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Manson May Get Rough Treatment

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 28 — Inmates at San Quentin’s Death Row know that condemned killer Charles Manson is moving in soon and, says one prisoner, they may give him a rough time. “Due to the publicity he has received, some […]

Manson Girls Arrive At Prison Near Corona

Patricia Krenwinkel, left, and Leslie Van Houten, convicted in the Tate murders, are taken from women’s jail in Los Angeles to Frontera prison. FRONTERA, Calif., Apr. 28 — Two of the three women convicted and sentenced to death with Charles […]

Cult Chief, Three Followers Act Calmly

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 27 — Charles Manson and his three co-defendants in the Hinman-Shea murder case were models of decorum yesterday as defense attorneys argued for dismissal of charges. Neither Manson 36, Susan Atkins 22, Bruce Davis 27 or Steven […]

Manson Trial in Two Other Deaths Declared Waste of Money

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 24 — The high cost of another trial will not deter his office from prosecuting condemned slayers Charles Manson and Susan Atkins for two more murders, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Joseph P. Busch Jr. said yesterday. […]

Manson On Way Back To L.A. Trial

SAN QUENTIN, Calif., Apr. 23 — Charles Manson, cult leader condemned to die for the murder of Sharon Tate and six others, was removed from his Death Row cell today and returned to Los Angeles to face trial on two […]

Manson Screams Himself Out Of Court

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 22 — Rebuffed in a request to represent himself, Charles Manson screamed for 5 or 10 seconds yesterday to show Superior Judge Raymond Choate he has a voice. Manson’s loud “Ahhhhhhhh” startled the courtroom like an unexpected […]

Sharon Tate Body Photo Missing from Court Files

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 22 — A photograph showing the body of actress Sharon Tate is missing from the Superior Court files containing evidence in the Tate-LaBianca murder case, it had been disclosed today. Representatives of the district attorney’s office said […]

Manson and Girls Doomed; Lawyer Says It’s For Real

HEADS SHAVEN like their leader, Charles Manson, his three doomed woman followers march through a corridor outside the courtroom where they were sentenced to death. From left, Leslie Van Houten, Patricia Krenwinkel, Susan Atkins LOS ANGELES, Apr. 20 — A […]

4 Sentenced in Tate Case

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 16 — Four members of Charles Manson’s clan have been sentenced to 90 days in jail for trying to keep a witness from testifying in Sharon Tate murder trial by giving her a hamburger laced with LSD. […]

What Strange Power Did Manson Hold Over His ‘Family’?

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 16 — Why did four fresh-faced young girls and a former high school football player from a small Texas town follow the bidding of a skinny, wizened-faced ex-convict to go out in the night and kill seven […]

Defense Subpoenas Tate Jurors

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 15 — Jurors in the Sharon Tate murder trial have been subpoenaed by the defense to testify Monday about their deliberations that led to conviction and death verdicts for Charles Manson and three women followers. The seven […]

Death Row Built for Tate Trio

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Apr. 15 — California is building a “death row” for women to house the three young women under sentence of death for their part in the Tate-LaBianca slayings. An isolated, six-cell unit is being added to the one-story […]

Watson Plea Delayed For Additional Tests

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 13 — Entering of a plea for Charles “Tex” Watson in the Tate slayings was put off again today to allow for more psychiatric tests of the former high school football player. Watson’s attorney, Sam Bubrick, said […]

The 288-Day Education of a Jurywoman

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 12 — The trial of Charles Manson lasted 288 days. A long time. It is roughly from the Fourth of July to Easter, with Thanksgiving, Christmas, the World Series, football, and a trip to the moon in […]

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 […]

Nation’s Death Rows Wait Decision Of Supreme Court

SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 6 — As you drive toward San Rafael the turn-off to the right says San Quentin, and there is the great yellow stone prison shining in the brilliant California sun like a Crusaders’ castle on the distant […]

Ronald Hughes, Lawyer, to Be Buried Wednesday

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 4 — Funeral services will be held in Westwood next Wednesday for Tate-LaBianca trial attorney Ronald Hughes. The 35-year-old Hughes’ body was found last weekend in the wilds of Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County. He […]

Cult Leader, Friends Lose Court Claim

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 4 — A Superior Court judge today had refused to halt the prosecution of condemned killer Charles Manson and three others in connection with the Shea-Hinman murders. Judge Raymond Choate ruled against a defense claim that the […]

New Trial Of Manson Will Drag

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 3 — Charles Manson and Susan Atkins, condemned to death last Monday, came smiling to court Friday on additional murder charges and heard that their new trial in Los Angeles may last longer than the marathon Sharon […]

Foreman of Manson Trial Jury Tells Views on Case

NO ‘HANKY PANKY’: Herman Tubick, foreman of the jury that convicted Charles Manson and three women and sentenced them to die for the Tate-LaBianca murders, denied any “hanky panky” among jurors. He is shown with his wife. LOS ANGELES, Apr. […]