In Krenwinkel's parole hearing on December 29, 2016, the decision was postponed to investigate the defense claim that Krenwinkel was suffering from battered woman syndrome at the hands of Manson during the time of the murders. Sharon Tate's sister, Debra Tate said how Krenwinkel "totally minimised her action and blamed everything on other people the whole hearing," she goes on to talk about how Krenwinkel was not a victim because she chose to participate in the murders and stay with the family so she should be accountable for her actions. The parole hearing resumed on June 22, 2017 when the 69-year-old Krenwinkel was denied parole. After her 2017 review, Krenwinkel has been denied parole fourteen times.