“Look up the word ‘sociopath,’” Tate wrote. “You will see there is no cure for this affliction. There is no medication, no programming that can relieve it. … Krenwinkel — and all the members of the Manson family — should never be granted parole.”
Just like her mother, Tate also fought against the release of Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, whose  parole was granted by a panel of state commissioners in September but is pending review. Van Houten was not present for Sharon Tate’s murder but participated in the LaBianca killings.
Shortly after Manson died, Debra Tate received a phone call from prison officials with the news, she told the NY Daily News.
“I said a prayer,” she told the paper, “shed a tear, stuck a flower under my cross in my bedroom and emailed Roman (Polanksi).”
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