LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 – Susan Murphy and Diane Ellis, who brutally beat a female guard during an escape from the Federal Correctional Institution at Terminal Island last August, were each sentenced in Los Angeles federal court Friday to 10 […]
Police Doubt Manson Link in Merrick Death
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 — Police doubt that the slaying of producer Laurence Merrick, who made a documentary about Charles Manson’s followers, was the work of the murderous “family.” “The feeling is they had nothing to do with it,” Hollywood […]
‘Manson’ Film Producer Slain
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 – Producer-director Laurence Merrick, maker of the film “Manson,” was shot to death Wednesday at his Hollywood film school, police said. His unidentified slayer, described as a young man in his 20s, escaped after the noontime […]
‘Manson’ Producer Slain Outside Studio
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 — Producer-director Laurence Merrick, creator of a documentary film on the Charles Manson family, has been shot to death outside his film studio. Police said they had no indication that the shooting yesterday was connected with […]
Leslie Van Houten Retrial to Stay in L.A., Judge Rules
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20 – The retrial of former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten will stay in Los Angeles, a judge here ruled today after both defense and prosecution attorneys agreed that the entire state was “saturated” with publicity […]
Death Letter Suspect Corresponded With Manson
VACAVILLE, Jan. 19 – A Petaluma woman — arrested by the FBI Monday on suspicion of sending death threats through the mail — carried on what Vacaville prison officials considered a harmless six-month correspondence with Charles Manson at the same […]
Woman in Manson Family Arrested
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18 — A member of the Charles Manson family was arrested Monday at her home in Petaluma on a charge of sending two threatening letters through the mail. Patricia Maureen Gillum, also known as Misty Hay, was […]
Former Manson Girl Vows to Testify Here
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 – Linda Kasabian was taken into a Los Angeles courtroom under heavy guard Wednesday where she signed a written promise to testify at the retrial of former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten on murder charges. […]
Linda Kasabian Found in Fla., Will Return
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 – Linda Kasabian, arrested in Miami as a material witness for the upcoming trial of Leslie Van Houten, the former Charles Manson follower, is scheduled to make a court appearance Wednesday in Los Angeles. Dep. Dist. […]
Van Houten Bail Set at $200,000
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 – Leslie Van Houten, facing retrial for two of the notorious Manson murders, stood quietly in Los Angeles Monday while her attorney told a judge she is “thoroughly rehabilitated” and “no danger to society.” But attorney […]
Leslie Loses Bail Bid
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 – A Superior Court judge declined today to reduce bail for Leslie Van Houten, a former follower of convicted mass murderer Charles Manson. Judge Jack E. Goertzen conceded Miss Van Houten had made progress in prison, […]
Incident in Litchfield
NASHUA, NH, Dec. 31 – Reduced charges and dismissal of another charge on a technicality was what finally resulted in Nashua District Court July 28, in the riot trials of Linda Kasabian Christian and nine others in connection with an […]
Aide Wants Manson In Vacaville
VACAVILLE, Dec. 21 — A California Medical Facility administrator has recommended that convicted mass murderer Charles Manson remain in the Vacaville prison. “But I want to keep the option of sending him back to San Quentin if he becomes a […]
Retrial Assured For Member of Manson Family
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 – Retrial of Leslie Van Houten, a member of the Charles Manson “family,” was assured Thursday when the state Supreme Court refused by one vote to review the reversal of her conviction for murder. At the […]
Sentencing for Manson Cultist Set
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2 — Sentencing is scheduled Jan. 24 for Charles Manson cultist Susan Murphy and a woman companion on their guilty pleas to a charge of assaulting a federal officer when they escaped from prison last August. U.S. […]
Deputy D.A.’s a Bit of TV’s Columbo, With Just a Dash of Perry Mason
Nov. 14 – In stature and appearance (dark, wavy hair) there is a suggestion of television’s insouciant detective Columbo (Peter Falk, if you prefer). It would come as no surprise if he ambled up to the witness stand wearing a […]
Susan Murphy, Friend Enter Not-Guilty Pleas
Former Charles Manson cultist Susan Murphy and a companion pleaded innocent Monday to charges of overpowering a federal prison guard on Terminal Island last August and escaping in the guard’s car. Miss Murphy, 34, and Diane Ellis, 33, entered their […]
Manson Is Moved To Tight Security
VACAVILLE, Oct. 18 — Charles Manson has been moved to a tight-security psychiatric ward in the California Medical Facility here because of death threats against guards and other “abnormal and bizarre behavior,” a prison spokesman reported. Manson, serving a life […]
Manson Now Denies He Ordered Killings
VACAVILLE, Sept. 15 – Charles Manson now denies he has ordered any more killings. At the same time, however, he says “there is no place on earth to hide from the IPCR” — a reference to the “International People’s Court […]
Manson Prosecutor Wants Sirhan Case Re-Opened
HILTON HEAD, S.C., Sept. 2 – Vincent Bugliosi, the Los Angeles lawyer who prosecuted Charles Manson and members of his “Family” for murder, told a press conference on Hilton Head last week that there is enough evidence to justify looking […]
