Category Archives: Archived News

VACAVILLE, Oct. 18 — The California parole board has advanced the parole date of Steve “Clem” Grogan, a convicted murderer and follower of Charles Manson. A panel of the state Board of Prison Terms decided Tuesday that Grogan, 33, may […]

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 26 — Multiple killer Charles Manson is expected to live after being severely burned Tuesday when a fellow inmate set him on fire at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville. Manson, convicted in the killings of actress Sharon […]

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 — A former follower of mass murderer Charles Manson was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for robbing the same suburban bank twice for a total of more than $13,000. Kenneth Como, who pleaded guilty […]

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2 — Filmmaker Roman Polanski is planning a movie on the notorious Manson family murder of his wife Sharon Tate, a newspaper reported recently. Polanski will make the film in Italy next year, after completing his autobiography, […]

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30 — A one-time associate of convicted mass murderer Charles Manson has been charged with twice robbing a Glendora bank. Kenneth D. Como, 43, pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges that he robbed the Pomona Federal […]

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Jan. 13 — The district attorney who helped prosecute the Manson Family for the Tate-LaBianca murders said today that Charles “Tex” Watson is working in a prison chapel with another former leader of the cult. Deputy District […]

FRONTERA, Dec. 18 — Former Charles Manson follower Susan Atkins was called a risk to society, accused of showing poor judgment in marriage and denied parole a fifth time for the 1969 cult murders of actress Sharon Tate and seven […]

VACAVILLE, Dec. 11 — “I am all life that has ever lived, I am the chain as we all are, when we wake up to the Universal Order.” The speaker: Charles Manson. He made the comments after being brought handcuffed […]

VACAVILLE, Dec. 10 — Charles Manson, mentor and friend of Perry “Red” Warthan, says the accused Oroville killer will have to face the charges without any support from him. “I’m not going to write him. I’m not going to be […]

VACAVILLE, Calif., Dec. 2 — Mass murderer Charles Manson, imprisoned for masterminding the grisly murders of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six others, Wednesday again was denied parole at a hearing in which he was described as a “walking advertisement […]

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 – The confessed killer of Hollywood producer and acting coach Laurence Merrick was found not guilty of Merrick’s murder Thursday by reason of insanity, and ordered committed to a state mental hospital, potentially for the rest […]

VACAVILLE, Nov. 13 — Convicted mass murderer Charles Manson faces felony drug possession charges stemming from a cache of marijuana found in his cell, but prison officials ruled out filing escape charges against him in connection with a recent incident. […]

VACAVILLE, Nov. 2 — Mass slayer Charles Manson was lodged in a maximum security cell Monday after state prison guards discovered a hacksaw blade and other contraband that may link him to an escape attempt, authorities said. One of the […]

VACAVILLE, Nov. 1 – Charles Manson, the convicted mass murderer who many have called the monster of the century, is now quietly changing his image in a dramatic step towards parole. Although it’s a chilling thought to most, he’s been […]

SOLEDAD, Calif., Sept. 19 — A follower of convicted mass murderer Charles Manson was denied parole after showing signs of hostility toward society in a psychiatric evaluation, prison officials say. Bobby Beausoleil, 34, is serving a life sentence at the […]

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22 — To the mother of actress Sharon Tate, life is a fragile, precious commodity to be lived one day at a time. “There are no tomorrows,” said Doris Tate as the tears she had tried so […]

MERRIMACK, NH, Aug. 18 — Former Manson ‘family’ member Linda Kasabian was found guilty in district court yesterday of driving while intoxicated, second offense, but immediately appealed the case, a court spokeswoman says. Kasabian, now known as Linda Christian, 33, […]

LACONIA, NH, Jul. 10 – Linda Christian, once a member of the notorious Charles Manson cult in California, has pleaded guilty to indecent exposure, Laconia District Court Clerk Lou Athanas said. The former Linda Kasabian, pleaded guilty Friday and was […]

NASHUA, NH, Jul. 9 – A bench warrant ordered for former Charles Manson follower Linda Christian (formerly Kasabian) was rescinded yesterday after court officials discovered a scheduling error, Deputy Nashua District Court Clerk Daniel Donovan said today. Christian, 33, of […]

LOS ANGELES, Jul. 9 – Sharon Tate’s mother gazes for a moment at nothing in particular, shakes her head slowly and says, “I can’t imagine a man holding a pregnant woman down and stabbing her to death. My mind will […]