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The Manson 'family': A look at key players and victims in the cult leader's killings
Read full article: The Manson 'family': A look at key players and victims in the cult leader's killingsIn 1969, Charles Manson dispatched a group of disaffected young followers on a two-night killing rampage that terrorized Los Angeles.
AP Was There: Cult leader Charles Manson and followers convicted for brutal California killings
Read full article: AP Was There: Cult leader Charles Manson and followers convicted for brutal California killingsOn Jan. 26, 1971, Charles Manson and three members of his California cult were convicted for the murders of seven people, including pregnant actress Sharon Tate.
Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison a half-century after grisly killings
Read full article: Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison a half-century after grisly killingsCharles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten has been released from a California prison after serving more than 50 years of a life sentence for two infamous killings.
California governor blocks Charles Manson follower's parole
Read full article: California governor blocks Charles Manson follower's paroleCalifornia’s governor has blocked the parole of Charles Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel, more than five decades after she scrawled “Helter Skelter” on a wall using the blood of one of their victims.
Prosecutor: Judge reneged on promise in Polanski abuse case
Read full article: Prosecutor: Judge reneged on promise in Polanski abuse caseA retired Los Angeles prosecutor has said a judge privately told lawyers he would renege on a promise and imprison Roman Polanski for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in 1977.
California governor rejects parole for Manson family member
Read full article: California governor rejects parole for Manson family memberCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday blocked parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, reversing a panel’s recommendation that she be freed after spending a half-century in prison.
California high court won't hear Manson follower parole case
Read full article: California high court won't hear Manson follower parole caseThe California Supreme Court has denied a potential bid for freedom by Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s rejection of her parole.
Parole rejected for Charles Manson follower after 50 years
Read full article: Parole rejected for Charles Manson follower after 50 yearsA third consecutive California governor is blocking parole for the former follower of late cult leader Charles Manson, 50 years after the hippy "family" terrorized Southern California. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP)SACRAMENTO, CA – A third consecutive California governor is blocking parole for a former follower of late cult leader Charles Manson who has been in prison for decades for two of the Manson family’s slayings in the 1960s. Gavin Newsom on Friday reversed a parole recommendation for Bruce Davis, now 77, for the 1969 slayings of musician Gary Hinman and stuntman Donald "Shorty" Shea. He is rehabilitated and has been for a long time.”Davis was convicted with Manson and another follower, Steve Grogan, in the two slayings. Manson followers Leslie Van Houten, 70; Patricia Krenwinkel, 71; and Charles "Tex" Watson, 73, are imprisoned for the Tate killings.
Sharon Tates Sister Says She Narrowly Avoided Death in Manson Murders
Read full article: Sharon Tates Sister Says She Narrowly Avoided Death in Manson MurdersFifty years ago, Charles Mansons cult murdered five people, including actress Sharon Tate, who was pregnant at the time. Her style was very eclectic, free-spirited, a combination between very sexy and childlike innocence, Deborah told Inside Edition in a 2008 interview. Meanwhile, Charles Manson, an aspiring musician, had formed the Manson Family in mid-1967. Manson Family members Susan Atkins, Linda Kasabian, Tex Watson and Patricia Krenwinkel entered the home on Cielo Drive. People who commit heinous crimes are not icons, they are not superstars, she told Inside Edition in 2004.
Huge Home Where Mansons Murdered Family Is Up for Sale
Read full article: Huge Home Where Mansons Murdered Family Is Up for SaleThe Los Angeles estate where the Manson Family committed the heinous murder of the LaBianca family 50 years ago is on the market for $1.98 million. One night after followers of Charles Manson murdered actress Sharon Tate, her unborn baby and four others, Manson Family members made their way to the LaBianca home and tied up husband and wife Leno and Rosemary. Realtor Robert Giambalvo believes its time to forget the home's gruesome past and focus on what it offers today. He added that its peacefulness, serenity, privacy should be enough to be attractive to potential buyers. According to California law, owners are not required to disclose any deaths on the property if they occurred more than three years before the sale.
How Margot Robbie Transformed Into Sharon Tate
Read full article: How Margot Robbie Transformed Into Sharon TateActress Margot Robbie transforms into '60s style icon Sharon Tate for the upcoming Quentin Tarantino film, "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.Lauren Lepire is the owner of Timeless Vixen and helped create Robbie's vintage look for the anticipated movie. Sharon Tate was really about being an individual and being comfortable, Lepire said. Some of the iconic styles Tate donned that Robbie matches are a knit cotton dress with a turtleneck collar, an orange mini dress and go-go boots. Brad Pitt also stars in the film, and his threads are also an homage to the era. We wanted to go with handcrafted leather, a lot of brown tones, the '60s is more of a narrower collar, he said.
Charles Manson's Son Says He Wishes He'd Gotten to Know Him Before His Death
Read full article: Charles Manson's Son Says He Wishes He'd Gotten to Know Him Before His DeathMichael Brunner, the biological son of Charles Manson, told The Los Angeles Times his father wasn't so bad. Ninety-five percent of [the] public looks at Charlie as a mass murdering dog and I dont think that is who he is, Brunner told the paper. You know, I really just dont think about him. He said right before Mansons death he emailed his dad and received a postcard from him that said, "Write on. Write, write, write on."
House where Charles Manson followers killed 2 up for sale
Read full article: House where Charles Manson followers killed 2 up for sale(CNN) - From looking at the listing for 3311 Waverly Drive in Los Angeles, a potential home buyer wouldn't suspect anything bad had happened at the house. But just 50 years ago, the home was the scene of the grisly murders of supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, at the hands of four Charles Manson followers. The couple was killed August 10, 1969, the day after the Manson "family" murdered actress Sharon Tate, who was pregnant at the time, and four others about 11 miles away. The listing makes no mention of the infamous LaBianca murders, which seized the city with terror. The LaBianca house, as its known, has changed hands several times since the murders in 1969 and last sold in 1998.
Sharon Tate Returns to Hollywood in New Quentin Tarantino Film 'Once Upon a Time in
Read full article: Sharon Tate Returns to Hollywood in New Quentin Tarantino Film 'Once Upon a Time inSharon Tate is returning to Hollywood. Born in 1943, the bright-eyed girl from Texas came to Hollywood with dreams of making it big. Manson charmed young newcomers to California and spread his dangerous ideas of a race war to his followers. One of Mansons followers, Susan Atkins, stabbed Tate 16 times as she begged for her and her sons lives. RELATED STORIESHilary Duff Shares Pic in Sharon Tate Role, as Manson Victim's Sister Blasts Film as 'Tasteless'Teen Allegedly Stabs Older Brother: 'I'd Rather Be in Jail Than 8 Hours in the Car With Him'Well-Known American Biologist Vanishes While Attending Conference in Crete