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Post by stu77 on Jun 30, 2022 17:00:03 GMT
www.amazon.co.uk/Manson-Music-Unsound-Mind-Charles/dp/B07W4Z6V79
Very decent documentary about Manson's attempt to break into the music business.
I think you can see it on YouTube for a few quid if you don't have an Amazon Prime account.
All these years later there is still no agreement on the motive for these murders. I think one of the contributors has it right when he talks about a confluence of factors that could have only existed at one moment in time.
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Post by zeopold on Jun 30, 2022 17:16:38 GMT
The Tate killings were carried out at the former home of Terry Melcher, the Beach Boys producer, who Manson blamed for not promoting his career sufficiently.
The 'Helter Skelter' angle was embellished by the public prosecutor in his sensational book.
Bearing in mind the chaotic drug-fuelled lifestyle of the 'family', the motive, if there was one, was confused, to say the least.
Manson was a mediocre musician and songwriter... this was his best effort.
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Post by stu77 on Jun 30, 2022 21:35:08 GMT
Motives I've heard down the decades:
Beausoleil alibi
Helter Skelter
Drug dispute (Frykowski and Sebring were rumoured to be 'Hollywood's candymen' while Watson was also involved in drug dealing)
Melcher / music business rejection
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Post by stu77 on Jun 30, 2022 22:01:13 GMT
This is the excellent series that was on some US channel or other two years ago.
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Post by stu77 on Jul 13, 2022 1:31:32 GMT
I heard this on a radio documentary about Manson and the music business on Radio 1 in the 90s.
One of the greatest recordings I've ever heard.
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Post by stu77 on Jul 12, 2023 0:20:53 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jul 12, 2023 7:22:33 GMT
That is quite suprising given the way the US justice system operates
From the article...
Van Houten is expected to spend about a year at a halfway house, where her lawyer said she would need to learn to navigate a reality much different to when she first was put behind bars.
"She has to learn to use the internet. She has to learn to buy things without cash," Ms Tetreault told the AP. "It's a very different world than when she went in."
Can you imagine spending that long in prison and then coming out to the way the world is now?
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Post by personunknown on Jul 12, 2023 7:25:34 GMT
50 years away from the world, I think I'd rather stay inside.
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Post by zeopold on Jul 27, 2023 20:04:01 GMT
Can you imagine spending that long in prison and then coming out to the way the world is now? The world is no better or worse than the one she was locked away from 50 years ago... you still have to watch out for bloodthirsty creepsters like the crew she was involved with |
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Post by stu77 on May 16, 2024 3:58:07 GMT
This was on Radio 1 in 1994, the 25th anniversary of the murders.
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