However, it's somehow been equally fitting knowning that Atkins, Van Houten, Krenwinkle & Watkins have grown old in prison, been able to sober up, escape Charlie's grasp, think about and live with what they did, pleading for their freedom every few years and having to face the families of their victims.

I was amazed watching Leslie Van Houten being interviewed by Larry King years ago. Repentant as she was I couldn't fathom how this soft spoken, middle aged woman really felt she had paid sufficiently for what she did to Mrs. LaBianca.

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