Former Manson Family Member Leslie Van Houten Is Released on Parole At the direction of Charles Manson, Ms. Van Houten participated in the murder of a California couple in 1969.

From then on, Wilson wanted to be a part of Manson’s following and introduced him to friends and family. “This is Charlie,” Dennis would say, upon introduction. “He is the wizard, man.

A new Netflix documentary about the crimes ... who the Los Angeles Times reported was one of the first members of the Manson "family" cult. The Manson murders took place when Michael was 14 months old ...