Robert Beausoleil has been behind prison bars for nearly 50 years following his 1969 murder conviction for his role in the murder of musician Gary Hinman. By. Chris Harris. Chris Harris.

Charles Manson follower Bobby Beausoleil was recommended for parole at his 19th overall hearing Thursday, a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesman said.

With Beausoleil’s potential, it may seem strange that the town is not better known. But Mr. Garcin said the area did not have the same cachet as other locations on the Côte d’Azur until recently.

Beausoleil is in the prison’s visiting room now, hands folded together, fans moving the air around some. He wears jeans, a plain, pressed, standard-issue shirt, rimless glasses; he smiles easily ...

Beausoleil, 71, is serving a life sentence for the 1969 murder of Gary Hinman, a crime that came just days before the Tate-LaBianca murders. Manson Family Associate Bobby Beausoleil Recommended ...

Reporting from Sacramento — A California parole panel Thursday recommended for the first time that Robert Beausoleil, a follower of Charles Manson, be freed after serving nearly half a century ...