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Ex-Manson follower Leslie Van Houten has been released from prison after 53 years.

Leslie Van Houten was part of the notorious cult behind the brutal slaying of actress Sharon Tate and a number of others. They hoped to initiate a race war that would consume the US with the Manson Family emerging to rule afterwards

Unearthed footage shows evil cult leader Charles Manson giving his followers coded messages - one of the female members of the murderous Manson Family cult Leslie Van Houten was today released after over 50 years in jail

Leslie Van Houten and other followers of Charles Manson killed a Los Angeles couple in 1969. She was sentenced to life in prison. She is expected to spend a year at a half-way house, learning basic life skills, her lawyer said.

Van Houten, now 73, is out on parole after her conviction for participating in the 1969 LaBianca murders at age 19

Van Houten, now in her 70s, is serving a life sentence for helping Charles Manson and other followers in the 1969 killings of Leno LaBianca, a grocer in Los Angeles, and his wife, Rosemary.

The Charles Manson follower could be free in about two weeks, after spending more than 50 years in prison for two murders

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten is one step closer to being released from prison after California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he'll no longer fight her parole

A California appeals court says Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten should be let out of prison on parole