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FD-350 (Rev, 7-16-63) a Grogan Of Mu ‘Seve —“Gtogan, 20, “former follower of Charles Manson’s hippie-style “family,” was convicted of first degree mur- der Saturday in the slaying of Spahn Movie Ranch wrangler Donald (Shorty) Shea, whose prod was never found after his August, 1969, disappear- ; ance, Grogan, wearing faded jail denims, sat unemotionally with his legs crossed at the counsel fable afternoon as jury fo reman William S. Brinkley read the verdict, ending eight hours of deliber- ations that began Friday. A slight smile crossed Gro- gan’s lips as the court clerk polled individually the eight men and four women on the jury panel. Trial Judge James G. Kotz ordered the jury to return Tuesday at 10 a.m. for the penalty phase of the trial. Prosecutor Burton Katz said he “absolutely” intends to press vigorously for the death penalty. After the jury was excused, defense counsel Charles Weedman walked briskly out of the courtroom, refusing to comment. — Convicted _ Shea Slaying {Mount Clipping In Space Below) rder in "Katz landed the jury for | Katz lauded the jury for | Satine “together a bttad ‘ mosaic of circumstantial evid- ‘ence’ and coming to the con- | clusion that the. victim was, in fact, dead and was slain by | | Grogan. He noted that only \four or five, juries in the histo- try of California have returned fe convictions in cases in which no body was located. M anson clansman Bruce Davis is awaiting trial on murder charges in connection with the Hinman and Shea deaths, Witnesses at Grogan’s trial told the jurors that. Shea’s dis- appearance, leaving all his belongings behind, came dur- ing the same month as_the ‘Pate-LaBianca murder spree. The prosecutor called 35 | Witnesses in support of his contention that Grogan decap- | itated Shea, 36, with a mach- , ele after other Manson ‘‘fami- ly ”members tortured the dying man with knives. Grogan took the stand to deny the charge. Grogan's first trial in es ers case es ers Aug. 16-aréF su- perio “court Judge” Toséph Call declared a mistrial on grounds that. Katz had asked questions which may have been inflammatory enough to prejudice the jury. Manson, 36, already sent- enced to death for the seven | Sharon Tate-Leno LaBianca murders, currently is waiting for a jury to decide whether he should also be convicted of Shea’s murder. He also is charged in that case with the murder of Mali- bu musician Gary Hinman. The jury has deliberated more than a week without reaching a ver ict. ——= t (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state. } A-15 Herald-Examiner Los Angeles; Calif. . Date: 10/31/71 Edition: Sunday Final Author: Editor: Title: Character: or Classification: Los Angele Submitting Office: [_] Being Investigated Gdk~ GFL, SEARCHED -> LZ INDES D> < SERIALIZE Aa el cam fh Hu a oe 1 | 13 FBi—LuS ANuLLeS Win