Charles Manson
FILE - In this March 1, 1995 file photo Jeffrey MacDonald gestures at the federal correctional institution in Sheridan, Ore. A federal judge refused on Friday, April 9, 2021 to release an ex-Army captain imprisoned for decades for the murders of his wife and two young daughters, deciding he lacked authority to consider Jeffrey MacDonald’s request. (AP Photo/Shane Young, file)
No release for ex-officer guilty in 'Fatal Vision' murders

By Gary D. Robertson Apr. 09, 2021 05:29 PM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Mar. 29, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Monday, March 29, the 88th day of 2021. There are 277 days left in the year. Today’s...

Dolly Kreis, the mother of Debbie Strauss, makes her statement as Joseph James DeAngelo, known as the Golden State Killer, is in the courtroom during the first day of victim impact statements Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Sacramento, Calif. DeAngelo will be formally sentenced to life in prison Friday. He has admitted to 13 murders and nearly 50 rapes between 1975 and 1986. DeAngelo broke into Strauss' home and raped her in October 1977. Strauss died from cancer in 2006. Throughout each impact statement, DeAngelo did not make eye contact and stared at a wall away from the people and families he victimized. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool)
Victims want Golden State Killer sent to toughest prison

By Don Thompson Aug. 19, 2020 01:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2017, file photo, is Leslie Van Houten at her parole hearing at the California Institution for Women in Corona, Calif. A California panel has recommended parole for Charles Manson follower Van Houten, who has spent nearly five decades in prison. The recommendation was made Thursday, July 23, 2020, although Gov. Gavin Newsom could decide to deny it. (Stan Lim/Los Angeles Daily News via AP, Pool, File)
Parole recommended for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten

By Christopher Weber Jul. 23, 2020 06:41 PM EDT