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New Defense Attorney Named for Manson Girl
Leslie Van Houten, 19, a member of Charles Manson’s “family” who is charged with the murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, is escorted by two deputy sheriffs as she leaves a courtroom in Los Angeles Friday after a brief hearing […]
The Wreck Of A Monstrous ‘Family’
Long-haired, bearded little Charlie Manson so disturbed the American millions last week – when he was charged with sending four docile girls and a hairy male acolyte off to slaughter strangers in two Los Angeles houses last August – that […]
Manson Tells Court He Wants to Defend Self in Tate Case
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 – Charles Manson revealed still another side of his multi-faceted character Wednesday when he told a judge he was capable of acting as his own lawyer when the Sharon Tate murder case comes to trial. The […]
Hippie Cult Is Linked To 2 Other Slayings
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 – A roving cult of hippies, whose members have been charged in the Sharon Tate murders, may have been involved in two other slayings in Northern California, a detective said yesterday. Chief of Detectives Barton L. […]
Manson Makes Wisecracks in Court
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 – Charles Manson, accused mastermind of the Sharon Tate murders, smirked and wisecracked Wednesday during an unexpected court appearance in which he unsuccessfully argued he should be permitted to act as his own attorney. Superior Court […]
Spahn Ranch Fire Caused by Faulty Electrical Wiring
CHATSWORTH, Dec. 18 – Sheriff’s deputies today had stated the early morning fire at the Spahn movie ranch on Tuesday was caused by faulty electrical wiring. A 30-foot aluminum trailer at the ranch, made famous by a cult linked with […]
Manson Asks Role Of Attorney
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 – Charles Manson, bearded leader of a hippie-style clan, told a Los Angeles judge Wednesday he wants to act as his own attorney when he comes to trial on charges of murdering actress Sharon Tate and […]
Susan Atkins Pleads Innocent in Tate Deaths
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 – Slim, dark-eyed Susan Denise Atkins — whose testimony led to the indictment of herself and five other members of a hippie band in the Tate and LaBianca slayings — pleaded innocent Tuesday to murder charges. […]
New ‘Cult Link’ in San Jose Slayings
SAN JOSE, Dec. 17 – “Substantial leads” which may link the Tate murders in Los Angeles with the knife slayings of two teenaged girls here last summer are being followed up by local police. Chief of Detectives Barton Collins said […]
Trailer at Spahn Ranch Destroyed
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 – Fire destroyed a trailer Tuesday at the Spahn Ranch, where Charles Manson and other defendants in the Sharon Tate murder case once lived. Authorities said arson was suspected. A sheriff’s spokesman said a young woman […]
News Crew Claims Finding Clothing of Tate Killers
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 – A television news crew yesterday found what may be clothing worn by the killer of actress Sharon Tate and four others. The discovery was made at an undisclosed location near the actress’ rented estate in […]
Link Sought In Bay, Tate Murders
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 – Investigators from four Northern California police jurisdictions were in Los Angeles today seeking possible links between the Sharon Tate murders and unsolved killings in their areas. Two detectives from San Jose questioned several members of […]
Innocent Plea Is Entered
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 – A young woman from a nomadic hippie-style clan pleaded innocent today to charges she killed actress Sharon Tate and six others last August. “Not guilty,” said Susan Denise Atkins, 21, a slender brunette, when asked […]
Authorities Study Pile of Tate Case Clothing
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 – Authorities conduct tests today on seven articles of clothing believed stained with blood that were discovered near the Benedict Canyon estate where actress Sharon Tate and four other persons were slain. Three black t-shirts, one […]
Susan Atkins Taken From Jail Believed Aiding Evidence Hunt
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 – Susan Denise Atkins, the informer in the Tate killings, was taken from her jail cell Sunday, presumably to guide police and 80 Explorer Scouts as they searched ravines in the Hollywood Hills. Although authorities maintained […]
Hills Combed for Tate Evidence; Girl Is Along
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 – A police helicopter hovered over the Hollywood Hills while ground crews worked below Sunday in a six-hour search presumably to find the bloody clothes worn by the killers of actress Sharon Tate and four other […]
Los Angeles Police Search For Killers’ Bloody Clothing
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 – Two dozen policemen accompanied by Susan Atkins, a suspect-turned-informer in the seven Sharon Tate – LaBianca slayings, scoured the Hollywood hills Sunday. They reportedly searched for the bloody clothing discarded by the killers involved in […]
Cult’s Leader Held Under Maximum Security
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 – Charles Manson, leader of the hippie cult charged with the murder of actress Sharon Tate and six other persons, is being held under maximum security precautions in an isolated cell pending trial, it was disclosed […]
Susan Atkins’ Story of 2 Nights of Murder
One day a little man came in with a guitar and started singing for a group of us in that place where we were living, in Haight-Asbury in San Francisco. Even before I saw him, while I was still in […]
Judge Rebukes 2 Attorneys Over Claims in Tate Case
McKINNEY, Tex., Dec. 13 – Two Los Angeles attorneys were ordered to jail for 72 hours and fined $100 each by a Texas judge Friday for “making a circus” out of the case of Charles D. Watson, charged in the […]
