LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 – At least eight members of a hippie-style “family,” still loyal to their jailed leader Charles M. Manson, have been ordered to testify when he goes to trial on murder and conspiracy charges in the slayings […]
Manson Refused New Plea; Trial With 2 Girls Set
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 – Trial for three more defendants in the murder of actress Sharon Tate and six others has been set for March 30 in Los Angeles Superior Court. The accused mastermind behind the killings, hippie leader Charles […]
March 30 Trial Set For Manson
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 – The conspiracy-murder trial of hippie cult leader Charles Manson and two of his women followers was scheduled today for March 30. The trio will join a fourth co-defendant, Susan Denise Atkins, 21, also scheduled to […]
Manson in Courtroom Demonstrates Magnetic Hold on Women
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 – The magnetic hold hippie cult leader Charles Manson has on women was evidenced Friday as he faced one of his co-defendants in the LaBianca murders for the first time since they were jailed. The encounter […]
Manson Loses Plea for Writ to Free Him From Jail Cell
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 – Charles Manson bounced into Superior Judge Malcolm M. Lucas’ courtroom Friday, seeking release from Los Angeles County Jail on a writ of habeas corpus. But by the time the brief morning proceeding ended, the spring […]
Manson’s Motions Rejected
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 – A Superior Court judge Friday denied a motion to dismiss murder charges against Charles Manson, high priest of a nomadic cult and accused mastermind of the seven Sharon Tate-LaBianca slayings. The 35-year-old Manson, who is […]
Charles Manson Transferred To “Loss-Of-Privilege Module”
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 – Charles M. Manson, leader of a hippie-style cult implicated in the Sharon Tate murders, is in a new cell today — in what he calls “solitary confinement.” He was transferred to it Friday — a […]
Monday D-Day for Manson
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 – Hippie “high priest” Charles Manson, charged with masterminding the slayings of actress Sharon Tate and six others, will appear in Los Angeles Superior Court Monday for setting of a trial date. Haggard, disheveled and complaining […]
Manson Tactics – Legal Ploy to Unite Accused
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6 – From his County Jail lodgings, Charles Manson still directs his loyal hippie “Family” with the verve of old, while plotting a courtroom coup which might have stunning repercussions. It becomes clear now that, far from […]
Manson Asks Superior Court To Dismiss Multi Slaying Charges
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6 – Charles M. Manson, long-haired leader of a hippie-type cult, wants Superior Court to dismiss murder-conspiracy charges against him in seven slayings last summer on grounds there is insufficient evidence to link him to the killings. […]
Manson Planning Courtroom Coup
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6 – Even in jail, Charles Manson still directs his loyal “family” while he plots a courtroom coup which could get him out from under charges that he directed the Sharon Tate mass murders. Until now, Manson […]
Women in Love: Susan Atkins
THE KILLING OF SHARON TATE by Lawrence Schiller (New American Library, 126 pp. $1). The eyes of a terribly frightened girl are on the cover; the title is printed in orange on black. In a slash of yellow across the […]
Tate Murder Informant’s Trial Put Off to at Least March 30
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 — Susan Denise Atkins, wearing a purple minidress with a “V” neckline that plunged to her waist, had her trial for the Tate-LaBianca murders put off yesterday until March 30 at the earliest. Miss Atkins, 21, […]
Susan Atkins’ Murder Trial Postponed
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 – Wearing a purple minidress with a “V” neckline that plunged to her waist. Susan Denise Atkins Tuesday waived her right to a quick trial and will face seven counts of murder in the Tate-Labianca killings […]
Hippie Cult Figure Found In Film Scene
INDEPENDENCE, Calif., Feb. 4 – One of the minor figures in the Charles Manson hippie cult case is back in Inyo County jail, awaiting court action on a charge of receiving stolen goods. He was Bruce McGregor Davis, transported from […]
‘Informer Susan’ Wins Trial Delay
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 – Wearing a purple dress with a deep plunging neckline, Susan Atkins, the informer in the Tate-LaBianca murders, today won a delay in her case until March 30 in Los Angeles Superior Court. Smiling and appearing […]
Witnesses To Refute Susan, Manson Claims
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 – Charles Manson, accused mastermind in the slayings of actress Sharon Tate and six others, said in an exclusive jailhouse interview Monday that none of his “family” members will back up the story told by informer […]
Manson Doubts Case Will Get To Court
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 – Charles Manson asserts that he will get the whole “bag of tools” he needs for prying his path through the complexities of the courts, IF his case ever progresses to the point of trial. But […]
Drug Expert Says Manson Tripped On Sex, Mysticism
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1 – A University of California drug expert said accused murderer-guru Charles Manson and his love cult “family” weren’t tripped out on narcotics, but on sex and mysticism. Dr. David E. Smith, founder of the free clinic […]
Jailmate’s View: Manson Shows Himself Superior
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 – In a large room sprinkled with blue-clad men, a slender, muscular figure holds the rapt attention of a five-men audience. With a deft, slashing movement of his arms, followed swiftly by a well-executed face-high kick, […]
