Tex Watson was denied parole for the 17th time on Thursday, 47 year after he assisted the Charles Manson cult in killing pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six other people.

Tate’s sister, Debra Tate, planned to attend the hearing, fearing that “the most active, the most prolific killer in the Manson family” would be set free.

“The authorities in this state want to let out predatory people,” she said. “All of these people were deemed either sociopathic or psychopathic back in the day. Yo