This Day in Manson History

Jan 25, 1971:
Manson and followers convicted

In Los Angeles, cult leader Charles Manson is convicted, along with followers Susan Atkins, Leslie Van Houten, and Patricia Krenwinkle, of the brutal 1969 murders of actress Sharon Tate and six others.

In 1967, Manson, a lifetime criminal, was released from a federal penitentiary in Washington State and traveled to San Francisco, where he attracted a following among rebellious young women with troubled emotional lives. Manson established a cult based on his concept of "Helter Skelter"--an apocalyptic philosophy predicting that out of an imminent racial war in America would emerge five ruling angels: Manson, who would take on the role of Jesus Christ, and the four members of the Beatles. Manson convinced his followers that it would be necessary to murder celebrities in order to attract attention to the cult, and in 1969 they targeted Sharon Tate, a marginally successful actress who was married to Roman Polanski, a film director.

On the night of August 9, 1969, with detailed instructions from Manson, four of his followers drove up to Cielo Drive above Beverly Hills and burst into Polanski and Tate's home. (Polanski was not home and friends were staying with the pregnant Tate.) During the next few hours, they engaged in a murderous rampage that left five dead, including a very pregnant Sharon Tate, three of her friends, and an 18-year-old man who was visiting the caretaker of the estate. The next night, Manson followers murdered Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in their home in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles; this time, Manson went along to make sure the killings were carried out correctly. The cases went unsolved for over a year before the Los Angeles Police Department discovered the Manson connection. Various members of his cult confessed, and Manson and five others were indicted on charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

In January 1972, Manson and three others were found guilty, and on March 29 all four were sentenced to death. The trial of another defendant, Charles "Tex" Watson, was delayed by extradition proceedings, but he was likewise found guilty and sentenced to death. In 1972, the California Supreme Court abolished the death penalty in California, and Manson and his followers' death sentences were reduced to life imprisonment.

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Is it just me?

Or am I the only one who thinks Mary Brunner and Ryan Stiles bear a very strong resemblance???

court photos

Cappy, Clem and Mary

Do they have some kind of bugs?

They all seem to be scratching something.

I will do the best I can

L-R~ some guy?, Ruth, Clem, maybe Mary in back, another guy?,
Gypsy and I think Bo Rosenberg

Hey Charlie man, good to see you

Why they married

http://www.sonomasheriff.org/about_history.php

Left- Nancy and baby Eric

In October of 1972, The Press Democrat headline read “Manson Link to River Slaying.” Aryan Brotherhood members Michael Monfort and James Craig, along with notorious Manson family members Pricilla Cooper, Stacy Pitman and Lynnette Fromme (a.k.a. “Squeaky,” and who incidentally, attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975) were arrested in connection to the murder of United States Marine James T. Willett. Willett was shot through the head with a .38 caliber weapon and buried in a shallow grave on a mountain south of Guerneville. His wife, Lauren Willett, was also found murdered and buried in a similar grave in Stockton. Monfort was the first to be linked to the murders. He used James Willett’s identification after being arrested for robbing a liquor store. He later jumped bail. His recapture was shortly followed by the arrest of the other four suspects at a Stockton apartment, where officers located Willett’s discharge papers. The prosecution subpoenaed Cooper and Pittman to testify against Monfort and Craig. In an attempt to mock the law, Monfort and Craig managed to marry the women before the trial, making it illegal for the women to testify against their husbands. Nevertheless, Monfort and Craig were both convicted and served time for their crimes. After being paroled, Craig was shot numerous times, his body was stuffed in the trunk of a car and the car was set on fire on a Sacramento street.

Nancy talks about................

Michael Monfort Seeks Dismissal

Michael Monfort Transferred

Michael Monfort Charged

The nut don't fall far from the tree

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Bagged!!

http://www.ktvz.com/news/30268598/detail.html

Bend police also revealed Saturday that a second suspect, Eric Ian Monfort, 32, had been arrested Wednesday in Portland. A third, unidentified participant in Tuesday’s holdup at the Holiday Motel remains at large.

I personally think if he invested in a few "turtle neck" sweaters, he might of been on the lam longer. And maybe he should of called Momma for "hiding out tips."

FROM THE FAMILY-

On 12/2 Nancy Pitman a.k.a "Brenda McCann" and Bruce Davis surrendered. Davis was charged in the Hinman and Shea murders and Brenda was wanted on a forgery charge. Both had lived for months down in some huge drainpipes of the L.A. flood control systems in Canoga Park.