Parole Hearings
In 1987, Suzanne LaBerge (née Suzan Struthers), began visiting Charles "Tex" Watson in prison. LaBerge, the daughter of Rosemary LaBianca, attended Watson's 1990 parole hearing, telling the parole board that because of Watson's newfound Christianity, he was a new man, no longer dangerous and should be released. Sharon Tate's mother, Doris Tate, and other members of the LaBianca family made it clear that Suzanne wasn't speaking for the rest of the victims' families. Watson has been denied parole 13 times and remains in a California prison.
In 1999, Angela Smaldino became the first member of the LaBianca family to attend a parole hearing for Leslie Van Houten. In 2000, she was joined by her brother Louis Smaldino and another relative John DiSantis, who accompanied her to the hearing and made statements against Van Houten's release. Van Houten has been denied parole 19 times and remains in the California Institution for Women in Chino, California.
Manson and Krenwinkel also remain incarcerated in California for their roles in the Tate-LaBianca murders. Both have been considered for parole numerous times, but they have been denied repeatedly. Atkins remained imprisoned until her death from brain cancer on September 24, 2009.
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