In the dusky hours of August 9, 1969, an event unfolded that would etch itself into the annals of American criminal history as one of the most horrifying tales of manipulation, murder, and mayhem. At its dark heart was Charles…[Continue Reading...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
A California appeals court decided to reinstate convicted murderer Leslie Van Houten's grant of parole on Tuesday, May 30, RadarOnline.com has learned. Although the state board has recommended Van Houten's release at least five times since 2016, Governor Gavin Newsom…[Continue Reading...]
Linda Kasabian, the Manson Family's lookout during the cult's infamous murder spree, has died at the age of 73. Kasabian was the key witness in the Manson Family trials in 1970 and was granted immunity by prosecutors for her testimony,…[Continue Reading...]
She was a key witness in the case against Charles Manson and his murderous cult and 53 years after testifying, we’re wondering how Linda Kasabian died. Born Linda Darlene Drouin, Kasabian took her second husband’s last name when they wed…[Continue Reading...]
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