LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 – Police officials yesterday refused to confirm or deny a report indicating the gun believed used in the slayings of three of the five victims in the Tate murder case had been found. A Los Angeles […]
Police Find Gun Believed Used in Slaying of 3 Tate Victims
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20 — Police have found the gun believed used in the slayings of three of the five victims in the Tate murder case, it was learned Friday. The long-barreled .22-caliber handgun reportedly was located earlier in the […]
Monrovia Girl Gets Attorney
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20 – A former deputy district attorney was appointed Friday to defend Leslie Louise Van Houten of Monrovia, charged with conspiracy in the Sharon Tate murders and murder in the deaths of a wealthy market owner and […]
Tate Case Suspect Gets Delay
MOBILE, Ala., Dec. 20 – Attorneys for a young woman charged in the Sharon Tate mass killing case Friday were given until Dec. 29 to say whether she will fight extradition to Los Angeles. Circuit Judge Joseph M. Hocklander Jr., […]
New Defense Attorney Named for Manson Girl
Leslie Van Houten, 19, a member of Charles Manson’s “family” who is charged with the murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, is escorted by two deputy sheriffs as she leaves a courtroom in Los Angeles Friday after a brief hearing […]
The Wreck Of A Monstrous ‘Family’
Long-haired, bearded little Charlie Manson so disturbed the American millions last week – when he was charged with sending four docile girls and a hairy male acolyte off to slaughter strangers in two Los Angeles houses last August – that […]
Manson Tells Court He Wants to Defend Self in Tate Case
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 – Charles Manson revealed still another side of his multi-faceted character Wednesday when he told a judge he was capable of acting as his own lawyer when the Sharon Tate murder case comes to trial. The […]
Hippie Cult Is Linked To 2 Other Slayings
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 – A roving cult of hippies, whose members have been charged in the Sharon Tate murders, may have been involved in two other slayings in Northern California, a detective said yesterday. Chief of Detectives Barton L. […]
Manson Makes Wisecracks in Court
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 – Charles Manson, accused mastermind of the Sharon Tate murders, smirked and wisecracked Wednesday during an unexpected court appearance in which he unsuccessfully argued he should be permitted to act as his own attorney. Superior Court […]
Spahn Ranch Fire Caused by Faulty Electrical Wiring
CHATSWORTH, Dec. 18 – Sheriff’s deputies today had stated the early morning fire at the Spahn movie ranch on Tuesday was caused by faulty electrical wiring. A 30-foot aluminum trailer at the ranch, made famous by a cult linked with […]
Manson Asks Role Of Attorney
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 – Charles Manson, bearded leader of a hippie-style clan, told a Los Angeles judge Wednesday he wants to act as his own attorney when he comes to trial on charges of murdering actress Sharon Tate and […]
Susan Atkins Pleads Innocent in Tate Deaths
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 – Slim, dark-eyed Susan Denise Atkins — whose testimony led to the indictment of herself and five other members of a hippie band in the Tate and LaBianca slayings — pleaded innocent Tuesday to murder charges. […]
New ‘Cult Link’ in San Jose Slayings
SAN JOSE, Dec. 17 – “Substantial leads” which may link the Tate murders in Los Angeles with the knife slayings of two teenaged girls here last summer are being followed up by local police. Chief of Detectives Barton Collins said […]
Trailer at Spahn Ranch Destroyed
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 – Fire destroyed a trailer Tuesday at the Spahn Ranch, where Charles Manson and other defendants in the Sharon Tate murder case once lived. Authorities said arson was suspected. A sheriff’s spokesman said a young woman […]
News Crew Claims Finding Clothing of Tate Killers
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 – A television news crew yesterday found what may be clothing worn by the killer of actress Sharon Tate and four others. The discovery was made at an undisclosed location near the actress’ rented estate in […]
Link Sought In Bay, Tate Murders
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 – Investigators from four Northern California police jurisdictions were in Los Angeles today seeking possible links between the Sharon Tate murders and unsolved killings in their areas. Two detectives from San Jose questioned several members of […]
Innocent Plea Is Entered
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 – A young woman from a nomadic hippie-style clan pleaded innocent today to charges she killed actress Sharon Tate and six others last August. “Not guilty,” said Susan Denise Atkins, 21, a slender brunette, when asked […]
Authorities Study Pile of Tate Case Clothing
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 – Authorities conduct tests today on seven articles of clothing believed stained with blood that were discovered near the Benedict Canyon estate where actress Sharon Tate and four other persons were slain. Three black t-shirts, one […]
Manson’s Crime Career Began In Indiana
NOBLESVILLE, IN., Dec. 15 – Charles Manson, 34, who is being questioned in the Sharon Tate murder began his crime career in Noblesville according to reports from the Noblesville Ledger. Manson was 15-years old when first arrested in Noblesville when […]
Susan Atkins Taken From Jail Believed Aiding Evidence Hunt
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 – Susan Denise Atkins, the informer in the Tate killings, was taken from her jail cell Sunday, presumably to guide police and 80 Explorer Scouts as they searched ravines in the Hollywood Hills. Although authorities maintained […]
