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Manson Trial in Two Other Deaths Declared Waste of Money

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 24 — The high cost of another trial will not deter his office from prosecuting condemned slayers Charles Manson and Susan Atkins for two more murders, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Joseph P. Busch Jr. said yesterday. […]

Manson On Way Back To L.A. Trial

SAN QUENTIN, Calif., Apr. 23 — Charles Manson, cult leader condemned to die for the murder of Sharon Tate and six others, was removed from his Death Row cell today and returned to Los Angeles to face trial on two […]

Manson Screams Himself Out Of Court

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 22 — Rebuffed in a request to represent himself, Charles Manson screamed for 5 or 10 seconds yesterday to show Superior Judge Raymond Choate he has a voice. Manson’s loud “Ahhhhhhhh” startled the courtroom like an unexpected […]

Subdued Clan Leader, 3 Girls Sentenced to Die in Gas Chamber

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 20 – Charles Manson and three women followers were sentenced to death in San Quentin’s gas chamber Monday for the Tate-LaBianca murders. Each stood, in turn, and solemnly listened to Superior Judge Charles H. Older’s condemnation, which […]

Cult Leader, Friends Lose Court Claim

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 4 — A Superior Court judge today had refused to halt the prosecution of condemned killer Charles Manson and three others in connection with the Shea-Hinman murders. Judge Raymond Choate ruled against a defense claim that the […]

New Trial Of Manson Will Drag

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 3 — Charles Manson and Susan Atkins, condemned to death last Monday, came smiling to court Friday on additional murder charges and heard that their new trial in Los Angeles may last longer than the marathon Sharon […]

Manson, Atkins Face Trial In Two Other Murder Cases

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 1 — “It’s over.” A weary newsman scrawled that phrase on the blackboard in the pressroom of the Hall of Justice. It referred to the end of the marathon Tate-LaBianca murder trial. But it is not the […]

Manson, Three Girls Receive Death Penalty

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 30 – Grim-faced jurors Monday returned 27 verdicts of death against the Tate-LaBianca killers: Charles Manson, 36, Patricia Krenwinkel, 23, Susan Atkins, 22, and Leslie Van Houten, 21. But, the four were not present to hear themselves […]

Judge Ousts Manson After Latest Argument in Court

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 14 — Convicted murderer Charles Manson was removed from the courtroom on Friday after he questioned the capability of his own attorney and argued with the judge presiding over his trial. Manson’s outburst came several hours after […]

Leslie Van Houten Describes Role in Murder of LaBiancas

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23 – “And I took one of the knives and Patricia had a knife, and we started stabbing and cutting up the lady.” The lady was Rosemary LaBianca, 38, and the convicted-murderess confessing from the witness stand […]

‘Family’ Member Says Life With Manson Was a Game

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 – Life with Charles Manson was an existence without rules, a timeless game of make-believe and love, a member of the Manson “family” testified Wednesday. Diminutive red-haired Lynette (Squeaky) Fromme, 22, was called by the defense […]

MANSON VERDICT ALL GUILTY!: First-Degree Conviction on 27 Counts

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 – Charles Manson and three of his “girls” were convicted Monday on all 27 counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy to murder in the seven Tate-LaBianca killings 18 months ago. The long-haired, bearded Manson and the […]

Manson, 3 Girls Found Guilty on Mass Murder Charges

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 – Charles Manson and three female followers were convicted of first-degree murder yesterday in the killings of actress Sharon Tate and six others in August 1969. The defendants also were convicted of conspiracy to commit murder. […]

Manson and Three Girls Guilty

Sheriff’s deputies escort Charles Manson to court today, where he along with Susan Atkins, Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel were found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy in the Tate-LaBianca killings LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25 – Hippie cultist Charles […]

Manson, Girl in Court on 2 Other Murders

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19 – As the jury began its fourth day of deliberating the fate of Charles Manson and three of his girl followers for the Tate-LaBianca massacre murders, the hippie leader and one of the girls appeared in […]

Tate Trial Breaks For Another Case

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 – The Tate-LaBianca murder trial was interrupted Wednesday so Charles Manson and Susan Atkins could appear at a hearing in another double name murder case. This time it was the Gary Hinman-Donald (Shorty) Shea case, combined […]

D.A. ‘Programmed’ Linda, Manson Attorney Charges

ANOTHER MANSON FRIEND IN COURT — Nancy Laura Pitman, a 19-year-old friend of Charles Manson, arrives in court in Los Angeles for arraignment after being arrested Sunday when deputies said she tried to visit Manson while carrying drugs in her […]

Bugliosi Says Manson’s Manner Lulled Victims

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24 – Prosecutor Vincent T. Bugliosi said Wednesday that Leno and Rosemary LaBianca might have lived it they had not been fooled by Charles Manson’s false face and soft manner. “To fool the LaBiancas, ladies and gentlemen,” […]

Four Defendants Disrupt Manson Murder Trial

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23 – Disruption followed disruption, then turned violent Tuesday in the Tate-LaBianca trial as prosecutor Vincent T. Bugliosi methodically led jurors in final argument through testimony about the seven killings. Charles Manson was removed from the court […]

Part of ‘Family’ Indicted In LSD-Laced Hamburger

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 – Secret grand jury indictments were returned Friday against members of the Charles Manson “family” in the case of the LSD-laced Honolulu hamburger. Three of the five named, Catherine (Gypsy) Share, Lynn (Squeaky) Fromme and Ruth […]