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Leslie Loses Bail Bid
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 – A Superior Court judge declined today to reduce bail for Leslie Van Houten, a former follower of convicted mass murderer Charles Manson. Judge Jack E. Goertzen conceded Miss Van Houten had made progress in prison, […]
Incident in Litchfield
NASHUA, NH, Dec. 31 – Reduced charges and dismissal of another charge on a technicality was what finally resulted in Nashua District Court July 28, in the riot trials of Linda Kasabian Christian and nine others in connection with an […]
Aide Wants Manson In Vacaville
VACAVILLE, Dec. 21 — A California Medical Facility administrator has recommended that convicted mass murderer Charles Manson remain in the Vacaville prison. “But I want to keep the option of sending him back to San Quentin if he becomes a […]
Retrial Assured For Member of Manson Family
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 – Retrial of Leslie Van Houten, a member of the Charles Manson “family,” was assured Thursday when the state Supreme Court refused by one vote to review the reversal of her conviction for murder. At the […]
Sentencing for Manson Cultist Set
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2 — Sentencing is scheduled Jan. 24 for Charles Manson cultist Susan Murphy and a woman companion on their guilty pleas to a charge of assaulting a federal officer when they escaped from prison last August. U.S. […]
Deputy D.A.’s a Bit of TV’s Columbo, With Just a Dash of Perry Mason
Nov. 14 – In stature and appearance (dark, wavy hair) there is a suggestion of television’s insouciant detective Columbo (Peter Falk, if you prefer). It would come as no surprise if he ambled up to the witness stand wearing a […]
Susan Murphy, Friend Enter Not-Guilty Pleas
Former Charles Manson cultist Susan Murphy and a companion pleaded innocent Monday to charges of overpowering a federal prison guard on Terminal Island last August and escaping in the guard’s car. Miss Murphy, 34, and Diane Ellis, 33, entered their […]
Manson Is Moved To Tight Security
VACAVILLE, Oct. 18 — Charles Manson has been moved to a tight-security psychiatric ward in the California Medical Facility here because of death threats against guards and other “abnormal and bizarre behavior,” a prison spokesman reported. Manson, serving a life […]
Manson Now Denies He Ordered Killings
VACAVILLE, Sept. 15 – Charles Manson now denies he has ordered any more killings. At the same time, however, he says “there is no place on earth to hide from the IPCR” — a reference to the “International People’s Court […]
Manson Prosecutor Wants Sirhan Case Re-Opened
HILTON HEAD, S.C., Sept. 2 – Vincent Bugliosi, the Los Angeles lawyer who prosecuted Charles Manson and members of his “Family” for murder, told a press conference on Hilton Head last week that there is enough evidence to justify looking […]
Murphy, Fromme ‘Together’ Again
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 31 — Charles Manson “family” members Susan Murphy and Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme are practically roommates again. Miss Murphy, 34, and fellow inmate Diane Ellis, 33, captured in Oregon last week after escaping from Terminal Island federal prison […]
‘Manson’ Documentary is Revealing
Aug. 30 – (EDITOR’S NOTE — The movie “Manson” now playing at the Esquire Theater here, has been “banned in California at the complaint of ‘Squeaky Fromme,” according to advertisements.) Robert Hendrickson’s documentary, “Manson,” was shown at the Cannes Film […]
Escaped Manson Follower, Susan Murphy, Recaptured
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 27 — Susan Murphy, 34, an associate of convicted mass murderer Charles Manson, and Diane Louise Ellis, 33, were taken into custody Thursday evening in Portland, the FBI announced. The women, who escaped 13 days ago from […]
Susan Murphy Believed Still in San Jose Area
SAN JOSE, Aug. 26 — The FBI, thwarted when an early-morning raid failed to net Manson cult follower Susan Murphy and a sister prison escapee, said yesterday investigators believe the two fugitives still are in the area. Agents took a […]
Letter from Manson Mentions New Death List, Reporter Says
VACAVILLE, Calif., Aug. 26 — A reporter said Wednesday that Charles Manson wrote him a letter saying: “I sent a list of people out to be murdered.” Greg DeGiere, city editor of The Reporter, said the letter arrived late Tuesday […]
Fromme Warns Manson Fugitive
SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 21 — Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, convicted of trying to assassinate President Ford, has told Susan Murphy, a fellow follower of Charles Manson, “you’d best realize your life is on the line, and not because of the FBI.” […]
All’s Quiet on the ‘Set’ at Manson Family Hideaway
CHATSWORTH, Aug. 19 — Horseback riding in the rugged hills north of here, you can see what has become of the notorious Spahn Movie Ranch, an old, broken-down movie set where Hollywood made a flood of westerns in the 1940s. […]
Search for Fugitive Manson Follower and Companion Shifts to S.F. Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17 — The search for Manson follower Susan K. Murphy and bank bandit Diane Ellis swung north Monday after FBI agents discovered the two fugitives had rented a car here after escaping from a Los Angeles federal […]
Suspected Bomb Was Really Teddy Bear Sent To Manson
VACAVILLE, Aug. 13 — Prison officials feared yesterday that someone had sent convicted mass murderer Charles Manson a bomb, but the package contained only a teddy bear toy and a Polish travel book. The incident began when a checking device […]
$11.2 Million Libel Suit Against Bugliosi Dismissed
LOS ANGELES, Jul. 9 – Attorney Irving Kanarek’s $11.2 million libel suit against Charles Manson prosecutor Vincent T. Bugliosi was dismissed Thursday because Kanarek failed to meet a deadline to clarify his “meaningless” suit. Kanarek unsuccessfully defended Manson, who was […]
