LOS ANGELES — A woman who claimed to be Charles Manson's sister has backed out of a dispute over the estate of the cult leader who was responsible for a string of murders across Los Angeles in 1969.
L.A. County Superior Court Judge Ruben Garcia granted the withdrawal of the petition of Nancy Claassen, a resident of Spokane, Washington, in a hearing Monday at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles.
The petition was "denied without prejudice," meaning Claassen could file again, perhaps with more evidence.
