Are you actually defending Manson? There was plenty of evidence that he was the mastermind behind those murders. They would’ve never happened if it wasn’t because of him. I’ve never seen anyone say the ones who actually did the killings weren’t at fault. There’s a reason they were all given death sentences until the death penalty was overturned.
I’m not defending anyone who took part in those murders. That’s a ridiculous spin on your part, because you have a penchant for starting trouble. For the most part, the only solid evidence against anyone was the two fingerprints that were found at the Tate house. Those fingerprints ended up belonging to Patricia Krenwinkel and Tex Watson. It was proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Manson was the leader of the conspiracy to commit those murders.
She might have been out in less than 25 years had the murders not become such a big story nationally. The murderers would’ve never become infamous had Sharon Tate not been involved. Her murder along with Abigail Folger who was a coffee heiress made the murderers a huge story all over the country. The LaBianca’s were just ordinary people who owned a couple of grocery stores. Had their murders not been linked with the other murders it would’ve just made local news. It took a while before they realized the murders were connected.
There’s been a lot of people commit murders that have gotten out of prison in only a few years. I heard about a guy who killed someone and dismembered their body and only did 17 years. Six months after he got out he committed another murder. Don’t know how anyone who dismembered someone’s body could be let out of prison.
It's the endless appeals that cost. Court time, attorney's fees, etc. The actual cost to physically execute someone isn't that that high, no matter what the method....
In 99% of cases like this I am for the death penalty or life in prison no matter how long it takes. I don't even care if they are rehabilitated. But I'll make an exception in this case due to Manson's influence. Time served of 53 years is enough.
He was actually living with Dennis Wilson, one of the Beach Boys for a short time who introduced him to the music producer. The murders would’ve never happened had Terry Melcher signed him to a contract. Manson felt he lied to him and that’s what got the screws grinding in his head.
Everyone is different. Nothing is written in stone. One thing leads to another. Certain events often trigger people to do something they may not have done had things turned out more positively.
You must not have watched the documentaries on Manson. He was angry that the Beach Boys performed a song that he wrote on the Mike Douglas show, in which they changed some the words and didn’t give him any credit for it. He was angry at Terry Melcher, because he thought he was going to get a contract and Melcher backed out. Watch the interviews with Manson, he talks about it. Melcher was living in the house that Sharon Tate and her friends ended up dying in. Manson actually went up to the house while Melcher was living there and he wouldn’t even let Manson in the house. He brushed him off. Manson knew that Melcher had moved out of the house and had no idea who was living in it, but he knew they were rich and wanted them all dead. Manson feeling like he had been done wrong is what led to those murders..
