The Murder Trials of Charles Manson

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The Murder Trials of Charles Manson

• Krystal Robinson
• Brent Sargent

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Bio of Manson

• Born in Cincinnati, OH
• November 12, 1934
• His parents were Kathleen Maddox and Colonel
  Scott
• Stepfather- William Manson
• Children- Valentine Michael Manson aka Pooh Bear,
  Charles Luther Manson, Charles Miles Manson Jr

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Bio of Manson Cont.

• Married to Rosalie Jean Willis Leona aka Candy
  Stevens
• Charles Milles Maddox was his original name
• His record obtained burglary, was caught
  hijacking automobiles, as well as taking them
  across state boarders, and attempt to cash a
  forged US Treasury check

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Who was Terry Melcher?

• Record producer for Columbia Records
• Him and Bruce Johnston formed the vocal duet
  Bruce Terry
• Introduced to Bruce in 1968 by Dennis Wilson of
  the Beach Boys
• Interested in recording Mansons music and making
  a movie on his family
• Later declining to sign him

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Who is Terry Melcher Cont.

• Decided to quit the project after seeing Manson
  become embroiled in a bad fight with a drunken
  stunt man at Spahn Ranch
• Born on February 8, 1942 in New York City to
  Doris Day and Al Jorden
• Doris soon married Marty Melcher whom adopted
  Terry

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Who was Terry Melcher Cont.

• He believed he was the murder victim of Manson
• He died at the age of 62 in the year 2004

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Who was Sharon Tate?

• Born on January 24, 1943 in Dallas, TX
• 1st of 3 daughters
• Parents were Paul Tate and Doris
• She entered many beauty pageants
• Famous actress
• In the March 1967 Playboy issue
• Her and Roman Polanski were married in Chelsea,
  London on January 20, 1968

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Who was Sharon Tate Cont.

• Murdered August, 8 1969
• It was reported she was stabbed 16 times and that
  5 of her wounds were fatal

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What Nixon had to do with the Manson case

• Publicly announced on television that Manson was
  guilty for the murders
• Manson sneaks in newspaper with headline Manson
  Guilty, Nixon Declares
• All this fury nearly caused a mistrial

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Who is Roman Polanski?

• Sharon Tates husband
• Born August 18, 1933
• Academy award winning Polish film director,
  writer, actor, and producer
• Born in Paris, France to Bula Ryszard Liebling
• Real name is Rajmund Roman Liebling

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Who is Roman Polanski Cont.

• Polanski family was the target of Nazi
  prosecution and was forced into the Krakow Ghetto
• Produced the Fearless Vampire Killers which
  Sharon Tate starred in

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What happened at the murders?

• Tate was stabbed 16 times
• Happened August 8, 1969
• Manson told Watson to take Atkins Linda Kasabain
  and Patricia Krenwinkel to Melchers former house
  and kill all residence as gruesome as you can.
• Afraid that the gate might be electrofied or and
  alarm, they climbed an embankment and cut the
  power to enter

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What happened at the murders cont.

• Seeing headlights from the property, Watson tells
  the girls lie in the bushes, Watson then steps
  out the car telling it to stop and shot the
  driver who was 18 yr old Steven Parent to death
• Cut the screen of an open window and Watson told
  Kasabain to keep watch down by the gate

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What happened at the murders cont.

• He then entered the window and allowed Atkins and
  Krenwinkel in through the front door
• When Wojciech frykowski asked, Why are you
  here? Tex replied, I am the devil. And I am
  here to do the devils business.

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Mansons opinion of 3 songs by the Beatles

• Piggies Have you seen the little piggies/
  Crawling in the dirt/ And for all those little
  piggies/ Life is getting worse/ Always having
  dirt to play around in. Have you seen the bigger
  piggies/ In their starched white shirts/ You will
  find the bigger piggies/ Stirring up the dirt/
  Always have clean shirts to play around in.
• In their styes with all their backing/ They
  don't care what goes on around/ In their eyes
  there's something lacking/ What they need's a
  damn good whacking.
• Everywhere there's lots of piggies/ Living piggy
  lives/ You can see them out for dinner/ With
  their piggy wives/ Clutching forks and knives to
  eat their bacon.  

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Mansons opinion of 3 songs by the Beatles

• Interpretation of Piggies- Manson interpreted
  "piggies" to mean members of the Establishment.
  He saw the song as telling him that the
  Establishment needed "a damn good whacking." 
  Manson frequently quoted the line referring to
  the need for a "whacking."

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Mansons opinion of 3 songs by the Beatles

• Helter Skelter When I get to the bottom I go
  back to the top of the slide/ Where I stop and I
  turn and I go for a ride/ Till I get to the
  bottom and I see you again. Do you, don't you
  want me to love you/ I'm coming down fast but I'm
  miles above you/ Tell me tell me tell me come on
  tell me the answer/ You may be a lover but you
  ain't no dancer./ Helter skelter helter skelter/
  Helter skelter.
• Will you, won't you want me to make you/ I'm
  coming down fast but don't let me break you/ Tell
  me tell me tell me the answer/ You may be a lover
  but you ain't no dancer./ Look out helter skelter
  helter skelter/ Helter skelter.
• Look out, cause here she comes./ When I get to
  the bottom I go back to the top of the slide/ And
  I stop and I turn and I go for a ride/ And I get
  to the bottom and I see you again./ Well do you,
  don't you want me to make you/ I'm coming down
  fast but don't let me break you/ Tell me tell me
  tell me the  answer/ You may be a lover but you
  ain't no dancer./ Look out helter skelter helter
  skelter/ Helter skelter/ Look out helter skelter/
  She's coming down fast/  Yes she is/ Yes she is

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Mansons opinion of 3 songs by the Beatles

• Interpretation of Helter Skelter According to
  former Family member Brooks Poston, Manson told
  the group on New Year's Eve 1968 "Are you hep to
  what the Beatles are saying?  Helter Skelter is
  coming down.  The Beatles are telling it like it
  is." 

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Mansons opinion of 3 songs by the Beatles

• Blackbird Blackbird singing in the dead of
  night/ Take these broken wings and learn to fly/
  All your life/ You were only waiting for this
  moment to arise.

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Mansons opinion of 3 songs by the Beatles

• Interpretation of Blackbird Beatles were urging
  black people to arise and revolt against the
  white establishment.

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Who is Dennis Wilson? Relationship to Manson?

• Member of the Beach Boys
• Band consisted of the Wilson Brothers, their
  father, Murry Wilson, and their older cousin,
  Mike Love
• Born December 4, 1944 in Inglewood, California
• Died December 28, 1983 in Marina Del Rey,
  California

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Who is Dennis Wilson Relationship to Manson Cont.

• Was an alcoholic
• Met by 2 hitchhiking ladies that they both took
  home at separate times
• Manson met Dennis at Dennis house when Dennis
  got home from a recording session
• Before 1964 murders, Mason was breifly Wilsons
  protege

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Who is Dennis Wilson Relationship to Manson Cont.

• The murder trauma effected Wilson for his
  remaining 14yrs

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The Family

• Family protested and did sit ins while Manson was
  in jail
• Linda Kasabian was born on June 21, 1949 in
  Biddeford, Maine
• Former member of Mansons family
• Met Manson in 1969
• Lynette Fromme Squeaky
• Born October 22, 1948

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The Family cont.

• Former member of the Manson family
• Convicted of trying to assassinate President Ford
  in 1965
• Paul Watkins was born January 25, 1950
• Provided the prosecution with information which
  helped clarify the Helter Skelter motive

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Who is Sadie Atkins?

• Real name is Susan Atkins
• Born May 7, 1947 to Edward and Jeanette
• Parents were acoholics
• Middle child between 2 brothers
• Born in San Gabriel, California

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Who is Tex Watson?

• Born on December 2, 1945 in Dallas, Texas
• Strict and religious family
• Model child, did excellent in school, and was a
  star football player
• Briefly attended college
• Began using and dealing drugs

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Extras

• Lynette Fromme aka Squeaky gained nickname by the
  squeaks she made when George Spahn playfully
  grabbing her leg
• Both Terry Melcher and Sharon Tates mothers are
  both named Doris