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culf, indicted for the La Biapes- murders is Leslie Sankston, 19. She has been held in Sybil Brand Institute as a material witness in the case. According to a police affidavit filed in the case, Miss Sankston became an informant and told detectives about the murders after she was arrested on auto theft charges Oct. 12 at Man- son’s hideout near Death Val- ley. All six of the defendants were named in the conspiracy count listed in the indictment. Deputy Dist. Attys. Aaron Stovitz and Vincent Bugliosi said they did not ask for an in- dictment of Garth Milton Tufts, 18, in the La Bianca case as they had previously indicated. They said the evidence was not sufficient to warrant charges against Tufts. Jury Foreman Bishop said the jurors found the testimony on the two macabre murder ram- pages “‘shocking.”” He commeni- ed that they particularly were appalled at the viciousness of the killings as described by County Coroner Thomas Nogu- chi and his deputy, Dr. David Matsuyama. Bishop described the crimes as “probably the most infamous . in California history.” _The foreman said followi transmission of her stgry_to RO- the indictments that Miss a in by informants.” 4 kins’ testimony was the key | Buguosi and her attorney both factor in convincing the jury to |said they felt she testified truth- return a true bill. fully during her grand jury ap. She has maintained through pearance last Friday: Caballero her attorney, Richard Cabal- Said she gave the panel “every lero, that she was inside the detail” of the mutders; °°” Tate house and in a car at the “We are proceeding on the La Bianca house when the vic- theory that Mr. Manson was not tims were slain but did not par- .actually at the Tate house when| ticipate in the actual killing. the killings occurred,” Bugliosi! Miss Atkins also said that the |said. - two sets of murders were or-| iss Atkins has said th dered by Manson, who she |target of the raid a the Tite claims has a hypnotic hold on |estate in Benedict Canyon was = and other members of the |not the sultry actress but in- cult. . In her version of the murders, pes erika onnits ed Manson did not accompany the caf DY Nef television fs sl hippie raiders, all dressed in} Melcher, 27. formerly lived at. black, when they went to the line 16050 | Cielo Drive tile! Tate home. However, he did travel with them to the La’ Bian- ca home but left the house prior /hyshand, Roman Polanski to the fatal stabbings, according to Miss Atkins. prior'ta: it being leased by Miss! Tate dnd her movie director} | Melcher, who testified last! In an affidavit filed in court:* ##2%=48 Supposed to have jeCaSE Te prior to the grand jury hearing, Miss Atkins is quoted as placing Manson at the Tate murder scene where she said he cut the, telephone wires that lead to the estate. Caballero said that Miss At- ee him it was Watson who cul wires. ' i The seeming conflict. in Miss! ——— ‘Atkins’-wersions is explained thusly by Bugliosi: ; “There probably .is not” any contradiction on Miss Atkins’ Par wnat appears teeta on iflict in all likelihood came in the idrawn Manson’s ire b