Charles Manson parole hearing due

[Gerald]

Notorious mass murderer Charles Manson is up for parole in California, possibly for the last time, but he is not expected to attend the hearing.

Manson, convicted in 1971 and serving a life sentence for seven murders, has not appeared in front of the parole board since 1997.

The 77-year-old's last hearing was in 2007.

Debra Tate, the sister of one of Manson's victims, said she would attend to make her case against his release.

"I've tried to take this thing that I do, that has become my lot in life, and make it have purpose," Ms Tate, whose sister was actress Sharon Tate, told the Associated Press news agency.

"I've been doing it for Sharon and the other victims of him for the last 40 years."

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Note: 11 April 2012 Last updated at 14:39 GMT