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25 Photographs of the Murderous Manson Family That Shocked the Nation

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From left, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten walk to court to. Photos- Manson Family murders
Three co-defendants in the Sharon Tate murder case, from left, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten, laugh as they walk to court in Los Angeles for sentencing, March 29, 1971. AP file
Charles Manson on his way to court March 8, 1971. He told the judge, Now look who’s stalling. Murderpedia
Charles Manson going to court on March 23, 1971. Murderpedia
A somber Charles Manson on March 30, 1971, minutes before he learned that the jury recommended he die for masterminding seven murders. Murderpedia
Manson girls remain stoic after hearing judge impose death penalty. In head-shaven serenity, Leslie Van Houten (left), Susan Atkins and Patricia Krenwinkel leave court. Murderpedia
Kitty (Kathryn Lutesinger), Sandy (Sandra Good), Crystal (Maria Alonzo), and Mary (Mary Theresa Brunner) dubbed “the girls on the corner”. They shaved their heads along with Manson, Atkins, Krenwinkel, and Van Houten following the guilty verdicts. They told reporters: “You’d better
watch your children because Judgment Day is coming!” Murderpedia
Clairvoyant Peter Hurkos studying bloodstained living room where pregnant actress Sharon Tate and others were found murdered in Benedict Canyon. Getty Images
The body of Sharon Tate is removed from her home. Real Crime Daily
Charles Manson, photo taken in 2013. Pinterest
Charles Manson and his guitar. Pinterest

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