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Two Appeals In Tate Case Could Reach Top Court
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 – The district attorney’s office says appeals by two of six defendants in the Tate-LaBianca murder cases could eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court and delay considerably their extradition to California. Deputy Dist. Atty. Vincent T. […]
Suspect In Tate Case Extradited By Texas
AUSTIN, Jan. 6 – The state of Texas yesterday ordered Charles D. Watson extradited to California to stand trial in the slayings last August of Sharon Tate and six others. Watson’s attorney, Bill Boyd of McKinney, Tex., argued during the […]
Fingerprints Told in Extradition Try
MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 5 – Documents sent to Alabama for use in extradition proceedings against Patricia Krenwinkel, indicted here on seven counts of murder in connection with the Sharon Tate slayings, reportedly disclosed that Miss Krenwinkel’s fingerprints were found at […]
Manson Yells at Attorney; Claims He’s Hurting Case
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 – Charles Manson told his attorney to sit down yesterday, claiming the portly lawyer was hurting his case instead of helping it. The 36-year-old Manson hollered at the lawyer, Irving A. Kanarek, as the attorney was […]
Extradition Hearing for 2 in Tate Killing
AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 5 – Charles Watson and Patricia Krenwinkel, accused of murder and conspiracy in the Sharon Tate and LaBianca slayings, faced extradition hearings today in Austin, Tex., and Mobile, Ala. Attorney Bill Boyd, who represents Watson, and attorney […]
Did Manson Borrow British Cult’s Beliefs?
LONDON, Jan. 4 – Members of a British cult which venerates Satan, Christ and animals, says that Charles Manson, leader of the hippie group accused in the Sharon Tate murders, may have borrowed the cult’s beliefs. A bearded member of […]
Sharon Tate’s Father Given Estate Control
SANTA MONICA, Jan. 3 – The father of slain actress Sharon Tate was appointed administrator of her estate, estimated at $45,000, in a petition approved in Santa Monica Superior Court Friday. In the petition, Miss Tate’s father, Paul Tate, 47, […]
To Divide Tate Estate
SANTA MONICA, Jan. 3 – The $45,400 estate of actress Sharon Tate, who left no will, will be divided among her husband, parents, and sisters, according to court records. A document filed Friday in superior court here by attorneys for […]
Inyo County Official Cited for Work in Tate Case
INDEPENDENCE, Calif., Jan. 1 – Dist. Atty. Frank Fowles of Inyo County made an important contribution to the solution of the Sharon Tate murder case, the county board of supervisors was told this week by the Los Angeles prosecutor who […]
Manson Prepares His Case
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1 – Charles Manson, the bearded hippie guru accused of master-minding the Sharon Tate murders, is leafing through law books, placing telephone calls and using couriers to prepare his legal defense. The sheriff’s office acknowledged Tuesday Manson, […]
Return of Pair for Trial In Tate Slayings Fought
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 – Attorneys for two of the six persons indicted here for the Tate and La Bianca slayings last August filed legal notices Monday that they will continue to oppose the return of their clients to Los […]
Patricia Krenwinkel Fights Extradition
MOBILE, Ala., Dec. 30 – A 22-year-old Mobile woman has filed a legal petition in circuit court here in the hopes of preventing her removal to Los Angeles where she is under indictment for the Sharon Tate mass slayings. The […]
Movie-Lot Satan Portent Of Death
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 28 – Two months before actress Sharon Tate and four others were murdered in her Hollywood Hills mansion, scenes for a motorcycle gang picture were being shot at the drab Spahn Movie Ranch a few miles away in […]
Manson Has Privileges Not Given Prisoners With Lawyers
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26 – Charles M. Manson, preparing his own defense against murder charges in the Sharon Tate killings, has free telephone calls, a runner to fetch law books when needed and a few other privileges not given to […]
Manson Hopes To Sell Record Album For Finances
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26 – Hippie cult leader Charles Manson hopes to finance his legal defense against seven counts of murder in the Sharon Tate slayings by selling a record album, an attorney said Thursday. George E. Shibley, the lawyer […]
Manson Granted Plea to Serve as His Own Attorney at Trial
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 25 – Charles M. Manson got what he wanted Wednesday when a judge reluctantly granted him permission to represent himself at his trial on multiple murder charges. The short, slight, bearded leader of a hippie clan smiled […]
Cult Leader To Handle Own Case
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 25 – Charles M. Manson, leader of the hippie-style nomads charged with murdering actress Sharon Tate and six others, has received permission to defend himself when he goes on trial, but he will have to do so […]
Manson To Be Own Lawyer In Trial For Tate Murders
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 25 – Hippie tribe leader Charles Manson, whose formal education ended at fifth grade in a reform school, will act as his own lawyer at his trial for the slayings of actress Sharon Tate and six other […]
County Youths With Manson?
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24 – Two missing Ventura County youths are believed to have been members of the psuedo-religious cult ruled by Charles Manson who is charged with directing the murder of movie actress Sharon Tate and seven others. Hugh […]
Judge Again Denies Manson Move to Represent Himself
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23 – Hippie cult leader Charles Milles Manson’s request to act as his own attorney at his trial on seven counts of murder was denied for a second time yesterday as a lawyer was named to discuss […]
