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The Creepy Link Between The Manson Family And The Sexual Revolution
On July 11, 2023, Leslie Van Houten was released from prison on parole after 53 years behind bars. Her crime? Her role in one of the most infamous murders in American history, the Tate-LaBianca murders.
By Meghan Dillon7 min read
Van Houten, 73, was a member of the infamous Manson Family, a hippie cult led by Charles Manson that murdered eight people in the summer of 1969. She’s the first Manson Family member involved in the Tate-LaBianca case to be released, and to say it’s been controversial would be an understatement. While millions of Americans know the story of the Manson Family, very few know the creepy connection it has to the Summer of Love, the Sexual Revolution, free love, and the hippie movement.