Patricia Krenwinkel Wins 3rd Parole Recommendation After 55 Years, Setting Up Newsom Review
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 9
Patricia Krenwinkel Wins 3rd Parole Recommendation After 55 Years, Setting Up Newsom Review
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 9
Summary
Patricia Krenwinkel, 78, was recommended for parole Tuesday for the third time in four years after more than 55 years in prison for the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders.
The recommendation does not free her immediately: the parole board must complete its review before Governor Gavin Newsom decides whether to approve release or block it again.
Newsom overturned Krenwinkel's last two parole recommendations—in 2022 and 2025—saying she still lacked sufficient insight into her crimes and remained an unreasonable danger to society.
Krenwinkel's case lands as former Sacramento DA Anne Marie Schubert challenges new California parole-board guidelines, arguing they could ease release paths for serial killers, mass shooters and other violent offenders.