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Panel delays decision on whether to release Manson follower

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a parole hearing for Patricia Krenwinkel, an accomplice of cult killer Charles Manson and the longest-serving female inmate in California (all times local): 7:50 p.m. A two-member parole panel has delayed making a decision on whether to release Patricia Krenwinkel, an accomplice of cult killer Charles Manson and the longest-serving female inmate in California. The decision to delay Thursday by the panel came after the 69-year-old Krenwinkel was previously denied parole 13 times, most recently in 2011. Krenwinkel helped kill pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six other people at the urging of Manson 47 years ago. The hearing was held at the California Institution for Women, about 40 miles east of Los Angeles, where Krenwinkel is imprisoned. She has a clean record behind bars, earned a bachelor's degree and taught illiterate inmates to read. Gov. Jerry Brown has the power to block the release of inmates if parole is granted. He previously stopped the parole of two other Manson followers. __ 10 a.m. A parole hearing has started for Patricia Krenwinkel, an accomplice of cult killer Charles Manson and the longest-serving female inmate in California. The hearing Thursday comes 47 years after Krenwinkel helped kill pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six other people, including grocer Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary. The 69-year-old Krenwinkel has been denied parole 13 times since her conviction in the 1969 slayings. Los Angeles County prosecutors say she carved the word "war" into Leno LaBianca's stomach then wrote "Helter Skelter" in blood on the couple's refrigerator. Krenwinkel contended at her previous parole hearing in 2011 that she's a changed woman. She has a clean disciplinary record, earned a bachelor's degree behind bars, taught reading to illiterate inmates and trained service dogs for disabled people.

The Latest: Parole panel delays decision on Manson follower