Manson Murders

The forgotten Manson Family victim Warning: disturbing crime scene images are included in this article… Ohioan William Garretson, 19-years old, was living at 10050 Cielo Drive in posh Benedict Canyon, Bel Air, in the summer of 1969. He was hired to work as the property caretaker, and lived in small…

Life after murder for Manson Family killer Tex Watson On September 11th, Charles ‘Tex’ Watson lost his fight against extradition and was flown to Los Angeles. Immediately upon landing in California, Tex refused to eat. He claimed that the guards beat him for his hunger strike, but he kept at…

The Stuntman Whose Disappearance Was Unsolved for Nearly a Decade. — The Life and Death of Shorty Like so many others, Donald Jerome Shea left his native state (Massachusetts) to journey to Hollywood for fame and fortune but like so many others, it wasn’t quickly forthcoming. The strapping (6'2") and stocky Shea managed to score a few small roles but by 1954 found himself working at Spahn’s…

Read about the savagery committed on Sharon Tate and the others by members of the bloodthirsty cult During a two-night shocking and savage crime spree, members of the Manson Family murdered seven people. Five were killed at Cielo Drive, an upscale home in Benedict Canyon. They included 18-year old Steven…

a plea to California Governor Gavin Newsom She is 71 years old and with the exception of one night more than fifty years ago, she has never been violent. Nobody with any factual information on Van Houten’s case has ever believed she might be violent if she were released from…

How they met, fell in love and married Sharon Tate was a 23-year old starlet starring in her second film, and Roman Polanski was her 33-year old director and co-star when they fell in love. Sharon had been toiling for several years in Hollywood, hoping for her next break. In…