{"id":248182,"date":"2010-01-29T10:36:47","date_gmt":"2010-01-29T15:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c630a53ef0120a825f05d970b"},"modified":"2010-01-29T14:02:45","modified_gmt":"2010-01-29T19:02:45","slug":"schwarzenegger-faces-tough-choice-release-manson-follower-from-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/248182","title":{"rendered":"Schwarzenegger faces tough choice: Release Manson follower from prison?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
\n\"http:\/\/www.topnews.in\/files\/Susan-Atkins.jpg\"<\/img><\/td>\n \"http:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/abqnews\/images\/photo\/charles%20manson_frie.jpg\"<\/img><\/td>\n\"Bruce<\/img><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Charles Manson has been denied 11 times.<\/p>\n

Manson follower Susan Atkins, who stabbed actress Sharon Tate to death more than 40
\nyears ago, was denied parole even when she was terminally ill. Leslie Van Houten has been rejected nearly 20 times.<\/p>\n

But now, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will have to decide whether a member of the Manson family should be freed.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Bruce Davis, who was convicted in the
\n1969 killings of musician Gary Hinman and ranch hand Donald "Shorty"
\nShea, was recommended for parole this week. A two-member Board of Prison Terms panel recommended Davis, 67, for
\nrelease following his 26th parole hearing at the California Men\u2019s
\nColony at San Luis Obispo, said Terry Thornton, a spokeswoman for the
\nstate Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Davis has been in
\nprison since April 21, 1972. <\/p>\n

L.A. prosecutors opposed Davis’ release — and it’s unclear whether law enforcement groups will lobby the governor to keep Davis behind bars.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

After a review by corrections,\u00a0 the governor has 30 days to review the board\u2019s
\ndecision. He can reject it, take no action or modify the decision by
\nadding a parole condition or changing the date of release.<\/p>\n

Davis, one of the lesser-known followers of cult leader Charles
\nManson, was convicted in 1972 of the Manson-dictated murders of Hinman
\nand Shea, whom Manson suspected of being a police informer.<\/p>\n

Davis was not involved in the infamous Manson family murders of actress Sharon Tate and six others, and that may have played a factor in the panel’s decision.<\/p>\n

Davis attorney Michael Beckman told the Associated Press that his client acknowledged for the first time that he shared
\nresponsibility for the Hinman\/Shea murders. "He said, ‘I was as responsible as everyone there,’ " Beckman<\/span> said. <\/p>\n

Last year, Manson follower Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme was released from prison. She tried to kill President Gerald Ford. Follower Steve Grogan was released in 1985.<\/p>\n

— Andrew Blankstein and Shelby Grad<\/p>\n

Photos: Atkins, Manson and Davis. Credit: Corrections Department.<\/em><\/p>\n

More breaking news in L.A. Now:<\/strong><\/p>\n

L.A. chef to stand trial in slaying of popular waitress dumped in forest<\/a> <\/p>\n

Officials raise fines for parking tickets, moving violations<\/a><\/p>\n

Child porn suspect is found dead by FBI in Whittier<\/a><\/p>\n

O.C. deputy pleads guilty in lobster poaching case<\/a><\/p>\n

San Diego’s Geezer Bandit hits 6th bank in 6 months<\/a><\/p>\n

Manson family member Bruce Davis is recommended for parole in 1969 killings of musician and ranch hand<\/a><\/p>\n

Body found on shore of Santa Ana River is identified<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Charles Manson has been denied 11 times. Manson follower Susan Atkins, who stabbed actress Sharon Tate to death more than 40 years ago, was denied parole even when she was terminally ill. Leslie Van Houten has been rejected nearly 20 times. But now, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will have to decide whether a member of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4131,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-248182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248182\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}