SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27 — Attorney General John Van de Kamp has asked the state Supreme Court to overturn two lower-court decisions, one involving Charles Manson’s top lieutenant, which would require annual parole hearings for hundreds of convicted murderers, including […]
Court Asked to Overturn Parole Ruling
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26 – Attorney General John Van de Kamp has asked the state Supreme Court to overturn two lower-court decisions — one involving Charles “Tex” Watson at the California Men’s Colony — which would require annual parole hearings for […]
Manson Album to Be Released
Jan. 23 – Charles Manson, hoping to be remembered for something other than brutal murders, will soon release an album of songs he’s composed while in prison. The album expresses Manson’s concern about the human condition in a style that’s […]
Charges Dismissed Against Manson’s Attacker
VACAVILLE, Calif., Jan. 17 — Authorities dismissed assault charges Wednesday against a state prison inmate who allegedly splashed convicted mass killer Charles Manson with paint thinner and set him ablaze. Inmate Jan Holmstrom apparently acted in self-defense, said James Highsmith, […]
Manson Disciple Refused Parole
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Dec. 14 — Bobby Beausoleil, a Manson family disciple convicted of killing a musician two weeks before the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders, was refused parole for the fifth time. A state parole board refused Thursday to set a […]
Manson Disciple’s Parole Moved Up
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 […]
Inmate Sets Fire to Charles Manson
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 […]
Manson Set Afire By Fellow Inmate, Suffer Severe Burns
VACAVILLE, Sept. 25 — Mass killer Charles Manson was drenched with paint thinner and set afire today by a fellow inmate who told guards Manson had threatened him because of his religious beliefs, authorities said. Manson, serving a life sentence […]
Ex-follower of Manson Sentenced
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 […]
Polanski to Film Story of Wife’s Slaying by Manson
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, […]
Former Manson Associate Charged in 2 Robberies
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 […]
Watson, Davis Work Together
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 […]
Watson a ‘Walking Time Bomb’
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Jan. 13 – Charles “Tex” Watson, the Charles Manson disciple who led followers in the Tate-LaBianca bloodbath, 14 years ago, is a ”walking time bomb” who is still a menace to society, psychiatrists say. Watson, a born-again […]
Keep Manson Disciple Jailed, Group Demands
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Jan. 13 — Members of a group opposed to the release of one-time Charles Manson follower Charles “Tex” Watson gathered outside a prison Wednesday to let a parole board know how they feel. “He forfeited his right […]
Ex-Manson Friend Denied Parole
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 […]
Manson Family Killer Stabbed Hubby?
CHINO, Calif., Dec. 16 — The man who married Manson family killer Susan Atkins and said he would “spend millions” to get her out of jail now claims the woman stabbed him in a jealous rage during a prison visit. […]
Manson Figure May Have Knifed Mate
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 — The Texan who married Manson family killer Susan Atkins says his wife stabbed him during a prison visit because she was jealous of attention he was giving one of her murder partners, a prosecutor said […]
Manson Rambles on Past, Future
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 […]
Manson: Warthan is on His Own
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 […]
Manson Denied Parole for 5th Time
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 […]
