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
one read part of a letter that manson wrote to the district attorney. i am writing to you because i don t think i m getting a fair trial. i m an individual, one man standing alone defending myself. contrast this with the facilities you have available to you. i noted, for example, the coverage of the charles manson case. here is a man who is guilty, directly or indirectly, of eight murders without reason. here is a man yet who, as far as the coverage was concerned, appeared to be rather a glamorous figure. la times, next morning, manson guilty, nixon declares. manson got a hold of the paper, stands up in front of the jury with a silly little smile on his face. he shows the jury the headline. a tight ring of security surrounds the hall of justice today as the manson jury deliberates. meanwhile, members of the manson clan continue their vigil outside the hall of justice. they ve been there since the
who are not in jail. the world is getting crazy. one read part of a letter that manson wrote the district attorney. i am writing to you because i don t think i m getting a fair trial. i m an individual, one man standing alone defending myself. contrast this with the facilities you have available to you. i noted, for example, the coverage of the charles manson case. here is a man who was guilty, directly or indirectly, of eight murders without reason. here is a man yet, who as far as the coverage is concerned, appeared to be rather a glamorous figure. l.a. times next morning, manson guilty, nixon declares. manson got ahold of the paper. stands up in front of the jury with a silly little smile on his face, and he shows the jury the headline. a tight ring of security surrounds the hall of justice today as the manson jury deliberates. meanwhile, members of the manson
coverage of the charles manson case. here is a man who was guilty, directly or indirectly, of eight murders without reason. here is a man yet, who as far as the coverage is concerned, appeared to be rather a glamorous figure. l.a. times next morning, manson guilty, nixon declares. manson got ahold of the paper. stands up in front of the jury with a silly little smile on his face, and he shows the jury the headline. a tight ring of security surrounds the hall of justice today as the manson jury deliberates. meanwhile, members of the manson clan continue their vigil outside the hall of justice. they ve been there since the start of the trial. if charlie were convicted of these charges, what happens to the rest of the members of the family? there s no if. charlie will get out. all the people in jail will get out, and we ll all go to the desert together.
standing alone defending myself. contrast this with the facilities you have available to you. i noted, for example, the coverage of the charles manson case. here is a man who was guilty, directly or indirectly, of eight murders without reason. here is a man yet, who as far as the coverage is concerned, appeared to be rather a glamorous figure. l.a. times next morning, manson guilty, nixon declares. manson got ahold of the paper. stands up in front of the jury with a silly little smile on his face, and he shows the jury the headline. a tight ring of security surrounds the hall of justice today as the manson jury deliberates. meanwhile, members of the manson clan continue their vigil outside the hall of justice. they ve been there since the start of the trial. if charlie were convicted of these charges, what happens to the rest of the members of the family?