It was not long after the Manson ‘Family’ committed all their atrocities that they were caught. Manson himself was found cowering in a cabinet beneath a bathroom sink in the Barker ranch. The truth all came out from Susan Atkins who had been apprehended for the Hinman murder and had told her bunk mates in prison, Ronnie Howard and Virginia Graham, about the other murders. The trial commenced on June 15th 1970, the main witness being Kasabian who was granted immunity in exchange for a testimony concerning the crimes.
The Manson Family performed ridiculous acts whilst in court, Manson carving an X on his forehead after not being allowed to represent himself as an attorney. Manson stated that he was “considered inadequate and incompetent to speak or defend himself” and so had “X’d himself from the establishment’s world”. The other Manson members copied this. The prosecution blamed the murders on Manson’s wish to trigger “Helter Skelter”, attested to by Kasabian who told the court that Manson had wanted to plant Rosemary’s wallet in a black neighbourhood. What a mad man! I’m surprised he didn’t want to plant the victims damenuhrens too!
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