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Manson Followers Move to Be Closer to Prison
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 8 — Two of Charles Manson’s women followers have moved to Sacramento so they can be closer to Folsom Prison, where Manson is held, a state prosecutor says. “That’s one reason,” conceded Sandra Good, 30, who is living […]
How Curt Gentry Got It Together
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15 – He’s not particularly impressive to look at: medium height, modest beard and hush jacket. And he’s quiet, soft-spoken so that you have to listen hard to hear him relate, with some astonishment, how he has […]
Folsom Prison Foils Trio’s Escape Try
FOLSOM, Dec. 13 – Folsom Prison officials report that guards thwarted an escape attempt by a member of the Charles Manson clan, the slayer of four highway patrolmen and a convicted robber-rapist. Prison spokesman Max Price said the three men […]
The Merchandising of ‘Helter Skelter’
Dec. 8 – The merchandising of Helter Skelter is neither haphazard nor helter-skelter. It is costing W. W. Norton & Co. $50,000. On the theory that crime pays and pays well if enough people buy a $10 book, the co-authors […]
D.A. Investigates Accusation That Judge Older Threatened 2 Students
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7 — The district attorney’s office is looking into accusations that Superior Court Judge Charles Older, who presided over the Manson Family trial, threatened two students with a pistol after a traffic accident. Older reportedly conceded he […]
Charges of Perjury by Shinn Dismissed
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5 – Perjury charges against attorney Daye Shinn were dismissed Wednesday when special prosecutor Theodore P. Shield was unable to prove that anybody ever lied under oath about statements handed to reporter William Farr during the 1970 […]
Slayer to Be Shinn Perjury Trial Witness
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 – Special Prosecutor Theodore P. Shield Tuesday confirmed that he will call convicted murderer Lawrence E. Wilson, 31, to testify against attorney Daye Shinn, who is on trial on perjury charges. Shield also said Tuesday that […]
Attorney Shinn Faces Start of Perjury Trial
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3 – Attorney Daye Shinn faces trial on perjury charges today, two months after similar charges were dismissed against former prosecutor Vincent T. Bugliosi when no commission of their alleged crime could be established in court. Both […]
About Manson: Prosecutor’s Tale and Infiltrator’s View
HELTER SKELTER: The True Story of the Manson Murders, by Vincent Bugliosi with Curt Gentry (502 pages; Norton; $10) In his novel “The Third Man,” Graham Greene has the British intelligence officer who narrates the story make a statement that […]
Escape Plot Spurs Move of Manson
VACAVILLE, Nov. 19 — Convicted mass murderer Charles Manson was transferred from the medical facility here to maximum security Folsom Prison last month after authorities discovered an escape plot involving guns and grenades. Jess Marquez, program administrator of the unit […]
Manson’s Nemesis
Nov. 18 – Charles Manson, a name that will live in infamy, never mixes with the main population of Folsom Prison in California. One of his victims, Sharon Tate, was eight months pregnant, which makes other Folsom cons regard Manson […]
The Hero is Too Obvious
Helter Skelter, by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry (George J. McLeod, 502 pages, $11.50) To hear Vincent Bugliosi tell it, Charles Manson and his family of mass murderers would still be free, preying on unsuspecting southern California residents if it […]
Manson Says Nixon’s Fall Due to Hex
VACAVILLE, Nov. 5 – Charles Manson, convicted in the Sharon Tate murders, believed his own personal hex on former President Richard M. Nixon caused Nixon’s Watergate woes, says an ex-prison psychologist. Wesley Hiler, Manson’s therapist at the California Medical Facility […]
Charles Manson Slept Here
VACAVILLE, Nov. 4 – Charles Manson, perhaps the most bizarre mass murderer ever to be confined in Vacaville’s California Medical Facility, has left in better mental condition than when he arrived. Manson — serving a life sentence for the murders […]
False Arrest Suit in Tate Slayings Fails
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12 – A Superior Court jury Friday unanimously absolved the city of Los Angeles of false arrest and false imprisonment charges brought by William Etson Garratson, the caretaker of the Sharon Tate estate who was jailed for […]
City Officer Leaving For Post With DA
RIVERSIDE, Oct. 5 – A former Los Angeles police department Medal of Valor winner and Palm Springs police officer will begin work Thursday for the Riverside County District Attorney’s office. Det. Ed Williams left his post Friday as fugitive warrants […]
Bugliosi’s Perjury Case Dismissed but Shinn to Face Trial
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4 – Daye Shinn, a defense at the 1970 Charles Manson trial, faces trial for perjury Nov. 18, similar charges were dismissed Thursday against Manson prosecutor, Vincent T. Bugliosi. Both attorneys were indicted June 28 on charges […]
He Captured Manson With a Pad and Pencil
Susan Atkins, center, exchanges hand signals with Leslie Van Houten, at right. Patricia Krenwinkel, at left, and Charles Manson, rising, watch. Lignante says he has to work quickly to catch scenes like this in the courtroom MARINA DEL REY, Oct. […]
Judge Indicates He Won’t Hold Farr in Contempt for Silence
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2 – Superior Judge Earl C. Broady indicated Tuesday he would not hold Times reporter William Farr in contempt for his refusal to answer 15 questions in the perjury trial of attorney Vincent T. Bugliosi. Bugliosi is […]
Judge Cuts Off Testimony in Trial of Bugliosi
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 – The testimony of key prosecution witness Dep. Dist. Atty. Stephen Kay in the perjury trial of attorney Vincent T. Bugliosi was halted abruptly Monday until prosecutors prove a crime actually was committed. Kay had testified […]
