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scuihbedManson agafrus, frated singer-guitarist, a "Vagrant. wanderer, a pseu- do philosopher and a me- Ralomaniac who coupled delusions of greatness with a thirst for power and an intense obsession for violent death. "But most of all,” Bugli- ‘osi said, "the evidence will show him to be a killer who cleverly masqueraded behind the common image —_— “peace-loving.” lie sald Manson was a follower of the Beatles and thought the. Hnglish sing- ing group was speaking to him from across the sea through their lyrics. _ When the Beatles sang a song called "Helter Skel- ter.” Bugliosi said, Manson told his followers they were forecasting the rise of the black man against the whites, an event he predicted was at hand. But, the prosecutor said, when a "blood bath" failed 10 develop the clan leader said, "I'm going to have to show blackie how to do it.” Manson's plan, accord- ti lo Bugliosi, was to blame ithe seven killings on black people, whom he hated along with "pigs" of the white establishment, then flee with his "family" to Death Valley, where ihey would live in the Bih- lical "bottomless pit" of Revelations IX until the htacks won. Speaks of Power reins of power would then . fall to him and his follow- ers when blacks discovered said, "it Marson's mind,” Bu- ” gliosi said: “hig family and: particularly he would be ihe ultimate beneficiaries War” of a hippie—that of being Manso Lhought the they were too inexperi- enced to lead, the attorney of Lhe: black-white civil © gachiosi admitted that. i {he motive was "bizarre as | the murders themselves." . buf he told the jury of sev- :en men and.five women ‘ evidence to support it. ! would be presenied to i help them understand | why seven persons died. Also, he said, several witnesses would be called to testify about Manson's “strange” and "bizarre" » philosophies because per- haps the jurors would not } helieve so incredible a sto- ! ; Ty from only one witness. | { However, Bugtiosi said, 1 the principal witness of , "who" committed the mui- ders will be. Mrs. Kasa- |, _ bian, who is also charged ‘| with seven counts of mur , + der “but who has heen: promised immunity. As briefly outlined Fri- day, the young woman will tell of her involve- , Ment as a driver in two ‘ murderous forays from : the Spahn Movie Ranch in Chatsworth. ' Bugliosi said she will » testify that: —On Manson's orders she accompanied Susan At- kins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Charles Waison, a |: male member of the "fami- |' ly" who still is fighting ex- | tradition from Texas, to ! the ‘Tate home at 10050 |, Cielo Drive late in the |, evening of Aug. § without heing told what was i planned. ~-Although she did net enter the Benedict Canyon ; home or commit any mur- } ders, she saw Watson ‘shoot. Parent in a car in ithe driveway and watched Watson and Patriqia Kren- winkel kill Miss_Molger and tykowski on the Jawn. “She did not aciually see the murders of the beauteous, honey~- blonde Miss Tate or Sebring, both of whom died inside the house, but did see Susan Atkins come out and sav she had lost her knife in- side. ' . —On Waison's fustrue- tions, she ihrew the kil- lers' knives and blood- splattered clothing over the side of a hil] in Rene- dict Canyon. | Would Show Them —When the group re- turned to the Spahn Ranch and Watson had re- ported what happened. Manson told them they es Sere moe had been "too messy" and he was’ going to shaw thenr how to do it. —On the next evening, Aug. 9, Manson, Watson. Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten anda family mem- ber named Steve Grogan, 24, drove at random around Los Angeles Coun- ty on a mission of murdec.. —Ul timately, Mangon divected her to drive to 3267 Waverly Drive in the luos Feliz districi—a home he had visited a year be- fore —and then walked next door to the home of wealthy grocer Leno La Bianca, 44, and his 3s- veat-old wife, Rosemary, --When Manson re turned. he reported the hands of the victims had heen tied and instructed Watson, Miss Van Houten and Miss Krenwinkel how io murder the couple with- out causing “panic and fear." —Later thal same night, Maneon ordered the mur- der of a men who Mrs, Ka- sabian ‘knew lived in..a- -Wenies, apartment but she deliberately went to the wrong-door ta thwart tee called Wile Bugliosi said the "over- Kili" tactics of Manson's followers showed that- they were willing partici- ‘pants in the killings, He said Frykowski had been stabbed 51] Limes, shot four times and struck on the. head 13 times. - 3 How the others died was reported .hefore the trial hegan. Miss Tate, 844 months pregnant, was stabbed_16. Times Miss lo rzet, stabhed 21 times; Seb Lins: stabbed six. times, shot . twice; Parent, shot four limes, and Mrs. la Bianca, Stabbed more than 40, times. Leno ba Bianca’ died under the knife, tgo.. "War" and "N XX" had been carved into his flesh and a carving fork and knife had been Jeff. stick- ing in his body: a _ "Pig" was smeared ‘in blood on the front door of the Tafe house. "Death to Pigs,” "Rise" and "Helter Skelter" were written in blood at the la Bianca house. Bugliosi said physical evidence to be presented 7 hy the prosecution will ‘ine clude a .22-caliber Long: - horn revolver, the cloth. ing worn by the kiflers and a car belonging to a Spahn Ranch ranchhand used on the two evenings. Bach of the young wo- men defendants wil) be linked to the murders: by Mrs. Kasahbian's testimony, Buglios1 said, but the prosecution plans to pre- sent additional evidence. in each case. ‘ Conversations Claimed _. Festimony will show ‘that Miss Atkins told Vir-’ ginia Graham, Ronnie Howard and Roseanne, Walker—fellow inmates in, Sybil Brand’ Institute for Women —- about her if: . \elvement in the calle, ianca murders, he said. aoe