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Charles Manson — Part 4

551 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Aug 13, 1969 · Broad topic: Cults & Extremism · Topic: Charles Manson · 551 pages OCR'd
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« The death penal fess than six hours tion. innocent by reason o spree, plus another ing to commit the without visible sign ly remarked: bad.” Keith later said, a good chance but wrong.” Bugliosi,. who Deputy Dist. Atty. Eight death sentences recomi- mended by a solemn faced jury in the murder trial of Charles (Tex) Watson, 25, officially have ended the bizarre saga of the slayings of actress Sharon Tate and six others. ty verdicts were returned ‘yesterday by ju- rors in the Superior Court of Judge Adolph Alexander ‘after of delibera- The six-man, six-woman jury, impaneled Aug. 10, already had found hippie cult leader Charles ‘Manson's one-time high lieuten- amt guilty of first degree mur- der and had rejected his plea of f insanity. Watson accepted the final ver- dict—one death recommenda- tion for each victim of the bloody August 1969 murder for conspir- murders— of emotion. As the jury filed into the courtroom, Watson turned to at- totney Maxwell Keith and quiet- “T am deeply disappointed. I thought Tex had I was dead Vincent T. successfully Sought death sentences for Man- son and three girl followers in an: earlier trial, said he is con- that’s ¢ @e (Mount Clipping in Space Below) {Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) A-=-3 4erald-*¥xaminer fos Angeles, Calif. Pate: LO/2ee/71 Editon: Friday Latest Author: Editor: Tithe: Character: or Yad Claussifleatian: Submitting Office: Los Anreles [_] seg dic Shoat ws ws EARCHED._._._— INDEXED ; SERIALIZED FILED. _...- - a 1471
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