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Charles Manson Denied Parole At Hearing That Could Be His Last

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 04.11.2012

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CORCORAN, Calif. — A prison panel denied parole Wednesday to mass murderer Charles Manson in his 12th and probably final bid for freedom. Manso...

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Charles Manson Disciple Charles 'Tex' Watson Denied Parole

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Crime News, Crime, Mug Shots, Sharon Tate, Charles Manson Murders, Tate-Labianca, Video, Charles "Tex" Watson, Manson Family, Tex Watson, Charles Manson, Charles Watson, Serial Killers, Armchair Detective, Crime News

Charles "Tex" Watson, the former disciple of Charles Manson who once referred to himself as the cult leader's "lieutenant for killing," has been denie...

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Hooray for Hollywood's Dearly Departed

Jane Minogue | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Shirley Temlple, Michael Jackson, Jack Cassidy, Jane Russell, Sharon Tate, Bela Lugosi, Bugsy Siegel, River Phoenix, Larry Edmunds Bookshop, Beverly Hills, Marie Prevost, Lupe Velez, El Coyote, Hollywood, Dearly Departed Tour, Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Janis Joplin, Murders, George Michael, John Belushi, Menendez Brothers, Charles Manson, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Brian Donnelly, Scott Michaels, Travel News

The tour included the drug overdose sites of Janis Joplin, John Belushi, Michael Jackson and River Phoenix.

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An Anti-Climactic Close to Hollywood Murder Investigation

Leo C. Wolinsky | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Ronni Chasen, Academy Awards, Sharon Tate, Burlesque, Robbery, Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Michael Douglas, Culture News

After nearly four decades covering and editing hundreds of crime stories, Ronni Chasen's murder struck me as the kind of random violence that often strikes after dark in many parts of Los Angeles.

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Helter Skelter: Racism and Murder

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charles Manson, The Beatles, Charles Manson Murders, Helter Skelter, Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate, Entertainment News

Charles Manson, the psychopathic killer responsible for the seven murders at this Hollywood Hills home, blamed the Beatles' White Album for the series of killings his "Family" committed.

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Swiss REJECT U.S. Extradition Request For Roman Polanski

AP | FRANK JORDANS and BRADLEY S. KLAPPER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Switzerland, Child Rape, Crime, Roman Polanski, Director, Extradition, Los Angeles, Sharon Tate, U.S., Gstaad, Arrest, Entertainment News

GSTAAD, Switzerland — In a stunning ruling, Roman Polanski was declared a free man on Monday – no longer confined to house arrest in his A...

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ICON: The life and Love of an Accidental Artist

Flavia Colgan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeremy Kenon Lockyer Corbell, ICON Exhibition, Sharon Tate, Ar, Icon, Chateau Marmont, Oscars, Jiu-Jitsu, Corbell, Style News

Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell's latest creation, ICON, is a mixed-media series that celebrates the life and style of Sharon Tate in honor of the 40th anniversary of her passing.

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Naked Roman Polanski & Sharon Tate Picture Going To Auction (NSFW PHOTO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Christie's auction house is auctioning off a David Bailey photo of Roman Polanski and then-wife Sharon Tate taken shortly before her murder. Christi...

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Rosemary's Baby Revisited

Cathy Whitlock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vidal Sassoon, Rosemary's Baby, Roman Polanski, Richard Sylbert, William Castle, Horror Films, John Cassavettes, Sharon Tate, Charles Manson, Rosemary's Baby Curse, Halloween Movies, Mia Farrow Haircut, Mia Farrow, Entertainment News

As with most films, often the backstory and subsequent events surrounding the filming of Rosemary's Baby were equally as interesting as the script itself.

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Topless Sharon Tate, Roman Polanski Photo Sells For $11,000 (NSFW PHOTO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP ARTICLE) NEW YORK -- A topless photo of filmmaker Roman Polanski and his wife, Sharon Tate, taken just months before her murder has sold at a N...

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Sharon Tate's Sister: Sex Was 'Consensual,' Polanski A 'Good Guy' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP Text, Scroll for Video) NEW YORK - Debra Tate, the sister of Roman Polanski's second wife, actress Sharon Tate, says Polanski is brilliant and a ...

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Anne Applebaum, Child Rape Apologist?

Jillian York | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roman Polanski Arrest, Rape, Sharon Tate, Anne Applebaum, Radoslaw Sikorski, Washington Post, Roman Polanski Court Case, Roman Polanski, Media News

In her piece, Applebaum claims that Polanski has paid for his crime of raping a 13-year-old girl "in notoriety, lawyers' fees, in professional stigma." Oh, the humanity.

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Roman Polanski Case: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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HuffPost blogger reactions to the arrest of acclaimed film director Roman Polanski have covered the gamut. Scroll down to see the variety of perspect...

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The Deaths of "Lucy in the Sky" and "Sexy Sadie": A Tale of Two Women

Darin Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, The Beatles, Manson Family, Susan Atkins, John Lennon, White Album, Lucy O'Donnell Vodden, Sexy Sadie, Sharon Tate, Beatles, Charles Manson, Entertainment News

One would remain an enigma whose legend mystified millions, while the other became a high profile murderer who horrified millions more.

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Roman Polanski Must Finally Be Brought to Justice

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charles Manson, Chinatown, Samantha Geimer, Rosemary's Baby, Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate, Entertainment News

Is there really any debate here? Are there really two sides to this story? He raped a child, for Pete's sake.

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Welcome Back, Mr. Polanski

Anna Wainwright | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: France, United States, Extradition, Rape, Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate, Entertainment News

Polanski has certainly experienced terrible tragedy. But it's not an excuse, legally or morally, and Polanski should be extradited.

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Susan Atkins Dies: Manson Follower

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Susan Atkins, a member of the Charles Manson "family" who admitted ruthlessly stabbing pregnant actress Sharon Tate to death in th...

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How Would You Decide? -- Part II

Jim Lichtman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Susan Atkins, Living News, What Do You Stand For?, The Golden Rule, Peter Westbrook, Sharon Tate, Ethics, Charles Manson, Immanuel Kant, Justice, Compassion, Michael Josephson, Healthy Living News

I asked readers to imagine sitting on the California parole board to decide whether to grant convicted murderer Susan Atkins "compassionate release" based on her terminally ill condition.

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How Would You Decide?

Jim Lichtman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Susan Atkins, Gandhi, Dalai Lama, Ethics, Charles Manson, Forgiveness, Justice, Compassion, California, Manson Family, Sharon Tate, Parole Board, Healthy Living News

Isn't it up to God to forgive the truly horrible, like members of the Manson Family? Should we forgive all mass-murderers? Must we go that far?

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40 Years After Woodstock: An Extraordinarily Different America

Brent Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vietnam War Protests, Richard Nixon, Vietnam War, Sharon Tate, Charles Manson, Woodstock 40th Anniversary, Woodstock, Lyndon Johnson, Harvard, Lsd, Entertainment News

Woodstock means little until you place it in larger context of a society unraveling around the newest generation of young adults, a dominant and dominating cohort of malcontents.

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Women Criminals I have Known

Geri Spieler | Posted 11.17.2011

It seems it is the season for paroling women who attempt to assassinate our presidents and those who commit heinous crimes.

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Leslie Van Houten: A Friendship, Part 4 of 5

John Waters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Waters, La Bianca, Helter Skelter, Leslie Van Houten, Sharon Tate, Charles Manson, Stephen Kay, Charles Manson Murders, Manson Women, Entertainment News

"Each act we did in that house, I take responsibility for," she testified in 2004, adding "I can't... place the blame on someone else. It was me."

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Charles Manson Jail Photo Released (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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California corrections officials have released a new photo showing a 74-year old Charles Manson. The infamous murderer's photo was taken for routine ...

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