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6 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, August 24,1994 Section Two CHARLIE'S DEVILS Society caught a glimpse of hell when the Manson Max C an 25 years have passed since that night of Horror, that night of Aug. 8,1969, when the rage within Charlie Manson's soul N was unleashed inside the home of director director Roman Polanski and his pregnant wife, movie actress Sharon Tate? In 1967, small-time thief and pseudo- folksinger Charlie Manson was paroled from Terminal Island in San Pedro, California. There was Charlie, 32, free at last after serving almost seven years in prison. It was the era of love and peace. Homeless girls wandered the country in search of a meaning to life. LSD helped. It was an era custom-made for Charlie Manson. As they gravitated to San Francisco, Charlie's inner circle of subculture followers followers grew in number. Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme and Patricia Krenwinkei became known as Charlie's girls. They slept, travelled, stole and begged together. New recruits joined the Manson "family." "family." Susan Atkins, a 19-year-old hellion, came aboard. Robert Beausoleil, a 20- year-old actor who sometimes lived with an acquaintance, Gary Hinman, became a Manson follower. Diane Lake, 14, who was later renamed Snake because of her distinctive movements during intercourse, intercourse, joined the family in their nomadic nomadic existence. Tex Watson was also an avid Manson disciple. In July 1969, Gary Hinman had a falling falling out with Charlie. Although Gary had always allowed members of Charlie's family to crash at his house, he was never a committed member of the sect. When Gary steadfastly refused to devote himself to Charlie and his children, he signed his own death warrant. Robert Beausoleil and a couple of the girls paid Hinman a visit. Gary wouldn't give them the time of day. Charlie showed up and, in a fit of rage, stabbed Hinman in the head with a sword, almost severing his ear. Then he left. Beausoleil and the girls bound Gary with rope. When they phoned Charlie for instructions, instructions, they were told to kill their captive. Hinman was stabbed twice in the chest and bled to death on his living-room floor. Charlie's girls wrote "Political Piggy" on the wall in Hinman's blood. Within two weeks, police had Eatched a fingerprint in Gary's home to Robert Beausoleil. He was picked up and charged with murder. On the mght of Aug. 8 and early morning of Aug. 9,1969, Charlie's followers went on a mission. Tex Watson drove. Linda Kasabian, Susan Atkms and Patricia Krenwinkei jumped m the vehicle. On their Max Haines' latest book, Multiple Murderers, is available available through Canada Wide, a division of the Toronto Sun. Orders on Visa, MasterCard or American Express may be placed by calling (416) 947-2191, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., or by mail at 333 King St. E., " 3X£ UAINCC ■ I " wm'+m Toronto, Ont,, M5A Crime Flashback way, Tex told the girls they were going to kill everyone in a house once owned by Doris Day's son, Terry Melcher. Tex pulled up to 1Ô050 Cielo Dr., then leased by Roman Polanski, who was away in Europe on business. His wife, Sharon Tate, eight and a half months pregnant, was at home entertaining friends -- coffee heiress Abigail Folger, hairstylist Jay Sebring and Voityck Frykowski. It Was Steve Parent's misfortune to have picked that particular night to visit the Polanskis' caretaker, BiUGarretson, who lived in a separate dweJttag on the estate. Steve was in his car, just about to puii away, when he spotted Tex Watson and said : "Hey, what are you doing here?" Tex thrust his .22calibre revolver into the open driver's window and pulled the trigger five times. Inside his house, Bill Garretson heard nothing. Once in the Polanski residence, Tex accosted Frykowski. He shouted : "I'm the devil. I'm here to dû the devil's business." business." The girls were instructed to secure Frykowski with nylon rope. Abigail Folger was found reading in bed in her room. Sharon Tate was lying in bed in another room. Jay Sebring, fully clothed, sat on the bed talking to Sharon. All the occupa»!» Of the house were gath- It was kitting time. Jay Sebring was allow Sharon tositlown. Abigail and Sharon were tied around the neck with nylon cord. One end of the cord was tossed over a beam. Susan Atkins pulled the rope taut. Abigail and Sharon had to stand straight up or strangle. Tex ordered Susan to kill. She complied, stabbing Frykowski repeatedly. When he continued to struggle, Tex clubbed the wounded man with his gun and shot him. Frykowski made it outside before being killed on the lawn. Later, 51 stab wounds were found on his body. Sharon and Abigail frantically strug- - gled to free themselves. Abigail was suc cessful. She ran to the back door. Patricia Krenwinkei stabbed at her wildly, wildly, but Abigail warded off the blows, her hands and arms horribly cut. Tex spotted spotted the melee. He ran over and cut Abigail's throat and abdomen. Inside, the killing continued. Sharon Tate, unattended for a few moments, freed herself. She started toward her front door, but was seen by Patricia Krenwinkei. Patricia solicitously assisted assisted Sharon to a chair. Susan Atkins held her, while Tex Watson stabbed her to death. The three members of Charlie's family took turns stabbing the body. It was quiet. Everyone was dead. As they drove, the family members changed out of their bloody clothing. Back at their home base, the children of evil reported to Satan. He was pleased. Next morning, the bodies were discovered. discovered. Charlie and his children were ecstatic at the publicity his crime was receiving. That very night they would do it all again, but this time Satan himself would lead the way. Linda Kasabian drove the '59 Ford to the home of grocery chain store owner Leno LaBianca, 44, at 3301 Waverly Dr. His wife, Rosemary, 38, was in bed when Charlie Manson appeared in the living room waving a sword at her husband. husband. Charlie tied the LaBiancas standing standing up back to back. He walked out of the house. It was killing time again. Tex Watson, Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkei were given their instructions. After the job was completed, completed, they were to hitchhike back to their home base. Linda Kasabian and Charlie sped off. The killing squad did their work efficiently. efficiently. They led Rosemary into the bedroom, bedroom, where they stabbed her to death. Leno was killed in the living room. Tex carved the word "WAR" on Leno LaBianca's chest. Using the dead man's blood, the attackers wrote "DEATH TO PIGS" on the walls. On the refrigerator door, Patricia wrote "HEALTER SKEALTER." The killing squad then hatjied and raided the fridge. Bosemary's children by a previous previous marriage called on the house of désath and the second night of horror was made known to the world. The ritualistic ritualistic aspects Of the two killing sprees linked them forever. They became known as the Tate-LaBianca murders. Weeks turned into months. The family kept busy. They stole gasoline and robbed indiscriminately. indiscriminately. One man, Shorty Shea, 40, somehow found out details of the Tatè-LaBianca killings. killings. Charlie's clan tortured, killed and buried Shorty in the desert By the end of September, members members of the Manson family were being rounded up for minor crimes. Many were in and out of jail on various charges. Fingerprints recovered recovered at murder scenes were checked against suspects. A myriad myriad of evidence pointed to the family as perpetrators perpetrators of the Tate- LaBianca murders. i Finally, the # family's leader was taken into custody. The world was shocked. These suspects suspects were young girls from middle- class American families. They likened their leader to Jesus Christ and displayed displayed no remorse for what they had done. Tex Watson was a high school track star from Texas. Leslie Van Houten had been a small-town high school princess. Somewhere in the deep recesses of his mind, Charlie Manson believed that the blacks of the world would rise against the whites. He would be the catalyst, the trigger that would change the world. Instead, his madness was directly responsible for the deaths of nine innocent innocent individuals. Now, 25 years later, Charlie, Squeaky Fromme, Robert Beausoleil, Susan Atkins and Patricia Krenwinkei are still in prison. Leslie Van Houten has obtained a university degree in psychology psychology and literature and is still serving her time. Tex Watson remains w prison, where he has sired three chttdren Via conjugal visits. Linda Kasabian, who testified testified for the prosecution in return for immunity from prosecution, is now living living in New Hampshire. Diane Lake, who also testified for the state, is believed to be working for a large corporation in California.