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Charles Manson — Part 4

551 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Aug 13, 1969 · Broad topic: Cults & Extremism · Topic: Charles Manson · 551 pages OCR'd
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Ty 1s far out and fantastic, How- @ Manson telling her “to getl_2ccording to the pr ’ roxecution ever, it must be realized“triya“kilife, a change of clothing) Sle ne wil] tell how. Manson, the crimes and the defendants and her driver’s license,” in|later that second night, instruct- also are fantastic.” preparation for accompanying|°d her, Miss aes and ere Bugliosi said that he probably'Charles Watson, Miss Se edie family” ‘ee 0. will play the entire Beatties al{xel and Miss Atkins on the night| murder & MeN, I a “Vertes: bum that contains the ‘“Helter|the Tate murders were Corn aA proseciitor set wath tvs ee ie Skelter” song. ted. _ = hh, ‘ 3 Ft, Helle Ricca ee ae ree aes Sige anes ‘exteaiition satedtionally knocking on. a’ wrong {hg title of one of the Beatles’/S4" Altiins, 21; and Leslie Van ae ft) laoor at his apartment house (songs, meant the black man ris.|#outen, 19, All four are charged}/as ethos instructions from|THis near victim apparently jijg Up against the white estah.|With conspiracy to commit mur. @ was someone known to both her : der. Manson that night, telling he Wehment and murdering the en- ; “to do: thing Tex Watson|2"d Manson, he said. lire white race, with the excep-| Manson, Miss Krenwinkel and “tO do everything Tex ” Bugliosi also said that the on of Manson and his chosen pies pe hn face seven; < Mie Parent get “sho isto .22 caliber reyoly- Ollowers, Bugliosi i .{counts of murder, ; me i ithe latter, ie’ added, intended Five of these counts stem{" a Y Ney ete tee’ Setting. end Frykowst will be ito escape from ‘Helter Skelter’ from the Aug. 9, 1969 slaying of bleed the mriee of Fr kows: introduced into evidence. , ‘by-going to the desert and living|Miss Tate, 26; Jay Sebring, 35, an Miss Folger by erga He added that fingerprints in-the ‘Bottomless Pit,’ a place S thalidentified as those of Watso an internationally known men’s : pari derived from “Revela-|hair stylist; Abigail Folger, 26,|@™¢ Miss Krenwinkel on the eee ee eose okel were tort.” | eveiail - a member of the San Francisco ‘i guess he se Be found at the fig scenes. | “Revelations” is the last book| coffee company family; Voytick| ee One of the first witnesses of the New Testament, from Frykowski, 32, a Polish photog- ites ont thoke cio scheduled to testify late today is foi oe told others helrapher, and Steven Parent, 18, thin: over the mae of a hill njPaul J. Tate, the 46-year-old ound further support for te. , her of the slain actress. philosophies, acconiing ‘0 the Ue ‘other wo murder counts! ihe Benedi ene is ae oon te testifying for the prosecutor, Tesult from the killing of Gate-|__ i tol . staiye| immited purpose,” said Bugliosi, | Manson, who entered thelway Markets president Lal es e Pape elas “of providing formal identifica: Courtroom with en apparent/Bianca, 44, and his wife, Rose.|(@bout the Second night and thelion of his daughter,” self-inflicted imch-high ‘X’ cut|mary, 38, the next night at their(|L@Bianca murders: Tate, who resigned as a lieu! into his forehead, sat stoleally|Los Feliz home. @ Manson told Watson anditenant-colonel in Army Intellig. throughout most of Bugliosi’s| Miss Van Houten is charged)/the others that they “had beenlence shortly after the murders, Bo-minute opening statement, |with murder only in the La-'|messy the night before, and this|tives in Palos Verdes, The cult leader twice smiled|Bianca deaths. i|time he was going to show them| After leaving the Army, he let during the prosecutor’s refer-| Continuing on the topic of mosi|how to do it,” bis hair grow and cultivated 4 ences to “Helter Skelter.” tive, Bugliosi said: @ “The killers roamed about,|long moustache to masquerade | The three girls alternately! “There will be some circum- Initially looking for their vic-|as a hippie in an effort to help Razed intently at Bugliosi and at|stances pointing to Manson’s||timg at random,” in contrast to|police investigate the slayings. pints, efforts to make it appear that|ithe preceding night when they| He has declined to discuss the uring a recess after he made|black people had murdered the||headed directly for the Tate es,|results of his personal investiga! tne opening statement, Bugliosi/seven victims.” tate. {tion said;.-—+-=0 = The prosecutor also provided @ it was Manson who in- Bugliosi said that Miss Tate’s | “I grant that our motive theo-|a preview of testimony due to 0 { j-|husband, movie director Roma pre ‘0; |structed her to drive to a resi- fanski, will not anpear tod | be given by the prosecution’s|ldonce uext to the LaBianca| Polans on no ead Ms star witness, Linda Kasabian. |thome. The cult Jeader and some El cans fe y bose "" | Mrs. Kasabian, a 20-year-oldjlor pis followers allegedly had|S*. My fares poly x te oad mother of two, who also is un-|!heen to the house in the area for Fine som: ae te nl a De ae ewe tae eee io LSD parties a year before. _ at nay, eeety I crimes, ha ed im- ‘ _{trial. munity in return for her testi- @ Manson went into the La Winifred Chapman, the mai ‘mony. Bianca house alone and rej F . turned several minutes later to|”29 discovered the bodies a She is scheduled to take the stand Monday, and Bugliosi tell how the victims, whom he Che cine, Aha cea : : j said he had tied up, should bel#®? * ——sa said she will testify “for three, four or maybe five days.” ° murdered. today. < : @ Mrs. Kasabian was in- He said the highlights of her structed by Manson to lose Mra, testimesssabout. the firstmiaht’s| | ooo oe ; raid will include: ; LaBianca’s wallet in the rest room_of a, Sylmar service sta-| than ot a Bult A, 1 ‘urn_over the reins to Manson and ‘this followers.” "At another point Bugliosi sar- éastically described Manson as a man with a “diabolical, satati- 1¢ Mind .. , who, at times, has
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