In a split ruling today, a state appeals court panel reinstated a grant of parole for former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, overturning an earlier decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom to block her release.
Tuesday’s decision does not automatically mean Van Houten will be released. The state could still appeal the ruling to the California Supreme Court. Neither the governor’s office nor the state Attorney General’s Office immediately returned a message seeking comment.
Van Houten, now 73, is serving a potential life prison sentence for taking part in the killings of Leno and Rosemary Labianca in their Los Feliz home more than 50 years ago.
The Manson killings shook Los Angeles and defined a generation. The story of the Manson family has inspired countless shows and films, including, most recently, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Victoria Pedretti played a character called “Lulu” in the film,...
Tuesday’s decision does not automatically mean Van Houten will be released. The state could still appeal the ruling to the California Supreme Court. Neither the governor’s office nor the state Attorney General’s Office immediately returned a message seeking comment.
Van Houten, now 73, is serving a potential life prison sentence for taking part in the killings of Leno and Rosemary Labianca in their Los Feliz home more than 50 years ago.
The Manson killings shook Los Angeles and defined a generation. The story of the Manson family has inspired countless shows and films, including, most recently, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Victoria Pedretti played a character called “Lulu” in the film,...
- 5/30/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
After being denied 18 times, a California parole board recommended that former Charles Manson follower Bobby Beausoleil be released from prison, The Associated Press reports.
He has been serving a life sentence — previously commuted from the death penalty — for the 1969 murder of Gary Hinman, a music teacher living in Topanga Canyon who became friendly with Manson and his Family.
Beausoleil, 71, who is currently being held at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, tortured Hinman for three days in July 1969 before stabbing him in the chest twice, killing him. He was already...
He has been serving a life sentence — previously commuted from the death penalty — for the 1969 murder of Gary Hinman, a music teacher living in Topanga Canyon who became friendly with Manson and his Family.
Beausoleil, 71, who is currently being held at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, tortured Hinman for three days in July 1969 before stabbing him in the chest twice, killing him. He was already...
- 1/4/2019
- by Elizabeth Yuko
- Rollingstone.com
Update, 10:01 Am: Winners like Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Rachel Brosnahan, Seven Seconds’ Regina King, Barry’s Henry Winkler, Westworld’s Thandie Newton, The Americans‘ Mathew Rhys, The Crown’s Claire Foy and The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’s Darren Criss may be making shelf space for their new trophies after celebrating last night but for NBC, the 70th Primetime Emmys maybe a hangover that’s going to be hard to shake.
The final numbers from Nielsen are in and the Colin Jost and Michael Che hosted show pulled in 10.172 million viewers and a 2.4 rating among adults 18-49. – a new all-time low for TV’s biggest night
While not as bad as the falls that the Oscars and Grammys have seen in recent years, that’s still down 4% in the demo and 11% in sets of eyeballs from the previous low of...
The final numbers from Nielsen are in and the Colin Jost and Michael Che hosted show pulled in 10.172 million viewers and a 2.4 rating among adults 18-49. – a new all-time low for TV’s biggest night
While not as bad as the falls that the Oscars and Grammys have seen in recent years, that’s still down 4% in the demo and 11% in sets of eyeballs from the previous low of...
- 9/18/2018
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2018 Emmy Awards are officially the least-watched Emmys on record.
In the time zone adjusted fast national numbers, this year’s telecast drew a 2.4 rating in adults 18-49 and 10.2 million viewers on NBC. That is down only a scant few percentage points in the demo from the 2.5 rating the Emmys drew last year on CBS, but down 11% from the previous viewership low of 11.4 million viewers the Emmys drew in 2017 and 2016. For context, an episode of “America’s Got Talent” on NBC last Wednesday drew the same viewership as this year’s Emmys.
In metered market households, the awards show drew a 7.4 rating Monday night, down approximately 10% from an 8.2 last year. That also represents a new low in that measure for the Emmys telecast.
This marks the latest instance of a major award show taking a hit in the ratings. This year’s Oscars telecast was down 24% in the key demo...
In the time zone adjusted fast national numbers, this year’s telecast drew a 2.4 rating in adults 18-49 and 10.2 million viewers on NBC. That is down only a scant few percentage points in the demo from the 2.5 rating the Emmys drew last year on CBS, but down 11% from the previous viewership low of 11.4 million viewers the Emmys drew in 2017 and 2016. For context, an episode of “America’s Got Talent” on NBC last Wednesday drew the same viewership as this year’s Emmys.
In metered market households, the awards show drew a 7.4 rating Monday night, down approximately 10% from an 8.2 last year. That also represents a new low in that measure for the Emmys telecast.
This marks the latest instance of a major award show taking a hit in the ratings. This year’s Oscars telecast was down 24% in the key demo...
- 9/18/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
It would be easy to believe that Fox’s new two-hour, Liev Schreiber-narrated special, Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes, would simply re-trod old territory. With so much already out there on the man, his followers and their infamous two-day murder spree in Los Angeles in August 1969, does this documentary show anything new, or is it the latest attempt to capitalize on our continued fascination with Manson and the true crime genre?
In some ways, yes, it falls into this pattern. Sure, it tells the usual Manson narrative:...
In some ways, yes, it falls into this pattern. Sure, it tells the usual Manson narrative:...
- 9/17/2018
- by Elizabeth Yuko
- Rollingstone.com
Perhaps you're not excited to see Colin Jost and Michael Che bring their Saturday Night Live shtick to the Emmys stage. Or your favorite show didn't get nominated. Or, like many, awards shows just aren't your thing. Whatever the reason, if you're not watching the 2018 Emmys ceremony this year, there are plenty of alternatives to the NBC program.
Over on Fox, for instance, the two-hour special Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes will offer new interviews with players in the Manson killings and investigation, and footage from the Manson family compound at Spahn Ranch, L.A. Meanwhile, IFC is ...
Over on Fox, for instance, the two-hour special Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes will offer new interviews with players in the Manson killings and investigation, and footage from the Manson family compound at Spahn Ranch, L.A. Meanwhile, IFC is ...
- 9/17/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Fox has released the first promo spot for their upcoming Charles Manson documentary special called Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes. This little preview shows us some old unseen interview clips featuring some of the former cult members which includes Catherine “Gypsy” Share and Dianne “Snake” Lake. It's actually a little unsettling.
Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes is a two-hour documentary about the "infamous killer Charles Manson and on how he transformed a normal group of people into a group of cold-blooded killers. The special will further explore on the strong relationship that Manson has built among his followers."
The doc will also include interviews with some of the people who were involved with the case including prosecutor Stephen Kay, FBI criminal profiler John Douglas and Bobby Beausoleil, who killed people with the Manson family and is currently serving a life sentence.
A lot of people are...
Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes is a two-hour documentary about the "infamous killer Charles Manson and on how he transformed a normal group of people into a group of cold-blooded killers. The special will further explore on the strong relationship that Manson has built among his followers."
The doc will also include interviews with some of the people who were involved with the case including prosecutor Stephen Kay, FBI criminal profiler John Douglas and Bobby Beausoleil, who killed people with the Manson family and is currently serving a life sentence.
A lot of people are...
- 8/28/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Fox’s upcoming docu special on Charles Manson, “Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes,” will depict how a peace-loving commune turned into a group of cold-blooded killers, and Variety has obtained an exclusive first look at the project.
The two-hour true crime special was created from more than 100 hours of footage and will go inside Spahn’s Ranch, where Charles Manson and his followers lived. It features new and archival interviews with former cult members, including Catherine “Gypsy” Share and Dianne “Snake” Lake, to showcase the “family” aspect of his cult.
“Every girl ought to have a daddy like Charles — someone that treasures them as a woman, someone that lets them do things for him,” one woman says.
But the special also explores how that trust that Manson instilled from his followers turned violent. It includes interviews with those involved in the case against Manson, including prosecutor Stephen Kay...
The two-hour true crime special was created from more than 100 hours of footage and will go inside Spahn’s Ranch, where Charles Manson and his followers lived. It features new and archival interviews with former cult members, including Catherine “Gypsy” Share and Dianne “Snake” Lake, to showcase the “family” aspect of his cult.
“Every girl ought to have a daddy like Charles — someone that treasures them as a woman, someone that lets them do things for him,” one woman says.
But the special also explores how that trust that Manson instilled from his followers turned violent. It includes interviews with those involved in the case against Manson, including prosecutor Stephen Kay...
- 8/27/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
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