HAWTHORNE, Calif., Aug. 23 – A gang of Charles Manson family was in custody Sunday following a 25-minute gunbattle between police and a group of male and female hippies raiding a gun shop for weapons. Three suspects – including two […]
Manson Cultists Held In Shootout
HAWTHORNE, Calif., Aug. 23 – Five suspects captured in an attempted robbery and 10-minute shootout with police in a Los Angeles suburb were identified yesterday as followers of cultist and condemned murderer Charles Manson. A sixth suspect was being sought. […]
Manson Cultists Captured After Blazing Gun Battle
HAWTHORNE, Calif., Aug. 23 – At least three of five armed suspects captured after a shootout that accompanied the attempted robbery of a Hawthorne war surplus store have been identified as members of Charles Manson’s hippie-cult “family,” Hawthorne police said […]
Ex-UW Woman Held In Shootout
HAWTHORNE, Calif., Aug. 23 – Five suspects captured in an attempted robbery and 10-minute shootout with police in a Los Angeles suburb were identified Sunday as followers of cultist and condemned murderer Charles Manson. A sixth suspect was being sought. […]
Weapons Raid On Store Foiled By Silent Alarm
HAWTHORNE, Calif., Aug. 22 – A silent burglar alarm foiled a weapons rail on a war surplus store Saturday night and set off a 25-minute gun battle between police and six raiders, including two women. One of five suspects captured […]
Testify Watson Fingerprint Found at Scene of Slaying
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22 — Two police crime laboratory experts testified on Friday that a bloody fingerprint found at the Sharon Tate home was that of Charles (Tex) Watson, the remaining defendant in the Tate-LaBianca mass murders. Investigators Jerome Bolen […]
5 In Shootout With Police; Four Captured
HAWTHORNE, Calif., Aug. 22 – Five men robbing a Hawthorne surplus store shot it out with police for more than 10 minutes Saturday night. Three of the suspects were seriously wounded. No police were injured, however. Officers said the five […]
Prosecution Rests Case In Trial of Manson Cohort
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 — The prosecution rested its case yesterday in the trial of Manson lieutenant Steve Grogan with the inspection of about 200 exhibits introduced into evidence in the case. Grogan is accused of the 1969 murder of […]
Deputy On Stand In Grogan Trial
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 — A sheriff’s deputy testified yesterday that when Steve “Clem” Grogan was arrested for the murder of cowboy actor Donald “Shorty” Shea the defendant grinned and remarked that nobody had been found. The Witness, Sgt. Paul […]
Linda Kasabian Says She Didn’t Try to Stop Killings
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 — Linda Kasabian, the Manson “family” member who turned state’s witness, testified during cross-examination that she did not try to prevent the murders of the Tate victims or go for help while they were being killed. […]
Watson ‘Calm’ During Tate Slayings
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 — Charles “Tex” Watson was calm and composed when he led three young women on a murder foray at Sharon Tate’s estate in August 1969, one of the women testified Tuesday. Linda Kasabian, formerly a star […]
Lawyer says Tex Did Kill But Was Only A Zombie
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17 — Charles “Tex” Watson did commit some of the Tate-LaBianca murders but he was “no more than a zombie, a mindless automaton” blindly obeying Charles Manson’s orders, his attorney said Monday. “Watson’s motive was simple,” said […]
Watson Trial To Open Today
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16 — Opening statements and testimony are set to begin today in the trial of Charles “Tex” Watson, with attorneys aiming to depict Watson as a youth driven to insanity by drugs and the mesmerizing dominance of […]
Manson Says He Slashed But Did Not Kill Hinman
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15 — Charles Manson, in a surprise move today had admitted slashing musician Gary Hinman with a sword, but indicated he did not kill him. The 36-year-old condemned murderer testified Friday outside the presence of the jury […]
Witness Says He Split With Manson Over Killings
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13 — The drug-dominated culture of the Charles Manson family was vividly described in court here Thursday by a witness who said he decided to quit the group when he realized that he would be expected to […]
Manson Slashed Hinman, Witness Says
Ella Jo Bailey, a former member of the Manson family, testified yesterday that Charles Manson spoke about slashing Gary Hinman with a sword. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13 — A prosecution witness testified yesterday that Charles Manson, walking up and down […]
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 […]
Officer Declines Comment on ‘Confession’ by Manson
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12 — An investigating officer in the second murder trial of Charles Manson yesterday declined to confirm or deny the cult leader confessed to him that he ordered the slaying of Gary Hinman. Manson reportedly told Sheriff’s […]
MANSON CONFESSION; Tells of Order To Kill Hinman
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11 – Cult leader Charles Manson today in court calmly admitted to a detective that he had struck musician Gary Hinman in the head with a sword, held a gun on him and then ordered his death. […]
