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
the statistics were stupendous. violent crime of all kinds were soaring. the spectacles that people were seeing on their tv screen were unlike anything they d had to absorb before. a small grocery store has been robbed. the owner of the grocery store, nathan hurt, has been shot and killed. what happened? as i understand, a man came into the store, and he had a gun and asked for money. and my grandfather reached for a gun he had and grabbed at the man s gun, and it went off, or he shot it twice, and my grandfather fell to the floor. why did he feel he had to have a gun? because there are so many robberies in this area, and he just thought he needed it for protection. today ordinary citizens who would not otherwise dream of having a gun are buying one because they are scared out of their wits. william rubiak is a ukrainian immigrant who owns a store outside washington, d.c. he s been robbed at gunpoint four times in the past two years.
Now william rubiak has bought a gun, and he says next time he will use it. i will shoot, and i will shoot to kill. fear is the biggest seller of guns. studies have shown each urban crime wave has touched off a new round of gun buying. we have german lugars, derringers, small revolvers, magnums. some of these saturday night specials are small. they can be palmed in your hand. it was shortly after 10:00 california time when the president left his hotel. not seen by the following cameras but spotted by secret service agent larry buendorf was a hand with a gun in it coming through the crowd. the commotion erupted. secret service agents forced the assailant to the ground and then handcuffed her. she was identified as 27-year-old lynnette alice fromme, one of the earliest followers of charles manson, who was involved in the tate, labianca murders of 1969. about the same time gerald ford becomes president, charlie in prison writes to squeaky he s
Gun he had and grabbed at the man s gun, and it went off, or he shot it twice, and my grandfather fell to the floor. why did he feel he had to have a gun? because there are so many robberies in this area, and he just thought he needed it for protection. today ordinary citizens who would not otherwise dream of having a gun are buying one because they are scared out of their wits. william rubiak is a ukrainian immigrant who owns a store outside washington, d.c. he s been robbed at gunpoint four times in the past two years. now william rubiak has bought a gun, and he says next time he will use it. i will shoot, and i will shoot to kill. fear is the biggest seller of guns. studies have shown each urban crime wave has touched off a new round of gun buying. we have german lugars, derringers, small revolvers, magnums. some of these saturday night specials are small. they can be palmed in your hand.