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[Crime Stories with Nancy Grace] Charles Manson Cult Killer Walks Free: Victims’ Kin Distraught

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Leslie Van Houten was 19 years old when she and other followers of Charles Manson brutally killed Leno and Rosemary LaBianca inside their Los Angeles home.

Leno LaBianca had been stabbed 12 times with a knife and seven times with a carving fork. The fork stuck in his abdomen, and a kitchen knife in his throat. The word “war” had also been carved into his abdomen. Mrs. LaBianca had a total of 41 stab wounds on the front and back of her body.

Now after 53 years in custody, the convicted killer is free. Van Houten was denied parole more than 20 times before.

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

Anthony DiMaria – Nephew of Jay Sebring, Director of “Jay Sebring…Cutting to the Truth”
Lis Wiehl – Former Federal Prosecutor and Author: “Hunting Charles Manson;” Twitter: @liswiehl
Dr. Michelle Joy- Forensic, Clinical, and Academic Psychiatrist; Author: “An Illustrated History of the Insanity Defense;” Twitter:@Westphillymorbidart
Karen Smith – Forensic Expert, Host of “Shattered Souls: The Car Barn Murders” Podcast, and Lecturer at the University of Florida
Dr. Jan Gorniak – Medical Examiner, Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner (Las Vegas, NV), Board Certified Forensic Pathologist
Lisa Statman – Author: “Restless Souls: The Sharon Tate Family’s Account Of Stardom, The Manson Murders, and a Crusade For Justice;” Twitter: @AlisaStatman

Additional Guest

  • Ava Roosevelt – Friend of victims who had been invited to Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski’s house (and was nearly a victim herself); Former Model and Producer for The Racing Heart Productions; Author: “The Racing Heart” available on Amazon; Contributor to Business Club Magazine

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[Feature Photo: FILE – This March 29, 1971, file photo, shows Leslie Van Houten in a Los Angeles lockup. On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, California Gov. Gavin Newsom blocked parole for Charles Manson follower Van Houten, reversing a panel’s recommendation that she be freed after spending a half-century in prison. (AP Photo/File)]