Kay said Davis should die in prison.

In a news release, state prison officials said the panel agreed to recommend parole for Davis because of his “positive adjustment, record of no recent disciplinary problems, and for successfully completing academic and vocational education and self-help programs.”

Davis did not participate in the 1969 Manson family murders of actress Sharon Tate and six others.

He was convicted in the slayings of Gary Hinman, an aspiring musician, and Donald “Shorty” Shea, a stuntman and a ranch hand at the Chatsworth ranch where Manson and his followers lived.

Police found a Black Panther symbol at the Hinman murder scene, which prosecutors later said was an attempt to incite a race war, which the Manson family called “Helter Skelter.”

Michael Beckman, Davis’ attorney, told the Associated Press he was “pleased and relieved” by the parole board’s decision, adding he hoped “Bruce’s ordeal will be over.”

During his time in prison, Davis became an ordained minister and earned master’s degrees in philosophy and religion via a correspondence program. Beckman said his client acknowledged he shared responsibility for the Hinman and Shea murders.

Editors Note:  Bruce Davis should never see freedom.  His actions were voluntary and irreversible.  The governor should protect society from this convicted killer.