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from the many stab wounds onto the seat cushions of the couch and floor immediately to the body. He was attired in pajamas with the button-up shirt partially open, exposing his rather large stomach. There were four stab wounds in the abdomen. Inscribed by slashes on the exposed stomach area were the letters "WAR". Sticking out of the stomach, near the navel, was a bi-tined carving fork which had been pushed through the abdominal flesh to the bifurcation of the tines. On the coffee table, directly by the couch, was a freshly-printed version of the Sunday morning Los Angeles Times (8-10-69). In particular, the Sports section appeared to have been read. Mr. LaBianca's eye glasses were also located on the coffee table, indicating that he was sitting on the couch reading the Sports section. There was no indication of a struggle in the living room or dining room portion of the residence, and nothing appeared to be disturbed except for a tapestry that had been removed from the north wall in the living room and placed resting perpendicular against the same wall. Where the tapestry had hung and above several paintings were the words, "DEATH TO PIGS," printed in blood. On the south wall of the living room directly to the left of the front door, the word "RISE" was printed in blood. On the kitchen refrigerator door were the printed words, "HEALTER SKELTER, " with helter being misspelled. A raveled piece of paper was found in the dining room, stained with blood and frayed on one end, indicating the paper was probably used as the instrument to print the above words. There were no obvious blood spatters located within the home, but there were traces of blood in the kitchen sink and in the rear bathroom located by the rear door. Mrs. LaBianca's body was located on the master bedroom floor, lying face down, parallel to the bed and dresser. She had bled profusely from the many stab wounds onto the floor immediate to the body. Directly by her feet on the floor was a large blood stain leading from the torso, indicating that she had crawled approximately two feet. There were no blood spatters in the room. A pillowcase was also covering her head, with the electrical cord from one of the two toppled bedside lamps wrapped around her neck. This indicated she crawled until the electrical cord became taut, causing both the mutually-connected lamps to fall. She was attired in a nightgown and peignoir. Both the nightgown and peignoir were up over her shoulders and head, exposing her buttocks and back. There were numerous stab wounds observable on the buttocks and back. There was no evidence of ransacking or obviously missing property. The only indication of missing property was Mrs. LaBianca's purse standing open on top of a liquor cabinet located in the dining room, and the contents appeared to be disheveled. It was later established that Mrs. LaBianca's wallet containing California drivers license and numerous credit cards was missing. Through questioning the first police units at the scene, it was established that the east side door leading from the living room-dining room area to the outside was standing ajar. The front door was closed, |
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