. Let that sink in.
It's quite simple. Did the poor tortured victims get a second chance? It warms my heart that this savage got these degrees for free while so many out there cannot afford that luxury. They're going to set her up teaching her how to use a cell phone. atm, etc. Perhaps take a homeless person off the street who didn't savagely murder a woman claiming it felt like an orgasm and help them out. Impress me by giving Leno and Rosemary's life back as well but they can't do that. Pull the pain from their children/family had to live with imagining how much their parents suffered that night at the hands of these savages. It amazes me how many privilege's these monsters got in prison and how messed up the corrupted justice system is.
I agree people act like we want blood society forgave her when she got off death row. As regarding the homeless, we should help them out they may steal for hunger , alot have mental illness and they are always forgotten except for Christmas. No homeless person, I've heard killing people.
I wonder what it's going feel like holding a knife for the first time in 50 years. Huh Leslie ? If that's still your name! She was more helpful as a teacher in her endeavors to help the prisoners. I never thought her sentence should have been commuted from the electric chair to life with the possibility of parole! They skipped life without the possibility of parole . The more appropriate sentence!
I was 18 and lived in Los Angeles when the Manson Murders happened. Since they were originally sentenced to death, life in prison without parole would have been the completely appropriate. I have been haunted by The Manson Family ever since. Now she'll have to see what God has to say about her evil actions.
even though shes old and model prisoner,she shouldnt get another chance her victomes didnt and she did get a chance when she avoided the death penaltys,this was a horable murder spree
Unfair. The crime she committed was so hideous. She apparently held down the wife of the grocer they also killed while another stabbed her. What have those people done her? She should rot in jail.
So its her stellar prison record that impressed the parole board? She had to do right in prison because she was locked up, she couldn't go on a murderous rampage while in prison. She has already proven what she is capable of while free. Rosemary, you were a beautiful woman.
She did her time and paid her debt to society, also she got herself educated, let her do the rest of her freedom in peace. People with the same mindset as yours should be the ones locked up instead you spew hate. You must be a Trump supporter, yeah make America great with all your negativity and hate.
How is she going to make a positive contribution to society at her age as stated by her attorney? I don't think she will. At 73 you don't start anything. Only if she was completing some contribution started earlier in life.
Being 73 isn't a reason to think a person is too old to start a new chapter in life. My dad is 85 and still working! Some people just love being active. My pop says having a reason to get up every morning makes him feel alive. Van Houten doesn't have to go sit in a rocking chair just because she's 73. Elderly people have a lot to contribute, they have aquired wisdom through the years. I think elderly people don't get enough respect. Keep in mind, I'm speaking in general . This woman committed a horrific crime, so it is debatable whether she should be allowed to start a new chapter. ...
@@prophetba I didn't mean that you quit at that age. It would be hard to start a new venture. Maybe she should learn to quilt. That would be a contribution without the influence of her friends behind bars.
Ironic and infuriating....I heard she took college courses while in prison? On the government's dime? I can't help but think back on the fourteen years it took ME to pay back my student loans. (Gosh, maybe I shoulda held up a bank) My hunch is that given the real world she will be coming back into.....and the adjustments she's going to have to make at her age? Finally...the huge steamer trunk of her own horrific history? She won't last too long on the outside...
There should be no excuse that she is a "changed woman." She should have to serve out her sentence no matter what but sadly these ppl escaped the death penalty. Our justice system failed the victims
She is institutionalize.. She is just going to go sit in a small room somewhere on the outside for the rest of her life... All the ppl and traffic out there today will flip her out.
And no one gets sentenced for 53 years for stabbing a dead body. If this wasn't a high profile case associated with Charles Manson, she would have been released Decades ago.
@@t-ellie794 I have a small circle of friends. We’re all former Lifers. We’re all out, have pretty good jobs, Pay our taxes, and are doing it right this time.
Oh, and don't forget the 15 million she earned in prison profiting from her fun times killing by writing about it. Our systems has definitely failed the innocent. So blatantly cruel to the families. Guess you should have thought this out a little better...no reason to keep her locked up now?? Who sounds deranged now?
Who paid for her Bachelors and Masters degrees? I'm not impressed that she got degrees. What else did she have to do in prison? I know people working full time jobs trying to pay for college in order to get a degree, so they're studying and working. And the same people knowing that a Masters degree is financially out of reach. I know people who owe $100K in student loan debt they'll be paying off the rest of their lives. No biggie that this woman managed to get 2 degrees in her 53 years in prison that were paid for by the taxpayers. I am against the death penalty, but not life in prison. For what she did she should have remained in prison. She was able to do constructive things there and to even rehabilitate, but that doesn't mean she should have been allowed to leave.
She should never feel freedom she lost that with the murders she participated in that hasn’t gone away why does her crime go away… lol rehabilitated or not she committed the crime
A model prisoner is one who accepts their punishment. For example David Berkowitz AKA son of sam doesn't attend parole meetings "He doesn't think it's fair to families " I don't know he's tuned to Christ but I can only see his actions.
Van Houten showed in 1969 what she's made of. No college degree or rehab program is going to change what she's made of. Her release back into society is utterly foolish.
I am very pleased this woman has been given her freedom. She paid her dues. If you research her involvement, you might agree. I've been obsessed with this "story" since I was a kid. Sadie deserved to die in prison, Leslie does not. There are people these days who do much worse things and don't suffer nearly the same consequences. She was 19.... she is now 73.... I wish her the very best of luck in a world that is so outside the realm of her comprehension.... we all suffer in different ways.
She pulled 53 years, that is life. She is old and may not make it in the outside world. If she's not a threat to society, then what difference does it make? She pulled her time. She is basically let out to die.
I'm kinda conflicted about this. When she did her horrible crime she was a 19 year old kid now she's a 73 year old woman! I'm 67 and a totally different person in every way than I was when I was 19 ! I can tell you from my experience that people can and do Change. The person they just released is not the person they locked up 50 plus years ago I don't know about punishment, judgement, or justice! I'm not wise enough or arrogant enough to think I know the truth about such things. When we listen to our better Angels we realize that Mercy is always critically important! I don't know if it's right or wrong to let her go? I'll leave that to a higher power! But I don't have a problem with this I wish her well
People change? Seriously? The only person in history to change was the Apostle Paul on the road to Demascus. Van Houten is a murderer. They butchered those people in their own homes. And for what reason?
The big question that should have come from the review board is; If someone came into your compound to stab one of your members to death, would you let them go free? 'Well...Charlie thinks that they're reablitated and wants to let them go'. I think that he would have mangled them to bits. I think that the victims family wants to do the same to her.
Yeah…pretty sure she’s done with killing….Charlie is dead, not here to brainwash anyone. Unless the CIA decides to experiment on her and mess her mind up like they did with Charlie.
It seems that most people, at least the ones who comment on social media sites like this, want her blood. No mercy. Turn the other cheek or an eye for eye? Who is right?
Sharon Tate's baby deserves his 53 years. This isn't about revenge you do a heinous crime and you say you're a model prisoner then you do your time. I can think of an example the Son of Sam aka David Berkowitz. He has stated he's hurt too many people he doesn't attend his parole meetings. My cousin murdered someone do I have the right to tell that victims family it's been 30 years let it go. Hell no I also had a male cousin who just turned 30 years old and he was murdered while being robbed and miss out of holding his 3rd baby because his wife was pregnant with their daughter. No prison doesn't make up for the victims but to protect society from deviants.
She spent over 50 years in prison. She earned a bachelor and a master degree. The correctional facility should be about rehablitation instead of vengeance.
Sooo many comments! This things are deeply analyzed by experts who have the authority to decide. Not by RU-vid users who think they have the answer to everything.
For the moment, that murdering savage was given a three year probation which means that she must reside in California during the duration. Following that, I would highly doubt that any other state would be willing to offer her residency as she would be a menace to everyone concerned.
@@rodneyjhackenflash4865 Excuse me, but do I even know you? Do you always call people that have an opposing view "moronic criminal-loving attitude"? I know who you voted for 2 years ago... total Trumpster Toadstool....
I've personally known a woman like that one before, and I'm still baffled as to how she ever beat the murder rap. Anyways, luckily for the community , they had her committed to an asylum. Believe me, these types of people are as unstable and unpredictable as hell, and should never be exposed to the public. All I can tell you is that the last thing you would want to do is to turn your back on those people.
Can we talk about the music in the beginning though? 😂😭😭 what in the hip hop remix is that intro? Loved it tbh 😫 made me laugh. Seriously though, I’m mad they released her.
She has come out of prison pretty well set for life financially because she like the others have profited off her notoriety. If i was Leslie to show respect for the victims families id live my life out quietly and try to make a difference in the world. Not give anymore interviews and no book deals. Leave them in piece and not bring this horrible incident back into the public eye.
That's exactly right. Actually, there's just no telling how stable anyone with mental issues will be at any given moment. Trust me, one can never turn their back on those people without the risk of being stabbed, gored, axed or hammered to death.
It would be better for you to make a positive contribution to society. Stop worrying about a woman who wouldn't have hesitated to break into your home and bump you off. Not all people are capable of rehabilitation.
I'm glad she got released. She has served far more time then other murderers that have been released serving less time. The fact she was connected to the name Manson is why I think she was not paroled before. She is fully rehabilitated, has been a model prisoner, she is not a danger to society either.. She deserves her freedom.
WHY? She’s a murderer there are young kids to this day that 3:55 get sentenced to life and they’re not going to be released. Why should she? Is it because of nostalgia let’s get real people she’s a murderer she did horrific things to the person
This crime spanned decades and touched people who weren't even alive when it happened. I knew who Charles Manson and the rest of them were before I knew anything about Sharon Tate, or any of the other victims. How sad is that?? I'm 45 and had no choice but to know the term "Tate-Labianca" before knowing about the victims at all, and who they really were. Just straight disrespect to decent humanity to let this person go free.
