A California prisons panel on Friday recommended that Patricia Krenwinkel, serving a life sentence for her role in murdering seven people in a 1969 Los Angeles killing spree by followers of cult leader Charles Manson, be released on parole.

The state Board of Parole Hearings found that Krenwinkel, 77, the longest-serving female inmate in California prisons, posed little risk of reoffending based on her age and a spotless behavior record while incarcerated, according to the CBS News affiliate in San Diego.

The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed the finding of parole suitability, which came on Krenwinkel’s 16th parole hearing, but gave no further details.

The decision amounts to a proposal subject to review by the full state Board of Parole Hearings and the Calif

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