State : Manson Denied Parole for 7th Time; He Didn’t Bother to Attend Hearing

A parole board today rejected freedom for the seventh time for mass murderer Charles Manson, convicted leader of the infamous “family” that murdered pregnant actress Sharon Tate and eight others.

“He’s still at war with society and definitely a danger,” said Albert Leddy, chairman of the three-member panel of the state Board of Prison Terms, which voted unanimously against parole for Manson.

Manson declined to attend the hearing after a dispute over whether he would be shackled during his appearance. The board considered the latest psychiatric study and his prison history, which listed six citations for behavioral problems since his last hearing. Manson, serving a life term after his death sentence was upset by a state Supreme Court ruling, will be eligible for another parole hearing in three years.