Deputy sheriff "frisks" Paul Tate, father of Sharon Tate, outside
the murder trial courtroom
in the Hall of Justice. All spectators
were searched for weapons.
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Charles Manson and Susan Atkins, seated in the courtroom with their
attorneys.
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At the Hall of Justice, from left, Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van
Houten, and Susan Atkins on their
way to court on the morning of
December 29, 1970, as the Tate/La Bianca trial continues.
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From left, Leslie Van Houten, Susan Atkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel
on the way to court on October 6, 1970.
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Charles Manson in Superior Court June 19, 1970. He later told
reporters, "You're the jury...the court."
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From left, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Leslie Van Houten
go to court on the morning of
August 11, 1970. Noticeble on each of
the women's foreheads is an X which they burned into their
foreheads
in imitation of Manson, who had scratched an X on his forehead.
Manson explained
that he did this in protest of the court
proceedings which he considered a 'game" ; that he was
being judged
by a society that he felt was too ignorant to understand him.
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Susan Atkins (left), Patricia Krenwinkel (center) and Leslie Van
Houten (right)
walking to court in the Tate/LaBianca case.
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Leslie Van Houten (left), Patricia Krenwinkel (center), and Susan
Atkins (right) in police
vehicle in which they traveled back and
forth to court, on July 28, 1970.
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Members of the Tate-La Bianca trial jury are taken out the rear door
of the courtroom to a well-screened
bus for the drive to the
Ambassador Hotel, where they are sequestered, on July 16, 1970. From
left:
Herman Tubick, George Baer, Shirley Evans, Alva Dawson, Mrs.
Thelma McKenzie, and behind
mirror Anlee Sisto, Mrs. Jean Roseland
and Mrs. Evelyn Hines.
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Charles Manson followers Patricia Krenwinkel (center), Leslie Van
Houten (left) and Susan
Atkins (right) in police vehicle. They have
an X on their foreheads.