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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Cavallier

Former Charles Manson cult member recommended for parole after governor blocked her release from prison two years ago

A former Charles Manson cult member who killed seven people and scrawled “Pigs” and a misspelled “Helter Skelter” on the wall with her victims’ blood during the 1969 murderous rampage, has once again been recommended for parole by the California parole board.

Patricia Krenwinkel, now 77, is the state’s longest-serving female inmate who has spent more than five decades behind bars after she was convicted in 1971 of seven counts of first-degree murder for her role in the brutal killings carried out by the Manson Family.

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