The cut leader had his followers carry out several notorious murders in the late 1960s - something that has been told in the best-selling book Helter Skelter (1974). Twenty-three years after orchestrating the murders of pregnant actor Sharon Tate and…[Continue Reading...]
Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo recalled being in the middle of a crime scene at a young age. Trujillo, 59, shared his frightening encounter with the Manson family, as the musician detailed running for cover during a shootout. "Long story short…[Continue Reading...]
It was in a jail cell that former Manson family cult member Leslie Van Houten finally found freedom. Or so she said, grinning, in a video interview recorded six years after she was sentenced to death for her part in…[Continue Reading...]
THE grandmother of JJ Vallow, who was murdered by his mother, Lori Vallow Daybell, slammed the release of Manson Family member Leslie Van Houten and fears her grandson's killer may share the same fate. Van Houten, 73, was the youngest…[Continue Reading...]
The cousin of Gary Hinman - the Manson Family's first victim - has spoken out against the release of cult member Leslie Van Houten, calling it a misjustice and an affront to her late loved one's memory. Labeling Van Houten…[Continue Reading...]
Followers of the notorious case want to know more about the convicted murderer's ex-husband. The pair tied the knot while in jail on August 23, 1982, but ended their marriage only two months later on October 26, 1982. The reason behind…[Continue Reading...]
In a statement, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said that Van Houten was "released to parole supervision" in the early morning hours and driven to transitional housing. Van Houten, the youngest member of the cult, participated in two…[Continue Reading...]
Charles Manson, the cult leader who orchestrated a string of gruesome murders by his “Family” of young acolytes in Los Angeles during the momentous summer of 1969, died aged 83 on 19 November 2017 after suffering a cardiac arrest arising…[Continue Reading...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 1969, Charles Manson dispatched a group of disaffected young followers on a two-night killing rampage that terrorized Los Angeles. The killings remain etched in the American consciousness. On Tuesday, Leslie Van Houten was released after…[Continue Reading...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten walked out of a California prison Tuesday after serving more than 50 years of a life sentence for her participation in two infamous murders. Van Houten “was released to parole…[Continue Reading...]
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