LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29 – Although hippie leader Charles Manson admitted he was responsible for the gruesome Tate-LaBianca killings, a former Manson “family” member said today he didn’t believe him until two months later and then “got scared.” Juan Flynn […]
Tate Trial Witness Says Manson Admitted Killings
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 28 – A few days after the Sharon Tate murders, a witness testified today, Charles Manson pulled a knife and told him: “Don’t you know I’m the one that’s doing all these killings?” The witness at the […]
From Films To Manson Lair, Burned Ranch Was Historic
CHATSWORTH, Ca., Sept. 28 – The Spahn movie ranch in the Simi Hills above this community was one of the victims of the weekend brush fires, and no doubt some will call its fate a cleansing scourge. For it was […]
14 Major Fires Rage Out of Control
256 Homes Destroyed as Flames Burn 180,000 Acres LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27 – The worst series of brushfires in Southern California history — including four which joined in one blazing perimeter from Newhall to Malibu — burned out of control […]
Brush Fires Devastate California Hill Homes
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26 – Fires blazed through tinder-dry brush today in Southern California leaving tens of thousands of acres charred and expensive homes in ashes. Firemen faced more of the infamous, fire-fanning “devil winds,” hot and dry seaward blasts […]
Forced Into Perversion Manson Witness Says
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25 – An 18-year-old prosecution witness in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial said today hippie leader Charles Manson forced her to engage in sex perversion, and she left his ranch commune because she was afraid of him. Barbara […]
Witness Repeats ‘Clan’ Talked of Tate Deaths
Former Clan Member: Barbara Hoyt, 18, former member of Charles Manson’s hippie “family” arrives at court to testify as a prosecution witness in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial. Miss Hoyt claims she ate a hamburger at the airport in Honolulu which […]
Police Had, Freed Manson ‘Family’
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23 – Police arrested Charles Manson and 26 members of his “family” a week after the Tate murders on auto theft charges but released them 72 hours later, it was disclosed yesterday. Deputy Sheriff William C. Gleason […]
Smashed, Yes, Not Drunk, Manson Witness Explains
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22 – A former motorcycle gang leader ended four days of testimony as a state witness at the Sharon Tate murder trial yesterday by defining the distinction between being “smashed” and drunk. DeCarlo, 26, has linked Charles […]
Manson ‘Family’ Member Levels Blast At Bugliosi
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22 – A prospective witness in the Charles Manson murder trial yesterday claimed that a prosecutor called her obscene names and told her he would see that she got the death penalty. The claims were contained in […]
Anonymity’s Lonely Battle For Manson’s Former Wife
OHIO, Sept. 21 – Charles Manson, described as the satanic chief of a hippie tribe, was married briefly when he was 21. He has one legitimate son. The former Mrs. Manson, now living in Ohio, has remained aloof to news […]
Clothes Important in Trial
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21 – Clothes are playing an important part in the Charles Manson trial, according to Ron Postal, Director of the National Council of Men’s Fashions. “Think how different Manson and the girls look now from when they […]
Watson, A Zero In First Appearance
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19 – Charles “Tex” Watson, the fifth member of Charles Manson’s “family” charged with murder, made his first appearance in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial Friday but refused to give even his name. The six-foot Texan, a former […]
Tate Death Gun Called ‘Favorite’ Manson Weapon
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17 – The gun used to kill five persons at the home of actress Sharon Tate was described today as “the favorite gun” of hippie leader Charles Manson. Former Manson “family” member Danny DeCarlo, on the stand […]
Takes Prosecution Helm in Tate Case
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14 – A swift reshuffling of the state’s team in the Sharon Tate murder trial has brought two new prosecutors to court and shifted most of the job to a youthful deputy district attorney who has been […]
Tate Trial Costs Set at $3 Million
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14 – A $3 million price tag was placed today on the trial of hippie cult leader Charles Manson and three of his girl disciples as a county official chided the judge in the case for ordering […]
Watson Ordered to Face Tate Counts
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13 – Charles D. “Tex” Watson, who successfully fought extradition from Texas to California for 10 months, appeared in Superior Court Saturday and was ordered to return Sept. 28 for formal arraignment in the slayings of Sharon […]
Manson’s Lawyer Gets Jail
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 – Charles Manson’s lawyer was sent to jail for a second time Friday after being cited for Contempt of Court. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charles H. Older, presiding at the murder trial of Manson and […]
Watson Arrives Too Late
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 – Charles D. “Tex” Watson, the last of those indicted for the Tate-LaBianca murders, was finally returned to Los Angeles Friday night, but too late to stand trial with Charles Manson and three female members of […]
Enter Evidence Linking Manson to Tate Murder Gun
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 – Evidence linking Charles Manson to the Tate-La Bianca murder gun was introduced yesterday at the cult chief’s trial. The evidence came from prosecution witness Thomas Walleman, a bearded, long-haired man in his late 20s who […]
