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Biography Born: November 12, 1934 (age 73) Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Charges: Murder and conspiracy. Penalty: Death, reduced by abolition of death penalty to life in prison. Status: Ineligible for parole until 2012. Biography (Cont.) Parents: Kathleen Maddox, Colonel Scott (father), William Manson (stepfather) Children: Charles Milles Manson, Jr. (mother Rosalie Jean Willis), Charles Luther Manson (mother Leona), Valentine Michael "Pooh Bear" Manson (mother Mary Brunner) Terry Melcher A Famous record producer. Son of Dorris Day. Producer of the Beach Boys. Told Manson “No” to recording him. Sharon Tate Rents out Terry Melcher’s house. Married Roman Polanski. Hollywood Actress. 8 ½ months pregnant. Murdered by the Manson Family. Nixon Involvement • • Nixon almost caused a mistrial in the Manson case. Declared Manson guilty before the virdict. Who Is Roman Polanski Roman Polanski is a Hollywood producer who is also the husband of Sharon Tate who was murdered along with her unborn child by Charles “Tex” Watson and Susan Atkins What Happened At the murders Shortly after midnight on August 9th, 1969… Charles Watson shot Steven Parent 4 times Watson went on to shoot Hollywood hairstylist Jay Sebring and stabbed him Seven times Watson and Atkins then stabbed Sharon The Beatles influence on Manson. Manson believed that The Beatles spoke to him through their lyrics. One album in particular was The Beatles White Album. Several songs from the White Album crystallized Manson's thinking about a coming revolt by blacks against the white Establishment. Blackbird Blackbird singing in the dead of night/ Take these broken wings and learn to fly/ All your life/ You were only waiting for this moment to arise. Beatles were urging black people to arise and revolt against the white establishment. Piggies Have you seen the little piggies/ Crawling in the dirt/ And for all those little piggies/ Life is getting worse/ Always having dirt to play around in. Have you seen the bigger piggies/ In their starched white shirts/ You will find the bigger piggies/ Stirring up the dirt/ Always have clean shirts to play around in. In their styes with all their backing/ They don't care what goes on around/ In their eyes there's something lacking/ What they need's a damn good whacking. Everywhere there's lots of piggies/ Living piggy lives/ You can see them out for dinner/ With their piggy wives/ Clutching forks and knives to eat their bacon. Manson interpreted "piggies" to mean members of the Establishment. He saw the song as telling him that the Establishment needed "a damn good whacking." Manson frequently quoted the line referring to the need for a "whacking." Helter Skelter When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide/ Where I stop and I turn and I go for a ride/ Till I get to the bottom and I see you again. Do you, don't you want me to love you/ I'm coming down fast but I'm miles above you/ Tell me tell me tell me come on tell me the answer/ You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer./ Helter skelter helter skelter/ Helter skelter. Will you, won't you want me to make you/ I'm coming down fast but don't let me break you/ Tell me tell me tell me the answer/ You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer./ Look out helter skelter helter skelter/ Helter skelter. Look out, cause here she comes./ When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide/ And I stop and I turn and I go for a ride/ And I get to the bottom and I see you again./ Well do you, don't you want me to make you/ I'm coming down fast but don't let me break you/ Tell me tell me tell me the answer/ You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer./ Look out helter skelter helter skelter/ Helter skelter/ Look out helter skelter/ She's coming down fast/ Yes she is/ Yes she is. According to former Family member Brooks Poston, Manson told the group on New Year's Eve 1968: "Are you hep to what the Beatles are saying? Helter Skelter is coming down. The Beatles are telling it like it is." Dennis Wilson Drummer for the Beach Boys. Charles Manson had briefly become Dennis Wilson's protégé before the murders. Claims to have understood why Manson killed the people. The Family Charles Manson Charles “Tex” Wilson Susan “Sadie” Atkins Patricia “Katie” Krenwinkle Linda Kasabian Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme Sadie Atkins Susan Denise Atkins born May 7th, 1948 convicted murderer who has been imprisoned in the State of California for her participation, along with Charles Manson and other members of their "family", in a series of murders often called the "Manson murders", among which the most notorious are the "Tate/LaBianca" murders. Tex Watson Charles "Tex" Watson born December 2, 1945 in Dallas, Texas. An American murderer and former member of Charles Manson's "Family". He was convicted of the murders of actress Sharon Tate, Steven Parent, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, and Jay Sebring that took place in the early morning hours of August 9, 1969, at the Tate residence at 10050 Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon, and also of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca at the LaBianca residence in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles the following night. Watson's accomplices in the murders were Susan Atkins, Leslie Van Houten, and Patricia Krenwinkel. Watson himself personally inflicted many of the wounds to the victims.