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
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. you paid some price so large. price? you have eyes, open them. charlie manson is a great presenter. but vincent bugliosi was better. and when you put these two antagonists into a courtroom, america thought, this is entertainment. people who are curious about the tate murders go to the los angeles hall of justice where they wait in long lines. some people are so interested that they get to the courthouse at 4:00 am. something else this trial has done is gather together again those members of manson s family who are not in jail. the world is getting crazy.
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. you ve paid some price so far. price? you have eyes? open them. charlie manson is a great presenter, but vincent bugliosi was better. and when you put these two antagonists into a courtroom america thought this is entertainment. people who are curious about the tate murders go to the los angeles hall of justice where they wait in long lines. some people are so interested that they get to the courthouse at 4:00 a.m. something else this trial has done is gathered together again those members of manson s family
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.
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. 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