Eldergays, tell me all about the Manson family!

Their behavior looks deranged today.. and that is saying something!

I am sure people were terrified. That was some scary shit.

I would think people were rather terrified after two consecutive nights of what the media was calling "satanic, ritualistic" murders.

A bunch of nobodies who needed to kill Sharon Tate to become relevant.

They are old people in prison, or dead.

They were a bunch of delusional Nazi crackers who should have been executed, but instead were allowed to milk the media's sympathy (and complicity, in some circles) and fool a few anti-death penalty advocates.

The footage of them here is rather fascinating.

It is quite bizarre how the girls acted in court. Shaving their heads and such. Cult behavior is really kind of fascinating.

"but instead were allowed to milk the media's sympathy (and complicity, in some circles) "

Not even remotely true. They were a complete freak/horror show. Nobody showed them sympathy nor complicity. Where did you get this idea?

Freaky Susan Atkins mimicking Charlie Manson's words in court. BTW, she had terrible teeth for a young 20 year old.

They look like summer camp counselors.

I was nine years old at the time, and recall that my mother was broken hearted with the manner in which Sharon Tate was murdered. I guess she was a fan.

From that day onwards it was forbidden in our household to utter the word "PIG", or be severely corporally punished by my father. Along with "Helter Skelter" being written in victims' blood on the walls, so was "PIG".

Charles Manson carved a swastika in his forehead - that and this photo tells you everything that you need to know about the mentality of his followers.

I'm sure they were finger raped by big black women in prison, they git what they deserved. Thought they should have been executed.

You piggies are all gonna be sorry if these comments don't get WAY more complimentary in a big hurry! I'm not fooling . . .

Bitch, you couldn't even kill Gerald Ford.

Well, bitch, maybe I'll take another SHOT at it!

Please don't!

Mostly misunderstood kids.

r15 you are unworthy of our love

BANG! Bang-bang-bang-bang-BANG!

Another rare video.

Steve "Clem" Grogan, the only Manson family member paroled. I'm sure some DLers would find him "hot" in a dirty hippy way. Btw, there are nudes of him somewhere floating around.

It made the local papers when the neighborhood fat boy was caught writing "PIG" in ketchup on front doors.

I disavow all my ties to the fascist pig Hearsts.

Those were the days, R24. When a neighborhood only had one fat boy.

Manson girls laughing and singing a happy song in court.

I think people were disgusted, angry and shocked. News coverage was not as thorough in 1969. In Los Angeles the trial may have had more coverage.

Crazy.

That corner they’re sitting on in r2 and the videos.

That’s the corner directly opposite the Chandler, yes? Diagonally from where Disney Hall is now?

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There was a thread recommending podcasts and someone posted about You Must Remember This, its about Old Hollywood and specifically recommended their series on Charlie Manson's Hollywood...I listened and it had me riveted! Great storytelling, very informative and suspenseful - I highly recommend it! Crazy story for sure.

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Thanks, R34.

R35 I know you'll love it, come back and let me know what you think, I'll keep this thread on my watch list! Not a spoiler, but the podcast uses a kind of cliffhanger technique that makes it more dramatic, so much fun! I'm not much into Old Hollywood or else I'd listen to more of their episodes.

You know this country has always been crazy only today people like this put Trump in the WH.