Category Archives: Archived News
Charles Manson in His Own Defense
Jan. 18 – “Manson in His Own Words,” as told to Nuel Emmons. Grove Press, $16.95. Nuel Emmons and Charles Manson were fellow prisoners 30 years ago. Emmons, now a photojournalist, was doing time on auto theft and drug charges. […]
Manson Tells His Side to Conviction in New Book
Jan. 13 – Brace yourself for what could become the most controversial book of 1987: “Manson in His Own Words,” which Grove Press is to publish this month. The book presents for the first time Charles Mansons’s side of his […]
Malibu Judge Leaves Bench After 22 Years
Nov. 15 – John J. Merrick did not have the typical background for a judge, but he was not judging typical people. Merrick was a comedy gag writer before he became the no-nonsense judge of a sleepy community that was […]
Ex-Manson Follower Freed After 14-Year Murder Term
LOS ANGELES, May 9 – A former Charles Manson follower was paroled and is working as a house painter after serving 14 years in prison for fatally stabbing a Hollywood stuntman. Steve “Clem” Grogran, 34, was released Nov. 19 from […]
Woman Wants to Sell Gold Record, With History
BEND, OR, Feb. 11 — A gold record, earned by the Beach Boys and once owned by Charles Manson, is now in the possession of a Bend woman and is for sale — if the price is right. Cheryl Spahn, […]
Manson to Parole Board: Stick it
Click here to read Charles Manson’s February 4, 1986 Parole Hearing Transcript SAN QUENTIN, Feb. 4 — Famed killer Charles told parole officials today to “stick it” because he is not interested in parole and would rather “keep my soul.” […]
Manson Follower is Denied Parole
FRONTERA, Jan. 1 — A tearful Susan Denise Atkins, the former Charles Manson disciple convicted in the 1969 cult slayings of actress Sharon Tate and seven others, pleaded for freedom, but was denied parole Tuesday for the sixth time. Ms. […]
Paroled Manson Follower Unwelcome in Vermont
BURLINGTON, VT, Dec. 11 — It is not unusual these days in this city near Canada for some Vermonters to scan strangers’ foreheads for signs of a crudely engraved “X” between their eyebrows. “You worry that a whole trail of […]
Secret Service Says Good Living in Burlington Home
BURLINGTON, VT, Dec. 7 – Sandra Good, a follower of Charles Manson, was placed in a private residence in Burlington when she was released on parole this week, the U.S. Secret Service confirmed Friday. Special Agent William Corbett said the […]
Manson Follower Loses Parole Bid
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Dec. 5 — Robert Beausoleil, a onetime follower of mass murderer Charles Manson, lost a bid for freedom Wednesday as a parole board panel cited the “heinous, callous manner” of his crime. The motivation for Beausoleil’s […]
Manson Family Member’s Release From Prison Stalled
ALDERSON, W.Va., Nov. 23 — It will be at least Dec. 2 before Sandra Good, a member of the Charles Manson family serving time for writing threatening letters to corporate leaders, is released from federal prison. Dave Helman, a spokesman […]
Release of Good Delayed
ALDERSON, W.Va., Nov. 22 — Sandra Good, a Charles Manson follower who was to be released here Friday from the federal prison for women, will not be paroled until at least Dec. 2 because the parole board has not completed […]
Manson Family Member Patricia Krenwinkel Again Denied Parole
FRONTERA, Sept. 5 – Calling her crimes “heinous, atrocious and cruel,” a hearing panel Wednesday denied parole for the seventh time to Patricia Krenwinkel, a member of the infamous Manson family that killed seven people in 1969. The three-member panel […]
‘Charlie’s Girls’ Stay Faithful in Prison
ALDERSON, W.Va., Jun. 9 — Sandra Good’s bright blue eyes light up when she recalls the day, nearly 20 years ago, that she met the “family” of Charles Manson, leader of a murderous California cult. “I was a student at […]
Manson Disciple Van Houten Denied Parole for 5th Time
FRONTERA, Calif., May 16 — Former Manson family member Leslie Van Houten, serving a life prison term for the brutal 1969 slayings of Rosemary and Leno LaBianca, was denied parole Wednesday for the fifth time. Click here to read Leslie […]
Manson Follower Won’t Leave Prison
ALDERSON, W.Va., Mar. 30 — Sandra Good, a member of the Charles Manson family who served 10 years for mailing death threats to businessmen, refused to leave prison Friday because she would be prohibited from associating with Manson or his […]
Sandra Good To Be Sent To New Jersey
ALDERSON, W. VA, Mar. 28 – Sandra Good, a follower of convicted mass murderer Charles Manson, will be going to New Jersey instead of California upon her release Friday from the Federal Reformatory for Women at Alderson, W. Va. The […]
Capital Won’t Get Good
SACRAMENTO, Mar. 26 – Sandra Good, a leader in the cult of convicted mass murderer Charles Manson, will not be paroled to Sacramento when she is released Friday from federal prison in West Virginia. In an abrupt reversal, officials of […]
Ruling on Parole Hearings Sought
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27 — Attorney General John Van de Kamp has asked the state Supreme Court to overturn two lower-court decisions, one involving Charles Manson’s top lieutenant, which would require annual parole hearings for hundreds of convicted murderers, including […]
Court Asked to Overturn Parole Ruling
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26 – Attorney General John Van de Kamp has asked the state Supreme Court to overturn two lower-court decisions — one involving Charles “Tex” Watson at the California Men’s Colony — which would require annual parole hearings for […]
