This Tuesday, Leslie Van Houten, sentenced to more than 50 years to life in prison for two counts of murder, was released from prison, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Van Houten is on probation and will be supervised.

The 73-year-old American was part of the Manson Family, a criminal sect led by Charles Manson who committed various crimes such as the murder of actress Sharon Tate.

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Originally from Southern California, Van Houten was a middle-class young woman who excelled in her college. However, due to her parents’ divorce and her mother’s obligation to have an abortion after becoming pregnant, she changed her behavior.

Thus he gradually entered the world of drugs such as LSD or marijuana. In accordance with BBCIn the summer of 1968, she met Bobby Beausoleil and Catherine “Gypsy” Share, brought her closer to Manson, and even months later they lived with him.

Despite initially having a peaceful message, it turned violent so they started committing crimes.

In the early morning of August 10, 1969, the day after Tate’s murder, he participated in the burglary of the home of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.

She watched Leno get killed and also stab Rosemary. Months later they were arrested and the followers of the Manson clan were put on trial.

Van Houten, 73, was 19 at the time of the crime and the brutality of his actions was highlighted during the trial, stabbing Rosemary LaBianca between 14 and 16 times.

Two years later she was found guilty and initially sentenced to death, but this was abolished in California and replaced by life in prison.

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In 1978, he was given a life sentence, but with the possibility of parole, which was denied at least five times.

“He will have to learn to live in the world after 53 years in prison. It’s going to take a while,” his lawyer, Nancy Tetreault, said in statements to US media.

The cabinet of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, had indicated this month that he would not appeal his release, despite being “disappointed” with the appeals court’s decision.