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Jury Seated, Prosecution Opens in Willett Murder Case
SANTA ROSA, Jan. 24 – Dist. Atty. John W. Hawkes began outlining his case to the jury in the James Willett murder trial today. The prosecutor’s opening statement and testimony from the first witness got underway this morning after attorneys […]
Press Hit, ‘Gag Rule’ Imposed in the Willett Murder Trial
SANTA ROSA, Jan. 20 – A defense demand for change of venue on grounds of recent prejudicial publicity prompted Superior Court Judge Kenneth Eymann to impose a strict gag rule in the James Willett murder trial Friday. Public Defender Marteen […]
Murder Suspects Plan to Wed …in Jail
SANTA ROSA, Jan. 17 – Nancy Pittman exchanged loving glances yesterday with her fiance, Michael Lee Monfort. The two will be married soon, a friend said, in an unusual double wedding ceremony. In the Sonoma County Jail. Miss Pittman, 25, […]
Manson Case Seeks Office
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 – Former Deputy District Attorney Vincent T. Bugliosi, who prosecuted the Charles Manson “family” for the Sharon Tate murders, announced yesterday he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for state-attorney general. Bugliosi resigned his prosecutor’s […]
Manson Attorney Sues LA County For Big Fee
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13 — Attorney Irving A. Kanarek has filed suit in Superior Court seeking $49,150 for his courtroom representation of convicted murderer Charles Manson in 1969. Kanarek said in his suit that Los Angeles County owed him the […]
Kanarek Pay Rejected
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 — The Supreme Court today rejected the claim of an attorney who represented Charles Manson at his Los Angeles murder trial for compensation out of public funds. Manson chose Irving H. Kanarek as his lawyer after turning […]
Two Attorneys Sue Reporter for Silence in Manson Leak
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2 – When reporter William T. Farr got an exclusive story during the Manson Family murder trial, despite a court gag rule, six attorneys came under suspicion as the possible source of the leak, and Farr went […]
Manson a ‘Loner’ at Folsom
FOLSOM, Calif., Oct 25 – Charles Manson, described during his Los Angeles murder trial as having near-hypnotic influence over his followers, now is a “loner” convict who rarely leaves his cell at Folsom Prison, according to a spokesman. “Manson pretty […]
Kanarek Says Bugliosi Leaked News
REDONDO BEACH, Oct. 17 – Defense attorney Irving Kanarek Thursday named Vincent Bugliosi as one of the men responsible for news leaks during the Charles Manson trial. Speaking to members of the SouthWest Press Association in Redondo Beach, Kanarek called […]
11 Types of Slayers Now Face Death
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 25 – The death penalty will be mandatory in California for 11 categories of murder beginning Jan. 1, 1974, under a law signed Monday by Gov. Reagan. Some legal experts, including state Atty. Gen. Evelle Younger, say four […]
‘Manson’ Falls Short As Film Documentary
Sept. 6 – “Manson” is a sort-of documentary by American International on the murdering Charles Manson Family of California. It’s at the Kensington and Towne, rated “R” and twin-billed with the rerun “Wild in the Streets.” “Manson” uses television film […]
Murder Conviction Appealed
SAN FRANCISCO, Jul. 27 — Charles Manson “family” member Robert Beausoleil has filed a petition with the California Supreme Co. asking for a reversal of his conviction on a first-degree murder charge. Beausoleil filed a request for a hearing Thursday, […]
Notorious Ranch to Get New Life
LOS ANGELES, Jul. 15 – Just four years ago, Charles Manson and members of his “family” were sitting at the Spahn Movie Ranch, planning the Tate-LaBianca murders. For decades before August, 1969 the ranch existed in peaceful anonymity. In the […]
Sells Salon of Hair Stylist Slain By Manson Gang
LOS ANGELES, Jun. 3 – The late Jay Sebring’s hair-styling salon, once a hub of the Los Angeles jet-set, has been sold and will be converted to sales offices. The salon, at 723-729 N. Fairfax Blvd., was sold Friday for […]
Suit Filed by Manson Girl Against Lawyer Dismissed
May 3 – A $2,000,000 malpractice and fraud suit brought by convicted murderess Susan Atkins against two attorneys who once represented her and against former Dep. Dist. Atty Vincent T. Bugliosi has been dismissed. Superior Court Judge Rodney Potter granted […]
Six Hurt in Brawl At San Quentin
SAN QUENTIN, Apr. 25 – A free-swinging brawl involving six convicts with two prison-made knives and two baseball bats broke out shortly after lunch yesterday in San Quentin’s lower yard but was broken up after a guard fired a warning […]
Judge Balks at Role of Cupid After Trial Ends
STOCKTON, Apr. 4 — Two men and two women, implicated in the murder by shooting and basement burial of a young mother here last November, pleaded guilty to lesser charges in superior court Monday; then heard the judge refuse to […]
Manson-Linked Quartet Pleads Guilty in Killing
STOCKTON, Apr. 3 – Michael Lee Monfort, 24, pleaded guilty yesterday to second-degree murder in the Nov. 10 death of Lauren Willet, 19, and three co-defendants pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of being accessories after the fact of murder. […]
Fourth Of Manson Clan Convicted
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 24 – The fourth member of Charles Manson’s notorious family, convicted in a plot to get money and guns to free their cult leader from jail, was sentenced Friday to a prison term of 20 years to […]
Another Manson Family Member Gets Life Term
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 23 – A Manson family woman was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison Thursday for raiding a surplus store to get guns to free Charles Manson. The judge who imposed sentence called Catherine “Gypsy” Share, […]
