California: Governor Denies Parole for a Manson Follower

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has rejected a recommendation to parole Bruce Davis, a member of Charles Manson's cult who was convicted of taking part in killings in 1969. Mr. Davis, 67, is serving life sentences for two 1969 slayings, although he was not involved in the infamous murders by Manson followers of the actress Sharon Tate and six others in Los Angeles. He was convicted of helping kill Gary Hinman and Donald Shea, who lived in the Manson commune. Mr. Schwarzenegger, a Republican, said in a letter made public Monday that he was reversing a January decision by the state parole board because the murders were "especially heinous."