Category Archives: Archived News
Police Had, Freed Manson ‘Family’
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23 – Police arrested Charles Manson and 26 members of his “family” a week after the Tate murders on auto theft charges but released them 72 hours later, it was disclosed yesterday. Deputy Sheriff William C. Gleason […]
Smashed, Yes, Not Drunk, Manson Witness Explains
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22 – A former motorcycle gang leader ended four days of testimony as a state witness at the Sharon Tate murder trial yesterday by defining the distinction between being “smashed” and drunk. DeCarlo, 26, has linked Charles […]
Manson ‘Family’ Member Levels Blast At Bugliosi
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22 – A prospective witness in the Charles Manson murder trial yesterday claimed that a prosecutor called her obscene names and told her he would see that she got the death penalty. The claims were contained in […]
Anonymity’s Lonely Battle For Manson’s Former Wife
OHIO, Sept. 21 – Charles Manson, described as the satanic chief of a hippie tribe, was married briefly when he was 21. He has one legitimate son. The former Mrs. Manson, now living in Ohio, has remained aloof to news […]
Clothes Important in Trial
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21 – Clothes are playing an important part in the Charles Manson trial, according to Ron Postal, Director of the National Council of Men’s Fashions. “Think how different Manson and the girls look now from when they […]
Watson, A Zero In First Appearance
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19 – Charles “Tex” Watson, the fifth member of Charles Manson’s “family” charged with murder, made his first appearance in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial Friday but refused to give even his name. The six-foot Texan, a former […]
Tate Death Gun Called ‘Favorite’ Manson Weapon
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17 – The gun used to kill five persons at the home of actress Sharon Tate was described today as “the favorite gun” of hippie leader Charles Manson. Former Manson “family” member Danny DeCarlo, on the stand […]
Takes Prosecution Helm in Tate Case
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14 – A swift reshuffling of the state’s team in the Sharon Tate murder trial has brought two new prosecutors to court and shifted most of the job to a youthful deputy district attorney who has been […]
Tate Trial Costs Set at $3 Million
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14 – A $3 million price tag was placed today on the trial of hippie cult leader Charles Manson and three of his girl disciples as a county official chided the judge in the case for ordering […]
Watson Ordered to Face Tate Counts
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13 – Charles D. “Tex” Watson, who successfully fought extradition from Texas to California for 10 months, appeared in Superior Court Saturday and was ordered to return Sept. 28 for formal arraignment in the slayings of Sharon […]
Manson’s Lawyer Gets Jail
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 – Charles Manson’s lawyer was sent to jail for a second time Friday after being cited for Contempt of Court. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charles H. Older, presiding at the murder trial of Manson and […]
Watson Arrives Too Late
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 – Charles D. “Tex” Watson, the last of those indicted for the Tate-LaBianca murders, was finally returned to Los Angeles Friday night, but too late to stand trial with Charles Manson and three female members of […]
Enter Evidence Linking Manson to Tate Murder Gun
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 – Evidence linking Charles Manson to the Tate-La Bianca murder gun was introduced yesterday at the cult chief’s trial. The evidence came from prosecution witness Thomas Walleman, a bearded, long-haired man in his late 20s who […]
Manson Defense Hits Use of Shell Casings
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 – The defense in the Sharon Tate murder trial Thursday tried to stop the state from introducing as evidence gun shell casings which the prosecution says were found at the Spahn Ranch, one-time headquarters for Charles […]
Watson Denied Appeal To Stay In Texas Jail
Washington, Sept. 11 – Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black rejected today a plea by Charles Denton Watson for continued asylum in a Texas jail. The action, announced by the court without comment, means California authorities are now free to […]
Witness Claims Manson Ordered Girls to Go Nude
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 – Hippie leader Charles Manson’s girls thought he “knew all and saw all” and on his orders ran around the Spahn ranch nude, a prosecution witness testified today. Mustachioed motorcyclist Danny DeCarlo, picking his teeth with […]
May Return Tate Suspect from Texas
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10 – Charles “Tex” Watson, the remaining co-defendant in the Tate-LaBianca murder case, may be returned to Los Angeles by tomorrow, district attorney’s representatives reported. The statement, however, was coupled with only guarded optimism by Chief Dep. […]
Justice Black Considering Time Extension for Watson
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 10 – Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black is weighing an appeal that Charles Denton Watson be given more time to fight against being returned to California in the Sharon Tate murder case. Lawyers for Watson, 24, […]
Extradition of Watson OK’d
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 8 – The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today ordered Charles D. Watson extradited from Texas to California by Friday to stand trial on charges of killing Actress Sharon Tate and six others. The federal court […]
Bizarre Humor at Grim Tate Trial
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7 – In the grim atmosphere of the Sharon Tate murder trial, arriving visitors are startled by laughter echoing down a corridor from the courtroom. The trial is not funny but the antics of those involved often […]
