California governor blocks Charles Manson follower’s parole

By DON THOMPSON
Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor has blocked the parole of Charles Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel, more than five decades after she scrawled “Helter Skelter” on a wall using the blood of one of their victims. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday said Krenwinkel, now 74, is still too much of a public safety risk. A two-member parole panel for the first time in May recommended that Krenwinkel be released. Her attorney said she is the longest-serving woman prisoner in the United States. She was convicted in the slayings of pregnant actor Sharon Tate and four other people in 1969 and helped kill two others the next night.