LOS ANGELES, Jun. 30 – Charles Lovett, a member of the clan of Charles Manson, yesterday was sentenced to prison for 10 years to life for his participation in a robbery which ended in a shootout with police in Hawthorne […]
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 […]
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 […]
Church Wins Editing Demands on Manson Book
CHICAGO, Apr. 4 – The Process Church of the Final Judgment has agreed to drop its second suit against those involved in the publication of a book on convicted murderer Charles Manson. A $1.25 million libel suit against the publishers […]
Suit Filed Against Ex-Milford Woman, Linda Kasabian
KEENE, N.H. – A $650,000 suit against Linda Kasabian, formerly of Milford, star witness in the Sharon Tate trial, has been filed in Cheshire County Superior Court on behalf of the son of one of the murder victims. Hanna Promisca, […]
Follower of Manson Guilty of Murders
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 15 — Bruce McGregor Davis, 28-year-old follower of hippie cult leader Charles Manson, was found guilty Tuesday of murdering Malibu musician Gary Hinman and ranch hand Donald (Shorty) Shea. The guilty verdicts on the two homicide counts […]
Death Charge Dropped for Manson Girl
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 4 — A murder charge against Charles Manson family member Mary Brunner in connection with the death of Malibu musician, Gary Hinman was dismissed Friday by Superior Judge George M. Dell. In announcing his decision to drop […]
Manson Cult Girl Gets Added Term for Aiding Escapee
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25 — Sandra Good, 27-year-old follower of hippie cult leader Charles Manson, was sentenced to spend two more months in jail today for her part in helping Kenneth Como flee after his Oct. 20 escape from County […]
Death Penalty Ban Assailed by Reagan; State to Appeal
Feb. 19 — The state Supreme Court’s ruling against the death penalty Friday relit all the old arguments and drew hard statements pro and con from California lawmen, lawyers and elected officials. “I’m deeply disappointed and somewhat shocked by the […]
Manson Girl Convicted of Aiding Escape
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5 — Sandra Good, a strawberry blonde follower of Charles Manson, was found guilty Friday of aiding and abetting the escape of Kenneth Como in his daring predawn flight from the Hall of Justice. The jury, which […]
Susan Atkins Sues Her Lawyers, DA
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11 — Convicted killer Susan Atkins, 22, filed a $2 million damage suit today against her two former defense attorneys and Dep. Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi, who successfully prosecuted her and other Manson family members for the […]
Bugliosi’s Next Trial — Winning DA’s Office
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9 — Dep. Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi, the Manson family’s relentless prosecutor, is ready to run for district attorney on a platform that will surprise those who remember his grim face during the trial. On all the […]
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 […]
Jurists Uphold Conviction of L.A. Newsman
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 — A three-justice panel of the state Court of Appeal Friday upheld a contempt of court conviction of newspaper reporter William Farr for refusing to tell a judge the source of a story he wrote about […]
Manson Installed as San Quentin’s 97th Death Row Inmate
SAN QUENTIN, Dec. 15 — Charles Manson was installed as the 97th occupant of San Quentin’s Death Row Tuesday. “He was very calm,” said Associate Warden Joseph R. O’Brien after Manson was whisked here from Los Angeles in a bus […]
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 […]
Jury Acquits Newsman in Contempt Case
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7 — Newspaper reporter William T. Farr Monday was found innocent of a contempt of court citation leveled against him because of an article he wrote concerning the Charles Manson case. The citation was issued by Superior […]
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 […]
Manson Court Proceedings End With Whimper
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 — Only two seats in the spectator section of the courtroom were occupied Thursday. They were elderly men with frayed shirt cuffs, the kind who shuffle from one court to another day after day to hear […]
Watson Given Death Penalty by Judge Who Strongly Opposes It
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 — A judge who abhors the death penalty nevertheless pronounced it Thursday against Charles (Tex) Watson, 25, chief executioner in seven murders committed under the spell of cult leader Charles Manson. Superior Judge Adolph Alexander rejected […]
