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Key Witness Against Manson Says She’s Terrified Of Him But Loves Him
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 – Dianne Lake, 17, one of the chief prosecution witnesses against hippie leader Charles Manson and three of his girl followers, testified today in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial that she was terrified of him, jealous of […]
Cult Dropout Admits Lying Under Oath to Grand Jurors
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 – Manson family dropout Dianne Lake testified before the Tate-LaBianca jury today that she lied under oath before the grand jury about her knowledge of the Manson family and its involvement with the murders. Click here […]
Judge Rejects Printed Note’s Use as Evidence in Tate Trial
Rules Misspelled ‘Healter Skelter’ Inscription Found on Court Pad of Defendant and at Death Scene Lacks Value LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6 – The prosecution tried but failed Thursday to introduce evidence that Patricia Krenwinkel printed the inscription “Healter Skelter” as […]
Manson Murder Trial Delayed by Illness of Juror
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6 – The illness of a woman juror today delayed resumption of the Tate-LaBianca murder trial. Mrs. Thelma McKenzie, a county employe, complained of being ill Thursday night and was examined at County-USC Medical Center. Doctors recommended […]
Manson Angry About Ban On Jail Singing
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6 – Charles Manson, once an aspiring professional musician, complained Friday that deputies have forced him to stop singing in jail. Manson’s attorney filed a motion asking that the sheriff “be directed to cease and desist from […]
Dropout from Manson Family Begins Relating Her Story
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5 – Despite six days of frantic efforts by defense attorneys to prevent her testimony, Manson “family” drop-out Dianne Lake today began telling her story to the five-woman, seven-man jury in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial. In rapid […]
Mental Hospital Reports Watson ‘Eating Well’
ATASCADERO, Calif., Nov. 4 – Charles “Tex” Watson, a defendant in the Sharon Tate murders is reported to be eating well and “getting the same treatment” as other patients at a state mental hospital. Watson was sent to Atascadero state […]
Tate Trial Witness ‘Threatened’
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3 – A key state witness at the Tate murder trial has admitted that police raised the prospect she might face the gas chamber or life in prison if she did not tell them all she knew […]
Says Cult Girl Told of Stabbing
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3 – Slender, pig-tailed Leslie Van Houten smiled and doodled as a crucial witness at the Sharon Tate murder trial linked her directly to the slayings for the first time. On the stand, pretty Dianne Lake, 17, […]
Committed Accused Tate Slayer Was Texas Town Hero in ’64
McKINNEY, Tex., Nov. 1 – There he stood on the jailhouse steps, his darkness-accustomed eyes blinking at the bright sunlight he hadn’t seen in months. This was Charles Watson, football hero, basketball hero, track star, “most versatile student” of 1964. […]
Manson’s Pal Watson Ruled Insane
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31 – Charles (Tex) Watson, the Manson “family” member charged with the actual murder of the seven Tate-LaBianca victims, Friday was adjudged insane and rushed to Atascadero State Hospital in an attempt to save his life. Two […]
Doctors Say Manson Witness ‘Competent’
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30 – Two psychiatrists said Thursday that in their opinions, a key prosecution witness is competent to testify in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial. Drs. Blake Skrdla and Earl C. Deering testified that they think Diane Lake, 17, […]
Manson Becomes Irritated as Hearing Held About Witness
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30 – A hearing into the competency of the final prosecution witness in the Tate LaBianca murder case continued today with the chief defendant, cult leader Charles Manson, becoming more irritated and outspoken. As one of two […]
Manson Attorneys Claim Witness Psychotic, Incapable of Testifying
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29 – A hearing was scheduled today in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial to determine whether the last prosecution, witness — a former Manson “family” member now in Patton State Hospital — is capable of taking the witness […]
3 of Susan Atkins’ Letters, Implicating Her In Killings, Read To Jury
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29 – Three letters from defendant Susan Atkins deeply implicating her in the Sharon Tate murders were read to the jury yesterday while the young woman bent low over a scratch pad and etched out a picture. […]
Ex-Manson Disciple Describes LSD Trips ‘Guided’ by Charlie
Paul Watkins, 20, a good looking youth with a way with women, had been Manson’s chief procurer of young girls. Often he acted as Manson’s second in command. While on his trips to and from the Barker Ranch in Inyo […]
Tate Defense Wants Beatle to Be Witness
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28 – The defense wants John Lennon of the Beatles to testify in the Sharon Tate murder trial on whether one of the group’s song could have inspired Charles Manson to violence. But, in London, a spokesman […]
Manson Told Him to Die, Youth Says
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27 – A former member of Charles Manson’s hippie clan said today he once tried to starve himself to death after Manson ordered him to die. Brooks Poston, 21, in his second day on the stand at […]
Susan’s Letters Barred in Court
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26 – Letters implicating a defendant in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial were barred from evidence today pending results of a defense appeal for a higher court ruling on admissibility. The letters, written by “Manson family” member Susan […]
Manson Admits 5 or 6 Visits to Tate Home
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24 – Charles Manson admitted from the witness stand of the Tate-LaBianca murder trial Friday that he had visited the estate where actress Sharon Tate and four others were murdered. He estimated he had been “at” the […]
