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The Silence is Over for Mrs. Tate
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22 — To the mother of actress Sharon Tate, life is a fragile, precious commodity to be lived one day at a time. “There are no tomorrows,” said Doris Tate as the tears she had tried so […]
Kasabian Appeals DWI Case Ruling
MERRIMACK, NH, Aug. 18 — Former Manson ‘family’ member Linda Kasabian was found guilty in district court yesterday of driving while intoxicated, second offense, but immediately appealed the case, a court spokeswoman says. Kasabian, now known as Linda Christian, 33, […]
Linda Christian Fined
LACONIA, NH, Jul. 10 – Linda Christian, once a member of the notorious Charles Manson cult in California, has pleaded guilty to indecent exposure, Laconia District Court Clerk Lou Athanas said. The former Linda Kasabian, pleaded guilty Friday and was […]
Kasabian Warrant Resinded
NASHUA, NH, Jul. 9 – A bench warrant ordered for former Charles Manson follower Linda Christian (formerly Kasabian) was rescinded yesterday after court officials discovered a scheduling error, Deputy Nashua District Court Clerk Daniel Donovan said today. Christian, 33, of […]
Sharon Tate’s Mother Speaks Out on Keeping Killers in Prison
LOS ANGELES, Jul. 9 – Sharon Tate’s mother gazes for a moment at nothing in particular, shakes her head slowly and says, “I can’t imagine a man holding a pregnant woman down and stabbing her to death. My mind will […]
Warrant Issued for Kasabian’s Arrest
NASHUA, NH Jul. 8 – Nashua District Court Judge Nicholas Panteias today ordered a warrant for the arrest of former Charles Manson follower Linda Kasabian, now known as Linda Christian, after she failed to appear for arraignment on three motor […]
Kasabian in Nashua District Court
NASHUA, NH, Jul. 7 – Former Charles Manson follower Linda Kasabian, now known as Linda Christian, was before a judge again today, pleading innocent in Nashua District Court to disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Christian, 33, of 93 Chandler St., […]
Sharon Tate’s Mother Begins Drive for Tough Parole Laws
LOS ANGELES, Jul. 3 – Doris Tate, mother of actress Sharon Tate, killed by the notorious Charles Manson “family,” has begun a campaign for tougher parole laws designed to keep her daughter’s murderers in prison. “I just don’t understand why […]
Manson Joins Main Prison Population
VACAVILLE, Jun. 23 – Charles Manson, convicted mastermind of the 1969 Sharon Tate murders, has been placed in the general prison population after being locked in his cell for most of each day since 1971, officials said Tuesday. Manson, 47, […]
’70’s Cultist is Arrested
LOUDON, N.H., Jun. 23 – More than 200 people were arrested during the weekend at motorcycle races, including former Charles Manson cult member Linda Kasabian, who was charged with indecent exposure, police said. Authorities said the first arrest of the […]
Don Laisure Fights for Atkins’ Release
GREENVILLE, Tex., Dec. 6 – Flamboyant, ostentatious, bombastic and garrulous are just a few adjectives to accurately describe Donald Laisure, the self-proclaimed millionaire who last September married Susan Atkins, convicted murderer and Manson cult follower. For the past 10 years, […]
Parole Unit Refuses to Free Manson
VACAVILLE, Calif., Nov. 5 — Mass murderer Charles Manson, saying “I ain’t got no mind” after eight years in “the nut ward,” was refused parole Wednesday by a state parole. The three-man panel from the state Board of Prison Terms […]
Ex-Manson Family Killer Runs Ministry
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Oct. 26 — Manson family killer Charles “Tex” Watson, who claims he was “born again” and found Christ while in prison, runs a ministry business on the outside. The former lieutenant to sex and dope cult […]
Manson Cultist Denied Parole
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Oct. 23 — Charles “Tex” Watson failed for a fourth time to convince parole officials he was no longer the dangerous man who led Manson cultists in the slayings of seven people in 1969. The 35-year-old prisoner […]
Ex-Follower Of Manson Receives 3-Year Term
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 20 – Former Manson family follower Catherine Louise Como, 39, was sentenced by a Sacramento Superior Court judge to three years in prison Monday after she pleaded guilty to charges of receiving stolen property. The sentence by Judge […]
Ex-Manson Follower is Wounded in Ambush
LA PUENTE, Oct. 16 — Former Charles Manson follower Kenneth Como, 41, was ambushed and shot in the arm, just two days after he was released from prison, authorities said. Como, who served 10 years at Folsom Prison upon his […]
Ex-Manson Cultist Gets Folsom Parole
FOLSOM, Oct. 14 – Kenneth Como, a onetime disciple of mass-murderer Charles Manson, Tuesday was paroled from Folsom state prison where he had been serving a term for armed robbery and escape. Como, 41, left the prison with $200 in […]
Dismissal of $24-Million Libel Suit in Manson Case Upheld on Appeal
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4 — A state appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a $24-million libel suit against a reporter who spent 46 days in jail for refusing to reveal his source for a story on the Manson Family […]
Novelist Says Curse Marks Mass Murderers
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 30 – It really annoyed him, Vincent Bugliosi said, to watch Tom Snyder’s June interview with Charles Manson, knowing all the while that the mass murderer might be cashing in on his coast-to-coast appearance on NBC. The network […]
Man Found Guilty of Mail Threats
Sept. 23 – A California man received a three-month prison sentence as punishment yesterday after pleading no contest to a charge of mailing threatening letters to a federal prosecutor. But because the defendant, Herbert Darrell Hay, has been in federal […]
