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 […]
Deputy DA to Be First Bugliosi Trial Witness
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27 – Dep. Dist. Atty. Stephen Kay is expected to be called as the first witness today in the perjury trial of Vincent T. Bugliosi, the lawyer Kay assisted in prosecuting convicted murderer Charles Manson. An eight-woman, […]
Charles Manson Is Back In Tight Security at CMF
VACAVILLE, Sept. 26 – Infamous multiple murderer Charles Manson was clamped back into supertight security in Vacaville’s California Medical Facility last week, shortly after the world was told he had been allowed to mingle with other prisoners, the Reporter has […]
Bugliosi, Shinn Will Have Separate Trials
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26 – Jury selection began Wednesday in the perjury trial of Vincent T. Bugliosi, successful prosecutor in the 1970 Charles Manson murder trial and unsuccessful candidate for district Attorney and attorney general. Los Angeles Superior Judge Earl […]
Trial Opens in Tate Murder Arrest Suit
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25 – A $1 million false arrest suit against the city of Los Angeles by William Etson Garretson, who was jailed for two days after the murders of actress Sharon Tate and four others Aug. 9, 1969, […]
Manson Family Ranch Owner Spahn Dies
VAN NUYS, Sept. 24 — George Spahn, former owner of a dilapidated riding stable and ranch in the Simi Hills that was home for the Manson family at the time of the Tate-LaBianca murders, died Monday in a nursing home, […]
Charles Manson Still in CMF Psychiatric Unit
VACAVILLE, Sept. 19 – Charles Manson, the infamous cult leader who was convicted of the bizarre Tate-LaBianca murders, is “doing fairly well” in a psychiatric management unit at Vacaville’s California Medical Facility, a CMF spokesman said this week. But Manson […]
Manson Security Eased A Bit
VACAVILLE, Sept. 18 – State prison officials have slightly relaxed security for convicted mass murderer Charles Manson, allowing him to mix with other convicts for the first time. “He has, in the last couple of weeks, been moved from ultra-maximum […]
Bugliosi Effort to Quash Perjury Charges Fails
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7 – Attorney Vincent T. Bugliosi’s second attempt to have perjury charges against him dismissed prior to his Sept. 25 trial was turned down Friday by Superior Judge Earl C. Broady. Bugliosi and Daye Shinn, chief prosecutor […]
Former Disciple Tells About Life in Manson ‘Family’
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28 — Some of the original members of Charles Manson’s “family” are still operating, says Brooks Poston, one of the very few Manson members who managed to escape Manson’s clutches. “The girls are in control of the […]
Sept. 25 Trial Set for Bugliosi, Shinn
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28 – Los Angeles County Superior Judge Earl C. Broady Tuesday refused to dismiss perjury charges against attorneys Vincent T. Bugliosi and Daye Shinn, accused of denying under oath they gave information to newsman William Farr despite […]
Strange Legacy of the Sharon Tate Murders
Aug. 18 – On a lazy August weekend five years ago, they found the bodies – hacked, beaten, grotesque. The first four, including that of gorgeous movie star Sharon Tate, were discovered Saturday morning, Aug. 9, and while newspapers around […]
Decision Delayed on Shinn, Bugliosi Motion
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17 – A move to dismiss perjury charges against attorneys Vincent T. Bugliosi and Daye Shinn was postponed Friday until Aug. 27, by Superior Judge Earl C. Broady, who said he needed more time to read briefs. […]
Jury Transcript Shows Basis for Indictments in Farr Case
LOS ANGELES, Jul. 12 – The 1973-74 Los Angeles County Grand Jury chose one version of Vincent Bugliosi’s involvement in handing information to reporter William Farr despite a court gag order over the lawyer’s own sharply different account, and pieced […]
Shinn Arraigned, Denies Perjuring Self in Farr Case
LOS ANGELES, Jul. 9 – Daye Shinn, a defense attorney In the 1970 Charles Manson murder trial, Monday pleaded innocent to charges he committed perjury three times in denying he gave newsman William Farr information despite a court gag order. […]
