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Steve Grogan Is Convicted Of Murder
Manson Family member Steve Grogan, on trial for the Shorty Shea murder case, is being led back to his cell in the Hall of Justice by a sherrif’s deputy following conviction yesterday LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31 — Manson family member […]
Manson Jury In Isolation
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30 — The jury deliberating in second murder trial of Charles Manson was sequestered for the weekend Friday after failing to reach a verdict. Manson, 36, is charged in the slayings of Donald “Shorty” Shea, a ranch […]
Manson Jury Deliberating In 6th Day
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28 — The jury in the second murder trial of condemned killer Charles Manson failed to reach a verdict yesterday after five days of deliberation. The panel of eight men and four women was sequestered in a […]
2 Members of Manson Group Arraigned in L.A. Jail Escape
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23 – Two members of Charles Manson’s “family” were arraigned Friday in connection with a bold escape early Wednesday from the County Jail atop the Hall of Justice. Municipal Judge Nancy B. Watson set Nov. 8 as […]
Chained Escapist Arraigned
Kenneth Como, after arraignment on escape charge LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23 — Chained hand and foot, Kenneth “Curly” Como, a member of Charles Manson’s hippie-style “family,” was arraigned Friday on felony escape charges stemming from his daring jailbreak last Wednesday. […]
Watson Sentenced to Die for Seven Murders
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22 – “Nobody’s crying,” said Charles (Tex) Watson Thursday in a low voice to his attorney, Maxwell Keith, as he scanned the jurors filing into their seats, “and that’s bad.” He was right. Moments later in the […]
Watson Sentenced to Die in Tate-LaBianca Deaths
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22 — Charles “Tex” Watson was given the death sentence yesterday for the Tate-LaBianca murders, making the gas chamber unanimous for the Charles Manson “family” members tried for the seven bloody slayings. Watson, 25, was refused a […]
Manson Cult Member Free for 7 Hours After Jailbreak
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 – After sawing two sets of bars and squeezing through a tiny window 170 feet above the sidewalk, a Manson “family” member gained his freedom from the County Jail atop the Hall of Justice early Wednesday […]
Follower of Manson Recaptured; 6 Seized
Undersheriff William McCloud shows bars Como cut LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 — A follower of Charles Manson escaped from a maximum security cell yesterday by squeezing through a 6 1/2 – inch opening and dangling on a rope of blankets […]
Manson Book Mixes Fact And Fancy
Oct. 21 — “The Family – The Story of Charles Manson’s Dune Buggy Attack Battalion” (E. P. Dutton & Co., $6.95) by former Free Press writer Ed Sanders should have been entitled “Rumors I Have Heard or Thought About Re. […]
Manson Member Caught After Escaping
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 — A Manson family member accused of attempted murder escaped from a 13th floor jail cell today, sawing through bars and sliding down a rope of torn mattress covers, but was recaptured in a house-to-house search […]
Grogan Says ‘Pooh Bear’ Headed Cult
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19 — Steve Grogan, accused of the murder of movie stuntman Donald (Shorty) Shea, testified yesterday that Charles Manson was not the leader of the so-called “family,” but conceded that “I loved the man.” Under cross-examination by […]
Woman Hugs Watson at Trial, Gets Jail Sentence
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19 — A 29-year-old Riverside woman was sentenced to a day in jail for contempt of court yesterday after she ran into a courtroom and clasped convicted murderer Charles (Tex) Watson around the neck. The incident occurred […]
Grogan Under Oath Denies Murdering Movie Stuntman
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14 — Steven Grogan, a member of Charles Manson’s cult, has denied under oath that he murdered movie stuntman Donald (Shorty) Shea. Grogan 20 took the stand on his own behalf Friday before the jury of eight […]
Continue Case In Arms Raid Of 5 Cultist
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15 – The case of five Manson cultist accused of armed robbery in an abortive gun raid It been postponed until Oct. 26 when pre-triaI motions will be heard. Superior Court Arthur L. Alarcon ordered the continuance […]
Find ‘Tex’ Watson Guilty; Sanity Phase Scheduled
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14 — Trial Judge Adolph Alexander ordered the jury which found Manson cultist Charles “Tex” Watson guilty of seven counts of first degree murder Tuesday, to return to court tomorrow at 9 a.m. for the start of […]
Manson Rants from Cell as Prosecutor Sums Up
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14 — The prosecution began its summation Tuesday in the second murder trial of Charles Manson as the condemned cult leader continued to rant from a detention cell adjacent to the courtroom. At the start of Dep. […]
Watson Found Guilty of Tate-LaBianca Slayings
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 – Charles (Tex) Watson, 25, Tuesday was found guilty on seven counts of first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to murder in the first degree in the Tate-LaBianca homicides. Watson, whose deterioration from a strapping, […]
At the End of the Road, Death
Copeville, Tex., Oct. 13 — It’s about 1,500 miles from this Red River country town to the neon-glutted boulevards of Hollywood. But, for Charles “Tex” Watson, the road has been considerably longer and a good deal more drama – packed […]
Watson is Guilty of 7 Cult Killings
Charles ‘Tex’ Watson is led back to his cell from a courtroom in Los Angeles after he was convicted Tuesday of seven counts ot first-degree murder and one of conspiracy to commit murder in the Tate-LaBianca slayings. Watson, a former […]
