A California prison panel denied parole Wednesday to mass murderer Charles Manson in his 12th and probably final bid for freedom.

A California panel recommended Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten be paroled, leaving the decision now in the hands of Gov. Gavin Newsom.

CORONA, Calif. — A follower of Charles Manson who has been imprisoned longer than any other woman in California is facing a parole hearing today on her conviction in the Sharon Tate killings.