LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15 – “You know, judge, like sometimes I wonder if you know what is going on,” said Charles Manson. “Sometimes I wonder, too.” said Superior Court Judge George M. Dell. It was a storybook setting in the […]
Cult Leader, Decatur Youth Pals
DECATUR, IL, Jan. 14 – A Decatur man who was slain in 1961 was arrested in Peoria in 1949 along with a companion, Charles Manson, West Coast cult leader who is being held in connection with a recent mass slaying […]
Manson Gets Delay in Tate Killing Plea
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14 – Persuasive, bearded Charles Manson, accused killer of actress Sharon Tate and six others, today won a two-week continuance before entering his plea, but was denied the use of a battery of “jailhouse attorneys” to help […]
A Lesson From Charles Manson
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 – Charles Milles Manson is accused of leading the pack that committed a vicious, nearly unimaginable crime — the bizarre murder of five persons. Aside from the brutality of the crime, there are two aspects about […]
Murder of Gary Hinman Led to Tate Killing Suspects
FORT COLLINS, Co., Jan. 12 – The murder of a Fort Collins High School graduate in isolated Topanga Canyon, Calif., last July 25 or 26 led police to the Charles Manson “family”, the accused killers of actress Sharon Tate and […]
Manson Ends Hunger Strike at County Jail
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12 – Charles Manson, accused mastermind of the seven Tate-LaBianca slayings, skipped breakfast and lunch in a “hunger strike” Sunday but abruptly ended it when dinner was served. Manson, 35, the bearded leader of a hippie cult […]
The ‘Manson Family’ Murders
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11 – Last month when the grand jury here indicted a motley group of hippies — most of them girls — for the senseless slaughter of film actress Sharon Tate and six others, the public became progressively […]
‘Guilty’ Verdict Before Trial
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 – “The news media have already executed and buried me,” says Charles Manson, head of the hippie clan charged with responsibility for the gruesome murders of actress Sharon Tate and four of her friends. Quite a […]
Hippie Leader Was Vague Says Atkins
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 – Hippie leader Charles Manson never directly ordered his “family” to murder actress Sharon Tate and her house guests or a supermarket owner and his wife, reliable sources said Friday night. The sources, who have had […]
Tate Massacre By The Book?
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9 – There is compelling evidence that the murder of actress Sharon Tate and at least six others were part of a grotesque, psychotic drama improvised by Charles Manson from a novel he read over and over. […]
Suspect LaBianca Killing Will Face Psychiatric Testing
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 – Leslie Van Houten will face psychiatric testing in hopes of establishing her mental condition during the Leno and Rosemary LaBianca murders Aug. 10. The examination request was made by her attorney, Marvin Part, before Judge […]
Girl With Accent Answers — After Hinman Killed
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 – The parade swung down Santa Monica’s palm-lined Ocean Avenue that Sunday, July 27. I watched eagerly for my boys — the Bag Pipers of the Nicherin Shoshu, the American Buddhist movement in which I am […]
Tate Suspect Will Be Given Sanity Test
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7 – A court-appointed psychiatrist will examine the youngest defendant in the Sharon Tate-LaBianca slayings to determine if she was sane at the time of the crimes and sane now. The psychiatrist was appointed Tuesday by Superior […]
Hunt Fails for Cult ‘Victim’
CHATSWORTH, Jan. 7 – A three-day search for the remains of missing cowboy-stuntman Donald O’Shea at a movie ranch northwest of the San Fernando Valley ended fruitlessly Tuesday. O’Shea, feared slain at the hands of the Charles Manson hippie cult […]
Defense Asks Evidence In Tate Slayings
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 – Attorneys for Leslie Van Houten, one of six suspects in the Sharon Tate-LaBianca slayings, attempt a legal maneuver today aimed at forcing the prosecution to reveal its evidence in the case. Lawyers for Miss Van […]
Two Appeals In Tate Case Could Reach Top Court
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 – The district attorney’s office says appeals by two of six defendants in the Tate-LaBianca murder cases could eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court and delay considerably their extradition to California. Deputy Dist. Atty. Vincent T. […]
Suspect In Tate Case Extradited By Texas
AUSTIN, Jan. 6 – The state of Texas yesterday ordered Charles D. Watson extradited to California to stand trial in the slayings last August of Sharon Tate and six others. Watson’s attorney, Bill Boyd of McKinney, Tex., argued during the […]
Fingerprints Told in Extradition Try
MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 5 – Documents sent to Alabama for use in extradition proceedings against Patricia Krenwinkel, indicted here on seven counts of murder in connection with the Sharon Tate slayings, reportedly disclosed that Miss Krenwinkel’s fingerprints were found at […]
Manson Yells at Attorney; Claims He’s Hurting Case
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 – Charles Manson told his attorney to sit down yesterday, claiming the portly lawyer was hurting his case instead of helping it. The 36-year-old Manson hollered at the lawyer, Irving A. Kanarek, as the attorney was […]
Extradition Hearing for 2 in Tate Killing
AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 5 – Charles Watson and Patricia Krenwinkel, accused of murder and conspiracy in the Sharon Tate and LaBianca slayings, faced extradition hearings today in Austin, Tex., and Mobile, Ala. Attorney Bill Boyd, who represents Watson, and attorney […]
