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Miss Van Houten Tells of Perjury
LOS ANGELES, May 6 – Former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten testified Thursday she took LSD during the Tate-LaBianca murder trial and said she gave false testimony in that trial on Manson’s orders. Taking the stand for the first […]
Roman Polanski and the Hounds of Hell
May 1 – Roman Polanski’s films are macabre, heavy with themes of isolation, rage, guilt and humiliation. “He seems to have been born with fixed and pessimistic conclusions about the human condition,” says a Polanski compatriot and journalist. His life, […]
Linda Kasabian Finishes Slaying Account
LOS ANGELES, Apr. 26 – Linda Kasabian completed her courtroom account Monday about a night in 1969 when she said Charles Manson and a carload of his followers roamed from the mountains to the sea searching for someone to kill. […]
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Appeal of Manson and ‘Family’
WASHINGTON, Apr. 25 — The Supreme Court today refused to hear the appeal of convicted mass-murderer Charles Manson and three members of his “family” who were found guilty in the brutal slayings of seven persons in 1971. The justices let […]
LaBianca Daughter Views Death Photographs, Weeps
LOS ANGELES, Apr. 20 – The daughter of Rosemary LaBianca was unable to hold back her tears Tuesday as she identified photos of her mother and stepfather and then recounted the horror of the August night in 1969 when they […]
Manson Prosecutor Discounts Parole Idea
COLUMBIA, Mo., Apr. 8 – Vincent Bugliosi, prosecutor in the Charles Manson murder trial, smiled out at the large crowd assembled in the University’s Jesse Auditorium. “This is really a good crowd,” he said. “I think some of you thought […]
Manson Girl to Get New Day in Court
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 27 – The Charles Manson follower who six years ago calmly described to a startled jury in her murder trial how she “just started stabbing and cutting the lady up,” Monday will face a new jury in […]
Two Murders Still Haunt Former Manson Cultist
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 – Former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten says she still has nightmares about the gruesome murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, for which she was once condemned to death and for which she will be […]
Follower of Manson Sentenced
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30 — Susan Murphy, a Charles Manson cultist, and her escape companion, Diane Ellis, have been sentenced to 10 extra years in prison for beating a guard unconscious while escaping in August from Terminal Island Federal Prison. […]
Services Today For ‘Manson’ Film Producer
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 30 — Funeral services will be held today for Laurence Merrick, producer of a film about the Charles Manson family, who was shot to death as he left his drama studio. Services will be at 3 p.m. at […]
2 Women Escapees Receive 10 Years for Beating Guard
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 – Susan Murphy and Diane Ellis, who brutally beat a female guard during an escape from the Federal Correctional Institution at Terminal Island last August, were each sentenced in Los Angeles federal court Friday to 10 […]
Police Doubt Manson Link in Merrick Death
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 — Police doubt that the slaying of producer Laurence Merrick, who made a documentary about Charles Manson’s followers, was the work of the murderous “family.” “The feeling is they had nothing to do with it,” Hollywood […]
‘Manson’ Film Producer Slain
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 – Producer-director Laurence Merrick, maker of the film “Manson,” was shot to death Wednesday at his Hollywood film school, police said. His unidentified slayer, described as a young man in his 20s, escaped after the noontime […]
‘Manson’ Producer Slain Outside Studio
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 — Producer-director Laurence Merrick, creator of a documentary film on the Charles Manson family, has been shot to death outside his film studio. Police said they had no indication that the shooting yesterday was connected with […]
Leslie Van Houten Retrial to Stay in L.A., Judge Rules
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20 – The retrial of former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten will stay in Los Angeles, a judge here ruled today after both defense and prosecution attorneys agreed that the entire state was “saturated” with publicity […]
Death Letter Suspect Corresponded With Manson
VACAVILLE, Jan. 19 – A Petaluma woman — arrested by the FBI Monday on suspicion of sending death threats through the mail — carried on what Vacaville prison officials considered a harmless six-month correspondence with Charles Manson at the same […]
Woman in Manson Family Arrested
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18 — A member of the Charles Manson family was arrested Monday at her home in Petaluma on a charge of sending two threatening letters through the mail. Patricia Maureen Gillum, also known as Misty Hay, was […]
Former Manson Girl Vows to Testify Here
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 – Linda Kasabian was taken into a Los Angeles courtroom under heavy guard Wednesday where she signed a written promise to testify at the retrial of former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten on murder charges. […]
Linda Kasabian Found in Fla., Will Return
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 – Linda Kasabian, arrested in Miami as a material witness for the upcoming trial of Leslie Van Houten, the former Charles Manson follower, is scheduled to make a court appearance Wednesday in Los Angeles. Dep. Dist. […]
Van Houten Bail Set at $200,000
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 – Leslie Van Houten, facing retrial for two of the notorious Manson murders, stood quietly in Los Angeles Monday while her attorney told a judge she is “thoroughly rehabilitated” and “no danger to society.” But attorney […]
