CHARLES MANSON: Denied Parole, Will Likely Die in Prison
by Big D and Bubba
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posted Apr 12 2012 9:09AM
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Charles Manson lost his latest and probably his last bid for parole yesterday, which means the 77-year-old killer will likely die behind bars.
Manson, who now sports long gray hair and a beard, is next eligible for parole in 15 years. Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Patrick Sequeira told CNN, "When you think a person will be 92 years old, it's very likely that there will be no further parole hearings for Mr. Manson."
John Peck, a member of the parole panel, quoted statements Manson made to prison psychologists that likely influenced the parole board's decision. "'I'm special. I'm not like the average inmate,'" Peck said, quoting Manson. "'I have spent my life in prison. I have put five people in the grave. I am a very dangerous man.'"
Manson was originally sentenced to death for murders of several people, including actress Sharon Tate, the pregnant wife of director Roman Polanski. When the California Supreme Court found the state's death penalty unconstitutional, his sentence was changed in 1977 to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
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