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Manson Says Family ‘People Having Fun’
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 – The Manson family was just “a lot of people having fun,” said Charles Manson, returning to the courthouse where he was convicted of nine murders as the guru-svengali of the hippie tribe. He had no […]
Chained, Barefoot Manson In L.A. Court
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27 – Chains clanking on the floor behind him, mass murderer Charles Manson shuffled barefoot into Los Angeles Superior Court Monday in an attempt to save four members of his family from prison. But what the prison-pale […]
No ‘Family’ Exists, Media Created It Manson Testifies
AFTER TESTIMONY – Charles Manson leaving courtroom where he appeared as a witness in behalf of Catherine (Gypsy) Share. Manson, wearing his hair cut short, is manacled hand and foot. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27 – Charles Manson testified Monday that […]
‘You Better Pray I Never Get Out,’ Manson Friend Tells Sanity Trial
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 – “You had better pray I never get out,” convicted murderer Bobby (Cupid) Beausoleil told a jammed courtroom Friday at a sanity hearing for four other members of the Charles Manson “family.” The 25-year-old Beausoleil was […]
4 Manson Followers Convicted in Hawthorne Robbery-Shootout
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22 – Four followers of hippie cult leader Charles Manson were found guilty Wednesday of committing a Hawthorne surplus store robbery which led to a shootout with police. The seven-women, five-man jury deliberated four days before returning […]
Jurors Deliberating Fate of Four Manson Cultists
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18 – The jury in the trial of four Manson cultists charged with armed robbery did not reach a verdict during its first day of deliberations yesterday. The panel of seven women and five men will resume […]
Manson, 10 Followers Won’t Testify at Trial
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 – Charles Manson and 10 other convicted murderers will not testify in the robbery trial of four of his followers as had been expected. The defense rested Friday without the appearance of Manson and the others […]
Second Juror Out By Phone Threat
LOS, ANGELES, Feb. 16 — A second juror in the case against four Manson Family members has been excused by a Superior Court judge because of telephone threats against him. The juror, Michael Flores, said he was upset and wished […]
Two Jurors in Manson Family Trial Excused
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16 – Two jurors in the robbery trial of four Charles Manson followers have been excused after receiving telephoned death threats, it was learned Thursday. In excusing juror Michael Fiores, Superior Judge Arthur Alarcon described those who […]
Judge Sequesters Jurors in Trial of Manson Followers
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14 – The jury in the trial of four Charles Manson followers charged with robbery was sequestered Tuesday after one of the jurors reportedly received a phone call. In addition to sequestering the eight women and four […]
Manson, 3 Cohorts Will Appear at Trial
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11 – Charles Manson and the three female “family” members convicted with him for the Sharon Tate-Leno LaBianca murders are due back in Los Angeles Superior Court this week for the trial of four other followers. Manson […]
Manson Girl Freed in Murder
VAN NUYS, Feb. 1 – A former Manson family member, jailed since November in connection with a Stockton, Calif., murder and a Granada Hills armed robbery, has been freed and Dep. Dist. Atty. William C. Melcher said that clearing her […]
Suspects In Murder Seek Court Redress
STOCKTON, Jan. 18 — Attorneys for four persons accused of the murder in November of Lauren Willett said in San Joaquin County Superior Court yesterday they will file written motions to suppress evidence they assert was obtained illegally by police […]
Manson Girl in Stockton Case is Released
STOCKTON, Jan. 3 – A charge of being an accessory in the murder of Lauren Willett has been dismissed by authorities against Lynette Fromme, a former follower of convicted killer Charles Manson. Meanwhile, arraignment was continued yesterday in San Joaquin […]
‘Manson Girls’ Remain on California’s Death Row
FRONTERA, Calif., Jan. 1 — Despite their petitions and pleas, three young women remain isolated in California’s only remaining death row. Their heads shaved in protest, they call themselves “nuns.” To others, they are still known as “the Manson girls.” […]
Manson Girl Arrested Here – Talks of Love
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21 – Sandra Good sat demurely on the wooden bench in City Prison speaking softly and gesturing like a musical conductor. “None of us with the mark can get a fair trial; that’s why I jumped O.R. […]
Prosecution Witness in Manson Case Hiding Out Here
HONOLULU, HI, Dec. 21 – A woman fugitive from California, whose testimony helped send the Charles Manson murder gang to prison, said here yesterday that everyone who values freedom should support efforts to get Los Angeles Times reporter William T. […]
Manson Attorney Sues For $90,000 Fee
SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 14 — Los Angeles attorney Irving A. Kanarek has filed suit against Los Angeles County for $90,000 he says the county owes him for representing Charles Manson during the 1970-71 Tate-LaBianca murder trial. Kanarek’s petition was recently […]
Murder Charge is Dropped Against One of Manson Girls
STOCKTON, Dec. 12 — Stockton Municipal Court Judge Laurence Drivon, acting on a request by the prosecution, yesterday delayed further proceedings against two female followers of Charles Manson and two male companions accused of murdering Lauren Willett. Murder charges against […]
The Manson Girls – Grisly Epilogue
STOCKTON, Calif., Nov. 19 — It is more than a year since he was sent to jail for life — the little man whose name has become a synonym for evil — Charles Manson. His loyal women followers, the ragged […]
