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Charles Manson led a communal group commonly called the Manson Family. Alternative theories about motives and responsibility for the killings have been advanced in later books and documentaries, including work associated with Errol Morris.
Open the caseManson Family2
- Documented · Charles Manson led a communal group commonly called the Manson Family.
- Official · Members of the Manson Family were prosecuted in connection with a series of killings in the Los Angeles area.
Charles Manson1
- Documented · Charles Manson was publicly escorted in connection with Los Angeles court proceedings after his arrest in the case.
Errol Morris1
- Contested · Alternative theories about motives and responsibility for the killings have been advanced in later books and documentaries, including work associated with Errol Morris.
Gary Hinman1
- Documented · Musician Gary Hinman was stabbed to death, and Bobby Beausoleil was linked to that killing in accounts of the case.
Leno LaBianca1
- Documented · Grocery executive Leno LaBianca and his wife were killed at their home in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles.
Paul Watkins1
- Documented · Former associates Paul Watkins and Dianne Lake published first-person accounts of life with Manson and inside the group.
Sharon Tate1
- Documented · Actress Sharon Tate, who was pregnant, was killed at a Beverly Hills residence along with Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, and Steven Parent.
Other1
- Official · Prosecutors and mainstream trial narratives held that Manson ordered or directed followers in the Tate–LaBianca killings.