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
new york city in the early morning after a night of no electric power. what it did have in the dark streets was a wild outburst of crime. when the greatest city in the world goes black, it showed a crumbling america. then you have the son of sam on the loose. we always look for patterns in victims. there was this belief that he was only killing women with long dark hair. i know the .44 killer is after girls with long brown hair, so when i go out, me and my friends go out at night, we put our hair up. my hair was about down to my shoulder. it was about this length, i cut it short because of the .44 caliber killer. well, his last victim is actually blond. a 20-year-old new york city girl died this evening a day and a half after she and her companion were shot by the son of sam. he s the nighttime killer who has stalked new york residential boroughs for a year.
the looters were out almost instantly. and it felt apocalyptic. i remember going to bed that night thinking it was the end of the world. new york city in the early morning after a night of no electric power. what it did have in the dark streets was a wild outburst of crime. when the greatest city in the world goes black, it showed a crumbling america. then you have the son of sam on the loose. we always look for patterns in victims. there was this belief that he was only killing women with long, dark hair. i know the .44 killer is after girls with long brown hair. so when i go out, me and my friends go out at night, we put our hair up. my hair is down to my shoulder. it was about this length. i cut it short because of the .44 caliber killer. well, his last victim was actually blond. a 20-year-old new york city girl died this evening a day and a half after she and her
Crumbling america. then you have the son of sam on the loose. we always look for patterns in victims. there was this belief that he was only killing women with long, dark hair. i know the .44 killer is after girls with long brown hair. so when i go out, me and my friends go out at night, we put our hair up. my hair is down to my shoulder. it was about this length. i cut it short because of the .44 caliber killer. well, his last victim was actually blond. a 20-year-old new york city girl died this evening a day and a half after she and her companion were shot by the son of sam. he s the nighttime killer who has stalked new york residential boroughs for a year. a postal worker walked out of his yonkers apartment last night, turned the ignition key in his car, and found himself surrounded by police. well, he said, you got me. police say those words ended the biggest manhunt in new york city