Newsom blocks Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel’s 15th bid for parole
In this photo taken on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire visits a woman with a broken arm at the Sullivan Correctional Facility in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts is scheduled to address New Hampshire inmates on Monday, Aug. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Stephanie Yao Long)
In this photo taken on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire visits a woman with a broken arm at the Sullivan Correctional Facility in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts is scheduled to address New Hampshire inmates on Monday, Aug. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Stephanie Yao Long)
In this photo taken on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire visits a woman with a broken arm at the Sullivan Correctional Facility in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts is scheduled to address New Hampshire inmates on Monday, Aug. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Stephanie Yao Long)
MILTON, Mass. (AP) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Monday he won’t let the convicted killer of his ex-brother-in-law be paroled when he’s eligible after 15 years in prison.
In a letter to Gov. Charlie Baker, Sununu said he’s “gravely concerned that the U.S. Department of Justice will approve” the 15-year sentence for the killing of Patricia Krenwinkel.
The letter comes the same day the Trump administration announced it would seek a change to the parole guidelines for Manson follower Sharon Tate’s killer, Charles Manson.
Tate’s killer and Krenwinkel’s murderer were both tied to Charles Manson’s infamous “family.” Manson killed actress Sharon Tate and six others in 1969 in the belief that he was a prophet and would usher a “revolution” against police,