The Manson Family began as a commune built around the charisma of Charles Manson, but it quickly transformed into one of the most infamous cults in American history. In 1969, the group carried out a ...

Patricia Krenwinkel saw her parole recommendation again quashed this month by California’s governor — meaning she remains in prison, more than 50 years after the Manson Family murders. Related ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has once again denied parole for Patricia Krenwinkel, the state’s longest-serving female inmate and a former follower of Charles Manson. In a decision released Tuesday, ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has reversed a parole board’s decision to release Patricia Krenwinkel, a former follower of cult leader Charles Manson and one of the perpetrators of the 1969 ...

SACRAMENTO (KABC) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom denied parole for Patricia Krenwinkel, one of the followers of cult leader Charles Manson who helped kill pregnant actress Sharon Tate and four other people at a ...

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom denied parole Tuesday for former Charles Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel, who is serving a life prison term for her role in the 1969 Tate-La Bianca murders.

I’m an expert in cults, and I believe Patricia Krenwinkel should be free. She is a survivor of Charles Manson’s violent cult, and her actions over half a century ago don’t reflect who she is today: an ...

Charles Manson is one of America’s most notorious criminals and one of the most notable figures of the 1960s. While Manson was a musician himself, that isn’t how he gained his notoriety. Rather, he ...

Nothing symbolized the death of the peace-and-love era more than the Manson murders in Los Angeles. In August 1969, a message scrawled in blood — “Pig” — marked the scene where actress Sharon Tate, ...