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FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63) » Bus in 1 Desert Led to Arrests BY CHARLES POWERS 3 Times Staff Writer INDEPENDENCE, Calif. — The trip began in a bus, It ended in a bus. On the way eight peopie—and possibly 1i—were murdered. In the Death Valley sands 125 miles southeast of here, a green-and-white former school bus marks where the nomadic hippie clan led by Charles Manson finally ended its journey. From there, 26 members of the Manson "family" were brought un- der arrest to Independence, a small town in the shadow of the Sierra Nevada. Sheriff's officers here thought the hippie band was guilty of car theft. And, noting that even the women among them wore sheath knives, possibly worse, they put out the names of the 26 on intercity tele- types. Has 5-Page Record When detectives from Los Angeles arrived to question members of the family, and took nine of them away, local officers found out why they were wanted. The officers heard the name "Tate." They saw the Penal Code section for which they were wanted: 187. Murder. Manson, 34, who has a five-page eriminal record, including assault with a deadly weapon, theft, arson and car theft, is in the Inyo County jail here. No charges have been filed against him in the Tate case. But authorities say he was the ringleader of the band of wanderers whose members included at least a half-dozen who specialized in the senseless murder of people they hated because they were wealthy. In- vestigators said followers sometimes spoke of him as "Jesus." Tira ditfily lit Independence motel (Mount Clipping in Space Below) (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) I-1 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, Calif. Date: 12/2/69 Edition: Tuesday Final Author: Editor: Title: Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: LoS Anreles CJ Being Investigated aa-otl7 =16 SEARCHED_INDEXED —__. SERIALIZED. FILED 2 13 DEC 2 1969 FBI — LOS ANGELES \ /| al