FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2012 file photo, Bruce Davis waits for the start of a parole hearing at the California Mens Colony in San Luis Obispo, Calif. A state panel on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 recommended parole for Davis, 74, a former follower of cult leader Charles Manson, after California governors blocked four previous recommendations for his release. Gov. Jerry Brown will have the final say on whether Davis is released. (Joe Johnston/The Tribune of San Luis Obispo via AP, File)