by Jeff Guinn
placed in foster care, 164
Manson, William, 16–18, 35, 379, 408
Manson Family:
alienation of members of, 133
arrested for auto theft, 279, 280
arrested in raid on Spahn Ranch, 218
Barker Ranch complaints of, 188–89
bottomless pit sought by, 196, 204, 218, 229, 270, 285–86, 290, 291–92, 292, 295, 296–97, 430
cars and motorcycles fixed by, 146, 161, 205, 222
cars stolen by, 279, 280, 282, 292, 294
communal parenting philosophy of, 128, 143–44, 151, 159, 178, 180
copycat murders planned by, 237, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 252, 260, 267, 270, 380, 381, 382, 383, 435
“creep-crawling” break-ins of, 211–12, 225, 245
as cut off from news, 184
defections from, 197, 225–26, 228, 233, 238, 277, 288, 290–91, 295, 297, 298, 306, 355
Dennis Wilson’s first meeting with, 150–51
Dennis Wilson’s money problems caused by, 4–5, 162, 164, 167, 170
desert survival courses of, 203–4
as desirous of becoming winged elves, 196
drugs dealt by, 207–8, 216, 226, 230–31, 242
drugs used by, 139, 177, 180, 181, 189–90, 195, 209, 225, 261, 263, 274, 286, 290, 362, 382
fear of Manson in, 159
food scrounged by, 136, 138, 139, 146, 158, 159, 163, 177–78, 189, 212
guns acquired by, 204
hard physical labor performed by, 177, 188–89, 203
Helter Skelter escape plan of, 204–5, 208
Jakobson’s proposed movie about, 198, 211
makeshift clothing of, 103
Manson’s limiting access to cars by, 186
Manson’s preference for men in, 132–33
meals of, 140
Melcher’s telescope stolen by, 224–25
in Mendocino County, 103–4, 164, 166
money extorted from members of, 134
money troubles of, 135–36, 176, 205, 234, 290, 297, 299
in move to desert, 187–91, 203–4, 223, 230, 270, 275, 282, 284–87
in move to L.A., 111–12
new identities encouraged for members of, 134–35, 143
outside trial, 368–69
panhandling by, 105, 135, 146, 175, 183, 189, 233, 267
planned expansion of, 196, 216
possessions denied to, 138–39
recruitment methods of, 132
school bus of, 109, 110, 111, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127–28, 129, 132, 141, 150, 162, 163, 171, 172, 174, 175
search for permanent home for, 163–64
sexual practices of, 98, 99, 105, 106–7, 108, 109, 133–34, 137, 139, 152, 154, 156, 168, 176–77, 179, 183, 293, 361, 362, 370
shoplifting by, 183
Shorty Shea murdered by, 281–83, 286, 287
singing by, 221, 223
in split into cliques, 297
in split over Aryan Brotherhood, 389–90
suspected of additional murders, 336
Trolls as nickname of, 104
at Universal, 123–24
venereal disease in, 109–10, 162
women prevented from carrying money in, 175
see also Cielo murders; LaBianca murders; specific members
Manson in His Own Words: The Shocking Confessions of “The Most Dangerous Man Alive” (Emmons), 410–11
marijuana, 85, 86, 88, 92, 94, 104, 209, 214, 261
Martin, Dean, 151
Martin, Dean, Jr., 115–16, 119
Martin, Deanna, 151
Martin, Frank, 19–22, 409
Martin, Steven, 434
Melcher, Marty, 199
Melcher, Terry, 16, 112, 115, 119, 151–52, 155–58, 159, 167–68, 182, 213, 243, 310, 325, 365, 403
Bugliosi’s interview of, 345
Manson Family’s theft of telescope of, 224–25
Manson’s arrest and, 322
Manson’s audition for, 212–13, 214–15, 220–23, 323
Manson’s desire for contract with, 198, 210–11, 212–13, 214–16, 219, 220–24, 323
Moorehouse’s affair with, 157, 159, 182, 198
and mother’s money troubles, 199–200
in move from Cielo Drive, 199–200, 202
as producer of Byrds, 112, 120–21, 403
Spahn Ranch visited by, 182, 183, 184
streetlights shot out by, 115–16
testimony of, 371
at Whisky a Go Go with Manson, 2–7, 168
Melton, Charles, 217, 228, 364, 365
Mendocino County, Calif., 103–4
Merry Pranksters, 86, 87–88
mescaline, 214
methamphetamines, 104
Methedrine, 92
Milky Way, 127
Miller, Ethel, 53
Mojave Desert, 127–28, 422
Monterey Pop Festival, 112, 130
Montgomery, Charles, see Watson, Charles “Tex”
Montgomery, Maurice, 322
Montgomery, Tom, 322, 325
Moody Blues, 178, 179
moon landing, 220, 229–30
Moorehouse, Dean, 98–99, 110–11, 161–62, 202, 421
Moorehouse, Ruth Ann, 162, 182, 205, 244, 335, 404
arraigned for attempted murder of Hoyt, 367–68, 385, 394
arrest of, 298
as attractive, 176
Bugliosi’s interview of, 318
disputes over age of, 420
Hoyt poisoned by, 367
interrogation of, 320
Jakobson’s affair with, 152, 157, 191
Manson’s first meeting with, 98–99, 110–11
Melcher’s affair with, 157, 159, 182, 198
new identity of, 135
Straight Satans’ sex with, 208
testimony of, 380
as upbeat, 286–87
Mothers of Invention, 112, 120
“Mr. Tambourine Man,” 112, 120–21, 155
Mulgrew, Junior, 53–54
Musser, Leona Rae, 63–64, 67
Myers Ranch, 187–91, 285, 295
raid on, 297–99
My Lai massacre, 312
Nader, Saladin, 233, 267, 351, 365
National Geographic, 398
National Guard, 117, 352–53
National Moratorium, 303
National Park Service, 291–92, 294, 297–98, 300–301
National Training School for Boys, 43–44
Natural Bridge Honor Camp, 44
Nazarene Church, 13, 48–51, 53, 414
Nelson, Ricky, 119, 120
“Never Learn Not to Love,” 186, 190–91, 197–98
Newman, Randy, 119
New Mexico, 128
Newton, Huey, 80
New York, N.Y., 117–18, 119, 142
New York Times, 342
Nielson, Blackie, 40
Nine Inch Nails, 397
Nixon, Richard, 185, 200–201, 220, 303, 362–63, 392, 446
Noguchi, Thomas, 268, 270, 291, 292
oil, 113
Older, Charles H., 351, 353, 354, 355, 358, 361, 362, 364, 366, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 380, 385
One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Kesey), 86
Order of the Rainbow, 391–92
Ostin, Mo, 155
Oui, 433
Pacific Ocean Blues, 403–4
pacifists, 93
Panhandle, 85, 90, 93, 100, 112
Parent, Juanita, 258
Parent, Steve, 244–45, 246–47, 248, 249, 256, 258, 268–69, 437
Parent, Wilfred, 258, 360
Park Emergency Hospital, 100–101
Parker, Bill, 114, 115, 118
Paul Revere and the Raiders, 155
Peanuts, 153
“People Say I’m No Good,” 341
Perry, Charles, 88, 104
Pete (pimp), 108–9, 206
Pet Sounds, 149
Phillips, John, 121, 160, 212, 213
Phillip
s, Michelle, 121, 212
Philo, Calif., 164
“Piggies,” 194, 283
pimps, 51–52, 57–58, 59
“Pipeline,” 119
Pitman, Nancy, 151, 253
arrests of, 298, 376, 390
Bugliosi’s interview of, 318
interrogation of, 320
new identity of, 135
sentenced for Willett’s murder, 390
testimony of, 381
Playboy, 3, 202
Polanski, Roman, 136, 216, 217, 235, 237, 238, 255, 257, 268, 403
Cielo Drive house rented by, 202–3
reward offered by, 280, 316
as sociable, 202–3, 213–14, 249
as suspect in Cielo murders, 269–70, 271
Pooh Bear, see Manson, Valentine Michael (Pooh Bear)
Poston, Brooks, 162, 203, 210, 225, 228, 288, 289, 293, 294, 295, 346, 352, 371, 388
Powell, Dick, 293–95, 296, 298, 299
Powell, Mrs., 298
Presley, Elvis, 70
prostitutes, 51–52
Pugh, Joel, 181, 188, 428, 429–30
Pursell, James, 293, 294–95, 299–300
Quicksilver Messenger Service, 88
Racer, Cecil, 10, 11, 53
race riots, 131, 141, 142, 167, 220, 422
racial tension, 1, 80
rapes, 93, 100
Rave, 153
Reagan, Ronald, 78–79
Rebel Without a Cause, 119
Reddin, Tom, 118, 201
Reinhard, Robert, 279
Revelation, Book of, 9, 49, 192, 195–96, 216, 371
“Revolution 1,” 194
“Revolution 9,” 194
Reznor, Trent, 397
Rice, Dennis, 335, 367–68, 385, 387
Richards, Keith, 3
Rivera, Geraldo, 396
Rivers, Johnny, 120
Robey, James Lewis, 19, 35
Rogers, Will, 121, 149
Rolling Stone, 344, 354, 384
Rolling Stones, 3, 140, 329
Romney, Hugh, 128
Ronstadt, Linda, 129
Rose, Alan, 176, 177
Rosemary’s Baby, 136
Rothchild, Paul, 224
Rubin, Jerry, 292–93
Rudd, Mark, 200, 296, 335, 347, 417, 443
Rust, Oren, 43
Sage, Joe, 280
Sainte-Marie, Buffy, 160
Sandoz Laboratories, 85–86
San Fernando Valley, 113
San Francisco, Calif., 84–93, 112
see also Haight-Ashbury
San Francisco Examiner, 88
San Francisco State University, 85
San Jose, Calif., 110, 336
San Luis Obispo, Calif., 368, 389
San Quentin, 386, 388, 389, 393, 395
Santa Ana winds, 123
Santa Monica, Calif., 122
Sartuchi, Philip, 365
Satanists, Satanism, 93, 107–8, 127, 192–93
Savage, D. Jackson, 21–22
Schieffer, Bob, 353
Schram, Stephanie, 234–35, 236, 237, 275, 287, 297, 301
in protective custody, 298, 356
Schwarzenegger, Arnold, 404
Scientology, 66–67, 69, 73–74, 95, 128, 210, 288, 415
Scott, Colonel, 15, 16, 18, 35, 379, 408
Scott, Darwin, 15
Scott, Walter, 15
Seale, Bobby, 80, 292–93
Sebring, Jay, 214, 237–38, 239, 244, 248, 249–50, 256, 257, 268, 310, 345, 437
segregation, 26, 47
Self-Interpreting Bible, The, Volume III, 12
Senteney, Wiley, 43
sex, 142
“Sexy Sadie,” 136
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 100
“Shadow of Your Smile, The,” 108
Shankar, Ravi, 131
Share, Catherine, see Gypsy
Shindig!, 119
Shinn, Daye, 347, 348, 363, 373, 377, 382, 383
Shorty Shea, 174, 340
burial spot of, 404
as enemy of Manson Family, 208
murder of, 281–83, 286, 287, 315, 316, 321, 326, 330, 376, 386, 388, 399
Sidiropolis, George, 414
Simi Valley Sherri (Simi Sherri), 176, 291
Sinatra, Frank, 54, 70, 310
Sinatra, Nancy, 119, 151
Skupen, Oden “O.P.,” 360, 364, 372, 383
Sly and the Family Stone, 3
Smith, David E., 101–2, 110, 176–77, 428
Smith, Roger, 84, 103
Smith, Roger Dale, 388–89, 397, 416
Snofox, Bobby, see Beausoleil, Bobby
socialists, 93
South Carolina, race riot in, 131
Spahn, George, 144, 172–73, 174, 179, 182, 192, 203, 208, 282, 335
arrested for operating an unlicensed bar, 207
Spahn Ranch, 171, 172–87, 188, 193, 198, 204, 205, 212, 229, 230, 253, 263–64, 285, 292, 299, 335–36, 338, 352, 354, 361, 427
Bugliosi’s investigation at, 317–18
fire at, 370, 427
Manson Family denied return to, 192, 203
Manson’s audition for Melcher at, 212–13, 214–15, 220–23, 323
movie set on, 144, 153, 166, 172, 173, 174, 179–80, 370, 427
night attacks at, 359
police observation of, 184
police raids on, 217–18, 274–75, 279, 281
sanitary facilities at, 153–54
Strait Satan raid on, 277, 281
Spector, Phil, 119
speed, 104, 127
Spiral Staircase, 127, 129, 145
Springer, Al, 276–77, 287, 311–12, 338
Stanley, Augustus Owsley, III, 86–88, 89, 91, 92
Starr, Randy, 223, 365
Starr, Ringo, 100, 194
Steppenwolf, 179
Stills, Stephen, 129
Stovitz, Aaron, 324, 326, 340, 342, 346, 349, 361, 362
chosen for Tate and LaBianca trials, 317
Kanarek’s removal from case desired by, 354
Manson Family members subpoenaed by, 357
removed from case, 366
worries over trial, 342, 351
Straight Satans, 207, 226, 230, 232–33, 276–77, 281, 304–5, 311, 315
racist talk of, 208–9
Stranger in a Strange Land (Heinlein), 69, 76, 143, 416
Stromberg, Gary, 75, 106, 111, 123–25, 137, 146, 198
Struthers, Frank, 261–62, 271
student radicals, 81–82, 84, 90, 200–201, 220, 334
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), 78, 81, 167, 200, 334
“Summer of Love,” 93, 107
Sunset Boulevard, 121, 222
Sunset Strip, 1–2, 4, 112, 122, 146–47, 243–44
Surfaris, 119
“Surfin’,” 148
Swartz, Johnny, 174, 175, 245, 251, 279, 316, 340, 365, 370
Sybil Brand Institute, 239, 306–7, 308, 309–11, 313–14, 316, 319, 320, 324, 326, 327, 329, 331, 336, 346, 350, 360
Tate, Sharon, 217, 235, 237–38, 244, 254, 255, 257, 268, 360
Cielo Drive house rented by, 202–3
funeral for, 277
Manson seen by, 215, 216, 345–46
murder of, 248–52
pregnancy of, 213
as sociable, 202–3, 213–14, 249
Tate-LaBianca trial, 357–84, 392, 403, 409
Atkins’s impacted colon in, 366
closing arguments in, 376–78
crime scene photos exhibited in, 372
death penalty sought in, 349, 356, 364, 373, 381, 382, 383, 385
defendants’ protests and outbursts in, 353, 355, 363, 370, 371, 372–73, 376, 377, 379–80
female defendants’ testimony in, 372–73
grand jury in, 328–29, 330–31, 335–36, 338, 346, 348
issue of motive in, 324–25, 343–46, 349, 355, 357, 358, 359, 365, 366, 370, 371, 375, 382
jury selection in, 353–56
Kanarek’s demand for mistrial in, 362–63
Kanarek’s objections in, 361
Kasabian’s testimony at, 357, 360–61, 363, 364
loss of prosecution in, 365
Lotsapoppa as witness in, 350
Manson Family members subpoenaed for, 357
Manson Family’s vigil outside, 368–69
Manson’s alibi for, 319–20, 350
Manson’s attorney appointed for, 349
Manson’s deal with bailiffs in, 359–60
Manson’s orders to women in, 358–59
Manson’s plan for, 338–39
Manson’s press conference in, 354
Manson’s refusal to enter plea in, 342–43
Manson’s testimony in, 373–75
Manson’s threats to witnesses in, 361
penalty phase of, 373, 375, 378–83
press coverage of, 354–55, 363, 366, 368, 379, 383, 414
prosecution’s worries over, 342, 351
verdict in, 378–79
Watson at, 368
Watson given separate trial in, 352
Tate murders, see Cielo murders
Taylor, Elizabeth, 3, 310
Tennant, William, 256
Terminal Island Penitentiary, 56, 57–62, 65–66, 72, 73–75, 78, 94, 341
terrorism, 283
Tet offensive, 131
Texas, 128
“That Lucky Old Sun,” 54
“There I’ve Said It Again,” 70
Thomas, Bill, 12, 18, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31, 38, 44, 47, 411
church attended by, 49
Thomas, Glenna Maddox, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 21, 23, 24, 25, 29, 31, 38, 44, 47, 54
church attended by, 49
Thomas, Jo Ann, 10, 11, 12, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30–31, 38, 51, 53, 55, 326, 408, 411, 415, 430
tuberculosis caught by, 39
Time, 3
Tin Pan Alley, 119
Tirrito, Sara, 413
Todd, Glenn, 93, 417
Topanga Canyon, 105, 122, 126, 127, 129–30, 132, 134, 137, 140, 141, 144, 145, 146, 228
Transcendental Meditation, 131, 145
Trolls, 104
Troubadour, 120, 122
True, Harold, 140, 141, 262, 263, 338, 342, 439
Turtles, 3
20/20, 191, 192, 197
“Two’s a Crowd,” 151
Universal, 75, 106, 111, 123–26, 137, 146, 163, 184, 198
Vadim, Roger, 235
Valley of the Dolls, 202, 276
Vance, Bill, 216
Van Houten, Leslie, 164–66, 176, 319, 348, 396, 397, 421, 425, 430
arrests of, 218, 298
Atkins’s rift with, 391
attorney for, 349
as attractive, 176, 191
background of, 164–65
Bugliosi’s interview of, 318
in California Institute for Women, 285–86
distancing from Manson of, 391
evidence destroyed by, 340
indictment of, 329
at LaBianca murder, 259–68, 327, 329, 438