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 […]
Manson Given Life Term In Hinman-Shea Murders
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30 — A penalty verdict of life imprisonment was returned against Charles Manson yesterday for the Gary Hinman-Donald (Shorty) Shea murders in 1969. A Superior Court jury of eight men and four women had deliberated five hours […]
Manson Court Proceedings End With Whimper
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 — Only two seats in the spectator section of the courtroom were occupied Thursday. They were elderly men with frayed shirt cuffs, the kind who shuffle from one court to another day after day to hear […]
Watson Given Death Penalty by Judge Who Strongly Opposes It
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 — A judge who abhors the death penalty nevertheless pronounced it Thursday against Charles (Tex) Watson, 25, chief executioner in seven murders committed under the spell of cult leader Charles Manson. Superior Judge Adolph Alexander rejected […]
Grogan Death Decreed by Jury in Stuntman Slaying
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 — Manson cultist Steve Grogan was sentenced to death in the gas chamber yesterday for the murder of stuntman Donald “Shorty” Shea. The Superior Court jury of eight men and four women deliberated a total of […]
Manson ‘Girl’ Held in Contempt, Jailed
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5 — One of Charles Manson’s “girls” was held in contempt of court today and ordered to jail for five days for her conduct at the penalty phase of the cult leader’s trial for the slayings of […]
Manson Girls Booked on Suspicion of Prostitution
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4 – Two Manson family girls were booked on suspicion of soliciting for prostitution after allegedly propositioning two vice squad police officers. The two undercover officers were approached in their car in the Hollywood area by Susan […]
Charles Manson Convicted of Shea, Hinman Slayings
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4 — Charles Manson has been convicted of first degree murder in the slayings of movie stuntman Donald “Shorty” Shea and musician Gary Hinman and the penalty phase of the trial will begin today at 9:30 a.m. […]
Manson Convicted of Murder in Shea and Hinman Cases
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3 – Cult leader Charles Manson, already under sentence of death for the seven Tate-LaBianca slayings, was convicted Tuesday of two more murders and had to be hustled from the courtroom after the verdicts were read. A […]
