7岁的曼森家族成员布鲁斯·戴维斯最近一次试图假释被加州州长加文·纽瑟姆阻止。纽森是第三个连续拒绝戴维斯出狱的州长。驳回标志着戴维斯的假释决定第六次被推翻。
戴维斯自1971年以来一直因参与谋杀音乐家加里·欣曼和特技演员唐纳德·矮子谢伊而被监禁。对他的指控还包括抢劫和共谋谋杀。
戴维斯被推荐假释是因为他的年龄和良好的行为。记录显示戴维斯患有肺气肿和前列腺肥大。然而，纽森说戴维斯仍然对整个社会构成威胁。
纽森引用的观点是戴维斯并没有“对他是如何参与如此极端的暴力事件有一个全面的理解”
“结果，”纽森继续说，“我不相信他现在的洞察力和技能，如果被释放的话，他将来会放弃暴力。”
州长阿诺德·施瓦辛格和杰里·布朗在过去几年也阻止了戴维斯的假释。
律师迈克尔·贝克曼不同意纽森对戴维斯的评估。
贝克曼对韩国国际志愿者组织说:“六个假释委员会决定[·戴维斯已经改过自新。”。"他康复了，已经很长时间了。"
史蒂夫·格罗根(左)和布鲁斯·戴维斯(右)，电影特技演员唐纳德·谢伊谋杀案的被告，于1970年12月23日被带上法庭。加州州长加文·纽瑟姆第六次拒绝戴维斯假释。贝特曼/盖蒂
戴维斯与史蒂夫·格罗根和查尔斯·曼森一起被判谋杀罪，后者被指控为1969年袭击加利福尼亚的一系列罪行的主谋。
“我拿枪指着加里·[·希曼]查理割了他的脸，”戴维斯在2014年假释听证会上谈到希曼被杀时说道，“然后我把加里交给了其他人，然后我离开了。”
“我想成为查理最喜欢的人，”戴维斯补充道。
加州州长也干预了曼森家族成员莱斯利·范·豪滕的假释。
范·豪滕因在曼森的指挥下刺杀雷诺和罗斯玛丽·里彭卡而被判有罪。布朗州长在2018年1月阻止了假释委员会释放范豪登的决定，但是法院没有推翻布朗的决定。
纽森州长在2018年6月阻止了范豪登假释的最新决定。
勒奈特·弗洛梅虽然从来不是家里的一员，但她自称爱上了曼森。弗洛姆在1975年试图暗杀杰拉尔德·福特总统后被判终身监禁。她于1987年越狱，去监狱探望曼森。
如之前在中报告的 新闻周刊弗罗姆于2009年获得假释，最后一次被报道居住在纽约北部。
曼森于2017年死于监狱。他被指控犯有七项一级谋杀罪和一项共谋谋杀罪。
MANSON FAMILY MEMBER REMAINS IN PRISON AFTER PAROLE BLOCKED FOR SIXTH TIME
Manson Family member Bruce Davis, 77, has had his latest attempt at parole blocked by California Governor Gavin Newsom. Newsom is the third consecutive governor to deny Davis his release from prison. The rejection marks the sixth time Davis' parole decision has been reversed.
Davis has been incarcerated since 1971 for his role in the murders of musician Gary Hinman and stuntman Donald "Shorty" Shea. Charges against him also included robbery and conspiracy to commit murder.
Parole was recommended for Davis because of his age and good behavior. Records indicate Davis suffers from both emphysema and an enlarged prostate. Newsom, however, said Davis still poses a threat to society at large.
Newsom cited the opinion that Davis did not show a "comprehensive understanding of how he came to participate in such extreme violence."
"As a result," Newsom continued, "I do not believe that he has the current insight and skills to abstain from violent situations in the future if released."
Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown also blocked Davis' parole in years past.
Attorney Michael Beckman disagreed with Newsom's assessment of Davis.
"Six parole boards decided [Davis has] been rehabilitated," Beckman said to KVOR. "He is rehabilitated and has been for a long time."
Steve Grogan (left) and Bruce Davis (right), defendants in the murder of movie stunt man, Donald (Shorty) Shea are taken into court December 23, 1970. Davis has been denied parole for the sixth time by California Governor Gavin Newsom.BETTMANN/GETTY
Davis was convicted for the murders along with Steve Grogan and Charles Manson, the alleged ringleader of a series of crimes that hit California in 1969.
"I held a gun on Gary [Hinman] while Charlie cut his face," Davis said of Hinman's killing during a 2014 parole hearing, "and then I abandoned Gary to the rest of everybody else and I left."
"I wanted to be Charlie's favorite guy," Davis added.
California governors have also intervened in the parole of Manson Family member Leslie Van Houten.
Van Houten was convicted for her role in the stabbing murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, which were committed under Manson's direction. Governor Brown blocked a parole board's decision to free Van Houten in January 2018, but the court did not reverse Brown's decision.
Governor Newsom blocked a more recent decision to grant Van Houten parole in June 2018.
While never a member of the family, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme claimed to be in love with Manson. Fromme went to prison for life after attempting to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975. She escaped in 1987 to visit Manson in jail.
As previously reported in Newsweek, Fromme was granted parole in 2009 and was last reported residing in upstate New York.
Manson died in prison in 2017. He had been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder.
