together. she was convicted. she was sentenced to the death penalty. however, her conviction was reversed. the california court of appeal found ineffective assistance of counsel. so that judgment and conviction was reversed. she was tried a second time, and it was a hung jury. she was tried a third time, and the subsequent trials were without manson and the others, just her alone, and she received an indeterminate life sentence. and that that means is that she, according to due process, has she has to have a reasonable chance at achieving parole. and it s not easy to get parole grants in california. it s taken her five decades. but i understand why people, certainly the victims, or the family members of the victims feel emotional about this and want retribution. but that s not the law. the law says she has the right to achieve parole if she meets the standard. and the standard is that she no
granted her parole in 2016. and she s had five subsequent grants of parole since then. so there is as the california court of appeal found when it reversed or vacated the governor s fourth reversal, there is not a modicum of evidence in her record that shows that she today is a current risk of danger to society. there just isn t. well, it is a true moment in history. we appreciate you being with us tonight, counselor. thank you very much. thank you very much. fbi director christopher wray probably has a case of the sunday scaries tonight, even though it s only tuesday, because in just a few hours, he testifies in front of a lot of republicans who don t want him to have his job at all. preaction at tomorrow s hearing that hasn t happened yet. that s next.
years. right now, i think she s just relaxing at the location of the transitional living facility is confidential, but she said she s just trying to get used to the idea that she is no longer in prison after all these decades, and just acclimate to her life outside of prison. you know, what do you say to those people who look at the headlines from this that read something along the lines of vincent family killer, member of the manse in, family part of murder s tree is released, and some of those are outraged, what do you say to them? well, she was initially tried and convicted along with charles manson and the others, both nights of the murderer tried together. she was convicted, she was sentenced to the death penalty. however, her conviction was reversed. the california court of appeal found in effective assistance of counsel. so, that judgment of conviction
subsequently learned that your brain does not mature in till your 26. so, because of that, the image her brain, operates under what we call the hallmark features of you, such as impulsivity, inability to appreciate consequences, falling, falling under the influence of dominant periods, those sorts of things. so, that has to be factored into it as well. and also, it assumes that someone as young as her has a greater chance of rehabilitation. and she, through this course work, through her many, many therapy sessions, through her five, no, actually, she appeared before the board 21 times before the board finally granted her parole in 2016. and she s had five subsequent rounds of parole since then. so, there is, as the california court of appeal found, when it reversed or vacated the governor s fourth reversal, there is not a modicum of
with me now is van hakon s attorney, nancy tatro, thank you for being with us. have you talked with van hakon? what is her reaction to this news? is it your expectation as it is being reported, that your client is probably going to be paroled and will be allowed to leave prison? she is for sure going to be leaving prison on parole, probably within the next couple of weeks. what happened is that the parole board granted to parole in 2020. she was in front of the board about 21 times, starting in 1982, denied 21 times. in 2016, she got her first grant of parole, she had five consecutive parole grants by the board, all of them reversed by the governor. the governor did reverse this grant, but we prevailed in the california court of appeal. the