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Judge Sentences Manson Follower to Life in Shea Killing
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24 — Los Angeles Superior Judge James J. Kolts ruled Thursday that Charles Manson follower Steven Grogan should face life in prison instead of the gas chamber for beheading Donald (Shorty) Shea with a machete. In explaining […]
Manson Gets Life Sentence in Shea Killing
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 — Cult leader Charles Manson — described by the judge as a “whining, complaining delinquent and small-time car thief with an aversion to work” — was sentenced Monday to life in prison for the 1969 slayings […]
Manson Given Life Term In Hinman-Shea Murders
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30 — A penalty verdict of life imprisonment was returned against Charles Manson yesterday for the Gary Hinman-Donald (Shorty) Shea murders in 1969. A Superior Court jury of eight men and four women had deliberated five hours […]
Charles Manson Convicted of Shea, Hinman Slayings
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4 — Charles Manson has been convicted of first degree murder in the slayings of movie stuntman Donald “Shorty” Shea and musician Gary Hinman and the penalty phase of the trial will begin today at 9:30 a.m. […]
Manson Convicted of Murder in Shea and Hinman Cases
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3 – Cult leader Charles Manson, already under sentence of death for the seven Tate-LaBianca slayings, was convicted Tuesday of two more murders and had to be hustled from the courtroom after the verdicts were read. A […]
Manson Family Member Tells of Shea Killing
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12 — The plaintive words, “Why? Why?” were the last uttered by cowboy actor Donald J. (Shorty) Shea before dying at the hands of the Charles Manson “family,” according to bizarre and gruesome testimony given Wednesday in […]
Witness Claims Defendant Admitted Murder of Shea
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12 — A young man who quit the Manson family in disillusionment, testified yesterday that Steve Grogan admitted to him that he (Grogan) killed movie stuntman Donald (Shorty) Shea. Paul Watkins 21, quoted Grogan as saying he […]
Witness Tells of Hearing Shea’s Screams in Night
Barbara Hoyt, witness in the Steve Grogan case, hides her face from the cameras yesterday. She is appearing as a prosecution witness. Steve Grogan was 23 years old when he was arrested in connection with the LaBianca murders. He was […]
Investigators Connect Blaze in Glendale Gun Shop to Shea, Hinman Murder Trial
LOS ANGELES, Jul. 27 — The investigation into a fire at a Glendale gun shop took a new turn yesterday when it was disclosed that the place figured in a murder case involving Charles Manson and his followers. A man […]
Bruce Davis Wins Stay in Shea-Hinman Death Trial
LOS ANGELES, Jun. 17 — The State Supreme Court yesterday stayed the prosecution of Bruce Davis for the Shea-Hinman murders. The stay does not affect proceedings against Davis’ co-defendants, Charles Manson 36, and Stephen Grogan, 20. However, Superior Court Judge […]
Seek Delay In Hinman, Shea Trial
LOS ANGELES, May. 27 — The attorney for Bruce Davis, a defendant of the Hinman-Shea murders, said he will fly to San Francisco today to ask the State Supreme Court to delay the trial. Davis 27, condemned mass murder Charles […]
Deny Separate Trials in Hinman-Shea Death Cases
LOS ANGELES, Apr. 8 — A Superior Court judge today had denied defense motions to hold separate trials for Manson cult members accused in the Hinman-Shea murder cases. Judge Raymond Choate ruled that Charles Manson 36, Susan Atkins 22, Bruce […]
Malibu Judge Leaves Bench After 22 Years
Nov. 15 – John J. Merrick did not have the typical background for a judge, but he was not judging typical people. Merrick was a comedy gag writer before he became the no-nonsense judge of a sleepy community that was […]
High Court Rejects Manson Case Appeals
WASHINGTON, Apr. 3 — Charles Manson’s bid to have his conviction and life sentence overturned in the 1969 murders of two California men was turned down by the Supreme Court today. The justices left intact Manson’s 1970 conviction for the […]
‘You Better Pray I Never Get Out,’ Manson Friend Tells Sanity Trial
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 – “You had better pray I never get out,” convicted murderer Bobby (Cupid) Beausoleil told a jammed courtroom Friday at a sanity hearing for four other members of the Charles Manson “family.” The 25-year-old Beausoleil was […]
4 Manson Followers Convicted in Hawthorne Robbery-Shootout
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22 – Four followers of hippie cult leader Charles Manson were found guilty Wednesday of committing a Hawthorne surplus store robbery which led to a shootout with police. The seven-women, five-man jury deliberated four days before returning […]
Jurors Deliberating Fate of Four Manson Cultists
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18 – The jury in the trial of four Manson cultists charged with armed robbery did not reach a verdict during its first day of deliberations yesterday. The panel of seven women and five men will resume […]
Manson, 3 Cohorts Will Appear at Trial
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11 – Charles Manson and the three female “family” members convicted with him for the Sharon Tate-Leno LaBianca murders are due back in Los Angeles Superior Court this week for the trial of four other followers. Manson […]
Girl Unable to Locate Body
LOS ANGELES, Apr. 23 – A former member of Charle Manson’s “family” who said she saw Donald (Shorty) Shea’s decapitated body buried at the Spahn movie ranch in Chatsworth in 1969 was flown here from Pittsburgh, Pa. But the girl, […]
Last of Manson ‘Family’ Given Life in Prison
LOS ANGELES, Apr. 18 – Bruce McGregor Davis, 28-year-old member of the Charles Manson “family,” Monday was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of Malibu musician Gary Hinman and Chatsworth ranch hand Donald (Shorty) Shea. The formal sentencing […]
