Susan Atkins waits for the jailer's door to open after her court
appearance as the Tate/LaBianca
trial continues. She is accompanied
by two female sheriff's officers.
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Susan Atkins on her way to court, dressed in a mini-skirt. She is
accompanied by a female and
male sheriff officer. On the morning of
May 27, 1970, as the Tate/La Bianca trial continues.
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Susan Atkins on her way to court, dressed in a mini-skirt. She is
accompanied by a female and
male sheriff officer. On the morning of
May 27, 1970, as the Tate/La Bianca trial continues.
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Charles Manson's defense attorneys after resting their case on
November 19, 1970: from left,
Daye Shinn, Irving Kanarak, Paul
Fitzgerald and Ronald Hughes.
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Charles Manson passes Susan Atkins to his seat in the courtroom
with their attorneys.
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Steven Weiss, age 10, found the Tate murder gun on September 1, 1969
and was a trial witness on September 6, 1970.
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Portrait of murdered actress Sharon Tate, taken on February 27,
1969. She was
eight months pregnant when she was killed by Charles
Manson followers.
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Terry Melcher talked to the grand jury in the Tate case on December
5, 1969.
Charles Manson had previously discussed his music with him.
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The artist Witold in his studio on August 27, 1969. A Polish emigre,
he was an early
police suspect in the Tate murders and was under
24-hour guard.
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A procession of coroner's vehicles starts out the driveway of Sharon
Tate's Benedict Canyon home
on Cielo Drive, following a night of
killing by Charles Manson followers. Dead are: Steven
Parent,
Abigail Folger, Voytek Frykowski, Jay Sebring and actress Sharon
Tate.
Date: August 9, 1969.