July 7, (PRINTWORDS NEWS) 60-year-old Leslie Van Houten a former member of the “Family” of Charles Mason was denied parole by the California parole board on Tuesday after her case was put forward in front of the board that was led by Robert Doyle and Deputy Commissioner Carol Bentley. Leslie Van Houten appeared with a new lawyer and some new law that many thought would have helped her case this time. Leslie Van Houten however had to return to prison after the three hour long parole hearing as the board found her unsuitable for a parole as of yet. The board will hear her case again within the next three years.
Leslie Van Houten on Tuesday apologized in front of the parole board by saying that she deeply regrets the act she had years back. In her statement she mentioned that she has grown insight into the crime that was committed and apologizes for the pains that she inflicted on the La Bianca family. She also gave a personal apology to the family. However, all that seemed to make hardly any impression on the family members that lost two of its members. One of the family members of the La Bianca family read a statement in which he mentioned that the family still suffers from the pain inflicted by the “Family” and Leslie Van Houten and that she should have been executed for the crime. He also added that she should not be released from the prison.
The new lawyer of Leslie Van Houten too failed to forward the case any further. The decision that was read out by Robert praised Leslie’s prison behavior but said that “She does not look at herself to see what made her capable of this activity”. Both maintained that Leslie is still in need of counseling.
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