KEENE, N.H. – A $650,000 suit against Linda Kasabian, formerly of Milford, star witness in the Sharon Tate trial, has been filed in Cheshire County Superior Court on behalf of the son of one of the murder victims. Hanna Promisca, […]
Follower of Manson Guilty of Murders
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 15 — Bruce McGregor Davis, 28-year-old follower of hippie cult leader Charles Manson, was found guilty Tuesday of murdering Malibu musician Gary Hinman and ranch hand Donald (Shorty) Shea. The guilty verdicts on the two homicide counts […]
Manson ‘Family’ Members Leave County
McFALL, MO, Mar. 9 – The three persons shown above were instrumental in connecting Gentry county and the McFall community with one of the most bizarre, bloody and grotesque multi-murder cases in the annals of this country. It’s a fantastic […]
Death Charge Dropped for Manson Girl
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 4 — A murder charge against Charles Manson family member Mary Brunner in connection with the death of Malibu musician, Gary Hinman was dismissed Friday by Superior Judge George M. Dell. In announcing his decision to drop […]
Murder Case In California Reaches County
McFALL, MO, Mar. 2 – Investigation in the Sharon Tate murder case, in which five or six persons were murdered in the Los Angeles, Calif., area back in late 1969, reached Gentry county and the McFall area during the past […]
Manson Family Fugitives Skip McFall Mini-Commune
McFALL, MO, Mar. 1 – At least two members of the original Charles Manson “family,” a man and a woman, vanished from a McFall mini-commune only hours ahead of police with arrest warrants. Sheriff Ben Rainey said the man, known […]
Manson Cult Girl Gets Added Term for Aiding Escapee
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25 — Sandra Good, 27-year-old follower of hippie cult leader Charles Manson, was sentenced to spend two more months in jail today for her part in helping Kenneth Como flee after his Oct. 20 escape from County […]
Death Penalty Ban Assailed by Reagan; State to Appeal
Feb. 19 — The state Supreme Court’s ruling against the death penalty Friday relit all the old arguments and drew hard statements pro and con from California lawmen, lawyers and elected officials. “I’m deeply disappointed and somewhat shocked by the […]
Manson Girl Convicted of Aiding Escape
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5 — Sandra Good, a strawberry blonde follower of Charles Manson, was found guilty Friday of aiding and abetting the escape of Kenneth Como in his daring predawn flight from the Hall of Justice. The jury, which […]
Jail Escapee Found Guilty
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 – Kenneth Como was found guilty of felony escape charges Thursday for his daring disappearance from a 13th floor cell at the Hall of Justice last Oct. 20. The nine-woman, three-man jury indicated, however, that it […]
Bugliosi Announces Candidacy for DA; Hits Busch’s Record
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11 – Dep. Dist. Atty. Vincent T. Bugliosi announced his candidacy for Los Angeles district attorney today, declaring incumbent Joseph P. Busch “is not able to run an effective department.” The 37-year-old Bugliosi, chief prosecutor at the […]
Susan Atkins Sues Her Lawyers, DA
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11 — Convicted killer Susan Atkins, 22, filed a $2 million damage suit today against her two former defense attorneys and Dep. Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi, who successfully prosecuted her and other Manson family members for the […]
Bugliosi’s Next Trial — Winning DA’s Office
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9 — Dep. Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi, the Manson family’s relentless prosecutor, is ready to run for district attorney on a platform that will surprise those who remember his grim face during the trial. On all the […]
Judge Sentences Manson Follower to Life in Shea Killing
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24 — Los Angeles Superior Judge James J. Kolts ruled Thursday that Charles Manson follower Steven Grogan should face life in prison instead of the gas chamber for beheading Donald (Shorty) Shea with a machete. In explaining […]
Jurists Uphold Conviction of L.A. Newsman
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 — A three-justice panel of the state Court of Appeal Friday upheld a contempt of court conviction of newspaper reporter William Farr for refusing to tell a judge the source of a story he wrote about […]
Manson Taken to Death Row to Spend Life
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 — Charles Manson’s long day in court finally has ended and he has been taken under security precautions to Death Row at San Quentin, where he will probably spend the rest of his life for master-minding […]
Manson Installed as San Quentin’s 97th Death Row Inmate
SAN QUENTIN, Dec. 15 — Charles Manson was installed as the 97th occupant of San Quentin’s Death Row Tuesday. “He was very calm,” said Associate Warden Joseph R. O’Brien after Manson was whisked here from Los Angeles in a bus […]
Manson Goes ‘Home’ – Gets Death Row Cell
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 –Condemned killer Charles Manson was quietly spirited out of jail in Los Angeles by sheriff’s deputies late Monday and taken to Death Row in San Quentin. Manson was taken from the Hall of Justice at 3:55 […]
Manson Gets Life Sentence in Shea Killing
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 — Cult leader Charles Manson — described by the judge as a “whining, complaining delinquent and small-time car thief with an aversion to work” — was sentenced Monday to life in prison for the 1969 slayings […]
Jury Acquits Newsman in Contempt Case
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7 — Newspaper reporter William T. Farr Monday was found innocent of a contempt of court citation leveled against him because of an article he wrote concerning the Charles Manson case. The citation was issued by Superior […]
