Manson family killer Bruce Davis gets parole grant, but may not walk Gov. Jerry Brown has 150 days to decide whether Manson family member Bruce Davis — convicted for his role in the murder of two men in 1969 — should go free after he was issued a grant of parole. Davis was convicted in 1972 for his role in the murders of ranch hand Donald “Shorty” Shea, who also worked as a Hollywood stuntman, and aspiring musician Gary Hinman. Brown blocked his release last year, concluding that Davis, who was 26 at the time of the killings, still posed a threat to society. In 2010, then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger also blocked a similar grant for release, saying Davis “would pose an unreasonable risk of danger to society.” PHOTOS: The Manson family murders Details of Shea’s killing have remained murky, muddled more by Davis’ recent account that the ranch hand was taken to a different location and killed — and not the night that prosecutors claimed, but the following morning. Another Manson family member, Steve “Clem” Grogan, allegedly cut off Shea’s head. Grogan, the only Manson family member convicted of murder to be set free, won parole in 1985 by leading law enforcement to Shea’s body. California corrections officials said he has since had [...] newsinca/manson-family-killer-bruce-davis-gets-parole-grant-but-may-not-walk/
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