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_Fa-350 {(Hev. 7-16-63) al Now F Charles (Pex} Ason) con. victed of the slaying of Actress Sharon Tate and six others, will face a second trial beginning Friday to determine his sanity at the time of the 1969 killings. A six-man, six-woman jury yesterday found Watson, de- seribed by his attorneys ag a “pubot killer” for cult leader Charles Manson, guilty of seven counts of murder in the first de- gree and one count of conspire cy. The 2-.vear-ald former Texas honor student admitted from the witness stand during the trial that he participated in the sav. age attacks on he sever wisus- pecting viclims on Aug. 9 and 10, 1969. : ‘However, the defense contend. ed thal Watson was “no more {Han a zambie, a mindless auto- mation blindly obeying Man- san’s orders.” Defense attorneys Maxwell Ketth and Samuel Bubrick, who had entered dual pleas of inno- cent. and innocent by reasan af insanity, said they would pre- sent additional psychiatric testi- mony to attempt to save Watson fron the gas chamber. 4f the sume jury which found Watson guilty yesterday also rules he was sane at the time of;the slayings, it must then de- cide whether to recommend the death penalty or life in prison for the slayer. (Mount Clipping in Space Below) lowers for their parts in the sev- ch murders, said: “This is the final chapter oft the Tate-La Bianca murders. All five killers now have been convicted. | believe justice has been served. The state will vig- orously pursue the death penal- ty for Charles Watson.” “The jury in this case was confronted with some issues most juries are not normally confronted with,” Bugliosi said, “Watson presented a defense of diminished capacity which is not a common garden variety defense to murder.” Bugliosi said the turning point was the testimony of Linda Kas- abian, who was with Watsen on the nights of the Tate-La Bianca murders, which showed that “Walson was thinking clearly and precisely at the time of the killings.” Manson. Susan Atkins. Paln- cia Krenwinkel and Leshe Van Houton have been sentenced to the gas chaniber for their parts in the seven killings. Also slain at Miss Tate's Ben- edict Canyon home were Abigail Folger, Jay Sebring, Voytick Frykowski and Steven Parent. Killed the following night were grocery executive Leno La Bianca and his wife. Rose- mary. Watson was scheduled to be tried with Manson and the three women, but he fought extradi- Watson, dressed in a darkjtion from McKinney, Texas, and blue blazer and pale blue shirt,Jthen was temporarily commit: sat slack-jawed and emotionlessjted to a state mental hospital at ‘the verdict was read.Jwhen he was brought here last Throughout the trial, he main-jspring. tained an attitude of indiffer-; Eleven psychiatrists and psy- ence, as if he. were merely alchologists testified for the de- ‘spectator at the proceedings. |fense and prosecution at the « No one from the: Mansonitrial, which began Aug. 2. Their family” was present. opinions on Watson's sanity, as - Deputy Dist. Atty. Vincent T.Jinfluenced by drugs and Man- Bugliosi, who also prosecutedison, had been sharply contra- ‘anson. and three women fol-idictory, = a, KES atson Guilty on 8 Counts, ing a Sanity Trial ~ (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) ae “ “ Ae2 erald-l!xaminer “os Angeles, Calif. | Date: 10/13/71 Edition: 8 Star Author: Editor: Title: Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: Log Angeles (_] Being Investiqated (LEO... ae 41971 — LOS ANGELES