Patricia Krenwinkel Biography

Patricia Dianne Krenwinkel is a notorious female criminal. She is the longest serving female inmate across the prisons in California. She is a former member of the infamous Manson Family headed by tarnished criminal Charles Manson. She was a devout follower of Charles Manson and often carried out his instructions in a dedicated manner. She continued her association with Charles Manson and the ‘Family’ for many years even after her incarceration but slowly distanced herself from the cult. Her breaking away from the cult was a result of Manson’s denial to the abetment of murders carried out by Patricia and the fellow members of the Manson Family. After distancing herself from the cult, Patricia has made sincere efforts to maintain a clean record as a prison inmate. She continued her education from prison graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Services from the University of La Verne. She is an active participant in several prison programs and teaches other prison inmates. Since her imprisonment in 1969, the jury denied her a parole for record 14 times with the recent denial of parole in 2017. Patricia Krenwinkel’s life has been portrayed on the silver screen for an umpteen number of times since the 1976 made-for-TV film ‘Helter Skelter’, wherein Christina Hart portrayed the role of Patricia.