Category Archives: Archived News
LSD Said Key In Tate Murder
LOS ANGELES, Jul. 3 – A defense attorney in the Sharon Tate murder case, questioning prospective jurors, intimated Thursday in Los Angeles the effects of the hallucinatory drug LSD could become key to the case. Attorney Paul Fitzgerald, mentioning the […]
Manson Sues for Millions
LOS ANGELES, Jul. 3 – Charles Manson has sued Dist. Ally. Evelle J. Younger, Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess and 10 others for $1 million each accusing them of violating his civil rights. Manson, on trial with three female codefendants in […]
Manson Case Girl Fails Again to Fire Attorney
LOS ANGELES, Jul. 2 – One of Charles Manson’s codefendants, Leslie Van Houten 19, yesterday failed for the third time to fire her attorney, Ira K. Reiner. The reason was the same as on Tuesday — she did not want […]
Charles Watson Wins New Extradition Delay
AUSTIN, Tex., Jul. 2 – Charles “Tex” Watson, the sixth defendant in the Tate-LaBianca murder case, has won at least another 30-day delay in being returned to California, the district attorney’s office reported yesterday. Elvyn Holt, head of the district […]
DA to Seek Hearing into Qualifications of Kanarek
LOS ANGELES, Jul. 2 – Dist. Atty. Evelle J. Younger today had announced unprecedented plans to petition the State Supreme Court to order a hearing into the qualifications of Charles Manson’s attorney. Younger said he was making the move because […]
Teacher Seated As Manson Juror
LOS ANGELES, Jul. 2 – A teacher at the same high school in which one of the defendants in the Tate-LaBianca mass murder case was homecoming princess was seated tentatively today as a juror as the slow process of selecting […]
It Looks Like A Long Loony Trial
LOS ANGELES, Jul. 1 – One of the curiosities about covering a big trial in the U.S. is that the authorities spare no effort to help the press — even at the expense of forfeiting a fair trial for the […]
Tate Figure Fails To Fire Her Lawyer
LOS ANGELES, Jul. 1 – One of the three young women charged along with Charles Manson in the Tate-La Bianca murders tried for a second time yesterday to fire her lawyer. Leslie Van Houten, 19, stood up at the counsel […]
Attorney for Manson Filed Against; DA
LOS ANGELES, Jul. 1 – Los Angeles Dist. Atty. Evelle J. Younger turned in the California Supreme Court Tuesday in an effort to remove the attorney for cultist Charles Manson in the Tate-La Bianca case. Younger told a press conference […]
Move to Dismiss Charges in Manson Trial Is Denied by Judge
LOS ANGELES, Jun. 30 – Superior Court Judge Charles Older yesterday denied a defense motion to dismiss charges against Charles Manson and three co-defendants on grounds of prejudicial pre-trial publicity. Older, following an hour of arguments, said he could “find […]
Woman in Manson Group Loses Plea for Attorney
LOS ANGELES, Jun. 30 – Accused murderess Mary Brunner, a member of Charles Manson’s “family,” yesterday lost her bid to hire Daye Shinn as her attorney. At the same time, the prosecution announced it would seek the death penalty for […]
Reject Manson Defense Plea to Drop Charges
LOS ANGELES, Jun. 29 – A motion to dismiss charges against hippie cult leader Charles Manson and three of his “followers” charged with the Tate-LaBianca murders was denied today as the trial opened its third week in Los Angeles Superior […]
State to Seek Death For Manson, 3 Young Women
LOS ANGELES, Jun. 28 – The state will try to send Charles Manson and three young women to the gas chamber for the murders of actress Sharon Tate and six other persons. Deputy district attorney Vincent Bugliosi suddenly changed the […]
Judge Tightens Attorney Gag in Tate Murder Case
LOS ANGELES, Jun. 27 – The gag applied to defense and prosecution attorneys in the Tate-LaBianca murder case tightened Friday as the trial ended its second week. As the slow process of jury selection continued, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge […]
Tate Murder Case ‘Privacy’ Upheld
LOS ANGELES, Jun. 27 – Dist. Atty. Evelle J. Younger says he doesn’t like the idea, but he has directed his deputies to abide by a judicial ruling in the Sharon Tate murder trial under which they may not disclose […]
Manson Turns Back on Judge in Hinman Case
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jun. 26 – Charles Manson turned his back on a Santa Monica Superior Court Judge yesterday when he was denied his request to act as his own attorney in the Gary Hinman murder case. It was not […]
Manson Demands Nomadic Types on Panel of Jurors
LOS ANGELES, Jun. 26 – A routine challenge of the petit jury system — the grounds that there are no poorly educated nomadic types among prospective jurors — was made today at the Tate-LaBianca mass murder trial neared the end […]
Clan Tries to Bar Quizzing of Juror
LOS ANGELES, Jun. 25 – Saying they want to deny the “establishment” the satisfaction of a “court drama,” Charles Manson and his three female codefendants are trying to prevent their lawyers from quizzing prospective jurors at the trial for the […]
Manson, Girls Order Lawyers To Keep Mum
LOS ANGELES, Jun. 25 – Charles Manson ordered his further defense at the Sharon Tate-LaBianca murder trial. His three female codefendants joined the hippie guru in asking their attorneys to sit mute in court while prospective jurors were being questioned. […]
Drug Used By Krenwinkel Common, Too Deadly To Name
MOBILE, Ala., Jun. 25 – A state toxicologist said Wednesday be detected a drug in the body of a half-sister of one of the defendants in the Sharon Tate mass slayings in California which he said was “so deadly and […]
