Category Archives: Archived News

Death for L.A. Slayer Sought

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 20 – The prosecution said it would seek the death penalty as Robert Beausoleil’s trial went into the penalty phase today following his first degree murder conviction in the knife slaying of musician Gary Hinman. Beausoleil, 22, […]

Hinman Death Verdict: Find Beausoleil Guilty of First Degree Murder

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 19 – Robert Kenneth Beausoleil, 22, a former member of Charles Manson’s hippie cult, was convicted Saturday of first-degree murder in the knife slaying of Malibu musician Gary Hinman. A seven-man, five-woman jury returned the verdict at […]

Beausoleil Found Guilty Of Murder

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 19 – Robert K. Beausoleil, a former roommate of Charles Manson, was found guilty of first-degree murder Saturday by a Superior Court jury in the stabbing of Malibu musician Gary Hinman. Judge William Keene ordered jurors to […]

6 Lawyers, 4 Judges, Defendants: Manson ‘Circus’ in Court

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 18 – The three-ring circus featuring the Manson Family previewed in Los Angeles Superior Court Friday with a cast of characters that included six attorneys, four judges and an equal amount of defendants. When the dust cleared […]

Manson, “Family” Due For Another Trial Date

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 18 – Charles Manson and five members of his hippie-style “family” have a new date with a new judge for their trial on charges of murder-conspiracy in the slayings of actress Sharon Tate and six others The […]

Manson Shrugs Off Hinman Murder Charge as ‘Ridiculous’

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 17 – Accused mass slayer Charles Manson, who says he will make no defense in court on charges he “masterminded” the killing of actress Sharon Tate and six others, claimed the latest charge against him — the […]

Postponement Seen For Manson Trial

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 17 – The Sharon Tate murder trial is set to begin Monday but there is virtually no chance of it starling on schedule because of the almost daily legal maneuverings. Court attaches said the trial could be […]

Manson, Atkins Arraigned

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 17 – Hippie leader Charles Manson and Susan Denise Atkins were arraigned yesterday in Los Angeles County Superior Court in the slaying of musician Gary Hinman. In an adjoining courtroom, a jury began deliberations in the trial […]

Attorney Asks Acquittal for Defendant in Hinman Death

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 16 – The defense attorney for Robert Kenneth Beausoleil, accused of murdering musician Gary Hinman last summer, urged a Superior Court Jury yesterday to acquit the young man. Dep. Public Defender Leon Salter told the seven-woman, five-man […]

Bitter Words, Tears End Murder Trial

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 16 – The trial of Manson “family” member Robert Beausoleil for the torture-murder of musician Gary Hinman ended in Los Angeles Wednesday with a day-long battle of oratory which left the defendant sobbing. The case, which closed […]

Beausoleil Attorney Calls Testimony Lies

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 16 – The defense attorney for Robert K. Beausoleil, reputed member of the “Manson Family” on trial for the slaying of a bagpipe musician, told a jury Wednesday it heard “a pack of lies” in an attempt […]

2 Followers Indicted With Him: Cult Leader Manson Charged For Murder of L.A. Musician

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 15 – Charles Manson, accused mastermind of the Tate-LaBianca slayings, was charged here Tuesday in a secret indictment with still another killing—the torture-murder of musician Gary Hinman. Two of Manson’s followers were indicted along with him for […]

Manson Indicted in Slaying

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 15 – In closing arguments today, prosecutors called for the conviction of Robert Beausoleil for the murder of musician Gary Hinman — a crime for which the grand jury Tuesday indicted cult leader Charles Manson and two […]

Manson Cited In Murder

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 15 – Charles Manson, hippie cult leader who allegedly master-minded the seven Tate-Labianca killings, has been charged in a secret indictment with still another slaying — the stabbing death of bagpipe musician Gary Hinman. Two of Manson’s […]

Defendant Claims Manson Stabbed, Killed Musician Gary Hinman

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 14 – It was Charles Manson who stabbed a Topanga Canyon musician to death last summer, murder defendant, Robert Kenneth Beausoleil claimed yesterday. Beausoleil, testifying in his own defense at his murder retrial, said the entire blame […]

Manson is Accused of Hinman Murder

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 14 – Hippie cult leader Charles Manson, thus far accused of only ordering others to kill, Monday was accused of the actual murder of musician Gary Hinman. Robert Beausoleil, who took the stand in his own defense […]

Court Told Manson Killed Musician

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 14 – Robert Beausoleil, a member of the “Manson family” on trial for the slaying of a 34-year-old musician, testified Monday the killing was committed by hippie cult leader Charles Manson. Beausoleil, 22, took the witness stand […]

Mary Brunner Testifies in Los Angeles: Gave Murder Statements After Threats of Arrest

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 14 – Mary Brunner, 26, testified Monday that statements she gave to two Los Angeles investigators in Madison last December were given only under the threat of arrest if she did not cooperate. The statements described the […]

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Charges in Murder Cases

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 14 – Superior Court Judge Malcolm M. Lucas refused yesterday to dismiss charges against accused murderess Susan Denise Atkins, ruling her statements before the County Grand Jury which indicted her provided grounds to hold her for trial. […]

Cultist Tells of Rifling Slain Man

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 13 – Hippie cult leader Charles Manson’s first family member — the mother of his child — testified in Los Angeles Superior Court today that she was not shocked when musician Gary Hinman was killed, and, in […]