The interurban Crime Wave has touched off a new round of gun buying. Step out, mr. Bundy. Ill plead not guilty right now. There has been a disturbing growth in Cult Phenomenon in this country. I shall be god. And beside me there shall be no other. All the elements are present for one of the most sensational murder trials in american history. Seven people brutally murdered in the glare of hollywood publicity. Young girls supposedly under the spell of a bearded svengali, who allegedly masterminded the seven murders. The 70s is a decade of just brutal violence on every front and anywhere that you look in america. At the time of a mass murder, theres a lot of media coverage. But usually after a brief period of time, the identity of the perpetrator tends to fade from the publics consciousness. But not so with the manson case. It was the biggest Publicity Case the d. A. s office had ever had. The Manson Trial begins the 1970s on such an evil, sadistic note. Seven innocent people died. Steve
the last ten years, the homicide rate has increased by leaps and bounds. my god, somebody fired a shot! these tragedies keep getting closer and closer to home. i m afraid to let my kids walk out the door. the interurban crime wave has touched off a new round of gun buying. step out, mr. bundy. i ll plead not guilty right now. there has been a disturbing growth in cult phenomenon in this country. i shall be god. and beside me there shall be no other. all the elements are present for one of the most sensational murder trials in american history. seven people brutally murdered in the glare of hollywood publicity. young girls supposedly under the spell of a bearded svengali, who allegedly masterminded the seven murders. the 70s is a decade of just brutal violence on every front and anywhere that you look in america. at the time of a mass murder, there s a lot of media coverage. but usually after a brief period of time, the identity of the perp
How to maybe gave myself a few seconds so i can live. there have been enough bodies found over a wide enough area to strongly suggest more than one killer. but police say they really don t know. today the los angeles police say they have a suspect. a man in jail in another state. los angeles police say they have enough evidence to charge 27-year-old kenneth bianchi with ten of the hillside stranglings. police focused on bianchi only after he was arrested last january for the murder of two college students in washington state. what the police did not know was that there was not one strangler but two. today in a bellingham, washington, courtroom, kenneth bianchi, in the hope of avoiding a death sentence, confessed to participation in the los angeles hillside stranglings and went on to accuse his cousin, angelo buono, of being his accomplice. kenneth beankhy, to a great extent he was motivated because he was trying to show his older cousin, who he revered, that he was tough. f
Police focused on bianchi only after he was arrested last january for the murder of two college students in washington state. what the police did not know was that there was not one strangler but two. today in a bellingham, washington, courtroom, kenneth bianchi, in the hope of avoiding a death sentence, confessed to participation in the los angeles hillside stranglings and went on to accuse his cousin, angelo buono, of being his accomplice. kenneth beankhy, to a great extent he was motivated because he was trying to show his older cousin, who he revered, that he was tough. for angelo buono, he enjoyed the fact that he had his younger cousin listening to him. saw him as a mentee. we saw this time and time again. pairs of killers who urge each other on, and together they are extremely vicious and violent. is there any doubt this is a body? no doubt. there s the skull and the jaw bone and everything. when did you first get word there might be some bodies buried here? this
Know. today the los angeles police say they have a suspect. a man in jail in another state. los angeles police say they have enough evidence to charge 27-year-old kenneth bianchi with ten of the hillside stranglings. police focused on bianchi only after he was arrested last january for the murder of two college students in washington state. what the police did not know was that there was not one strangler but two. today in a bellingham, washington, courtroom, kenneth bianchi, in the hope of avoiding a death sentence, confessed to participation in the los angeles hillside stranglings and went on to accuse his cousin, angelo buono, of being his accomplice. kenneth beankhy, to a great extent he was motivated because he was trying to show his older cousin, who he revered, that he was tough. for angelo buono, he enjoyed the fact that he had his younger cousin listening to him. saw him as a mentee. we saw this time and time again. pairs of killers who urge each other on, and togeth