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The Manson family was formed in 1967, the year Charles Manson was released from prison -
The family travels to Los Angeles, living for a time in Topanga Canyon Manson tries to make connections in the music world. His first studio session is a failure. -
The Beatles release “The White Album,” with a track titled “Helter Skelter.” Manson becomes obsessed with the album and co-opts the title of the song for his own purposes -
Manson follower Bobby Beausoleil kills Gary Hinman and writes “POLITICAL PIGGY” on a wall with Hinman’s blood. About two weeks later, He is in for murder charges. -
killed Sharon Tate at 26-year-old while she was pregnant
wrote the word “PIG” on the front door, using a towel dipped in her blood.
kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca at their Los Feliz home.Wrote “RISE” and “DEATH TO PIGS” and misspelled of the Beatles song, “HEALTER SKELTER,” in blood on the walls of the house. -
Watson, Mason, Atkins, Kasabian and Krenwinkel are indicted on murder and conspiracy charges for the Tate killings they are also indicted, along with Van Houten, in the LaBianca murders. Kasabian eventually becomes a star witness for the prosecution. -
The trial starts for Manson, Atkins, Van Houten, Krenwinkel -
jury finds all of the defendants guilty. A few weeks later, Manson, Krenwinkel and Atkins are sentenced to death.But All of the death sentences are commuted to life in prison after California abolishes the death penalty in 1972. -
Manson dies at 83 after decades in prison.
Since 1991, Beausoleil, Krenwinkel, Watson and Van Houten have repeatedly been denied parole.