"Infamous Charles Manson Follower Leslie Van Houten Freed from California Prison"

Leslie Van Houten, a follower of Charles Manson, has been released from a California prison after serving 53 years for her involvement in the infamous 1969 murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. Despite previous rejections by Governor Gavin Newsom, a state appeals court ruled in May that Van Houten should be released due to her rehabilitative efforts and remorse. She will spend about a year in a halfway house to learn basic life skills before fully reintegrating into society. The release has sparked mixed reactions from the victims' families, who express heartbreak and a sense of loss.