Reformed Manson follower eyes freedom after 56 years: ‘She’s not the same person any more’

Patricia Krenwinkel, in prison over Tate-LaBianca killings, recommended for parole but faces uphill battle to be freed

Patricia Krenwinkel, a former Charles Manson follower who has been imprisoned for 56 years over her role in the Tate-LaBianca murders in Los Angeles, could go free after being recommended for parole last week.

The decision marked a major victory for the aging incarcerated woman after 16 parole hearings. Krenwinkel, now 77, was 21 at the time of the 1969 killings and has been imprisoned longer than any other woman in California.