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
Between republican congressman ted bud and sherri beasley, former chief justice of the state supreme court. while anson may look similar to chattooga, black participation has dropped. james served in the army six years before returning to anson to raise his 8-year-old daughter. he loves his country. he s just not sure his country loves him. people don t understand unless you walk in our shoes. even now when i get pulled over, they will be aggressive until they see that military i.d. and then it s buddy-buddy. reporter: james says he won t vote until he feels politicians are working for him. come and talk to the people, seriously, or let them ask you questions. reporter: in 2020, 2,500 voters of color in anson sat out the last election. sherri beasley lost her
People would turn against the black man if they thought the black man had committed these seven murders and ultimately there would be a civil war between blacks and whites. manson foresaw the black man would win this war. but later on he said the black man, because of inexperience, would simply not be able to handle the reins of power, so you d have to look around at those white people who had survived, who had escaped from helter skelter. in other words, turn over the reins of power to charles manson and his family. when the words helter-skelter were found printed in blood, i argued to the jury this was tantamount to manson s finger prints being found at the murder scene. manson sat through this saying nothing, but today had an x scratched in his forehead. it is his way of saying he has x d himself out of society. susan atkins, patricia krenwinkel and leslie van houten sang as they went to and from court today as if to show they were with manson and he is with them.
helter-skelter were found printed in blood, i argued to the jury this was tantamount to manson s finger prints being found at the murder scene. manson sat through this saying nothing, but today had an x scratched in his forehead. it is his way of saying he has x d himself out of society. susan atkins, patricia krenwinkel and leslie van houten sang as they went to and from court today as if to show they were with manson and he is with them. the three women were coached by charlie every morning. here s things i want you to do. so they would do everything from sing mocking songs to the judge, to when charlie is making one of his impassioned speeches, mouthing the words along with him. i don t have any guilt. i know what i ve done and no man can judge me. i judge me. are you bitter? bitter, no. no.