| 1960 (est) |
Charles Luther Manson
(son of Manson and Leona) was possibly born. |
| 1960, February 19 |
Leno A. LaBianca (34)
and Rosemary Struthers (32) were married. |
| 1960, June 1 |
Manson was arrested in Laredo, Texas for
pimping. |
| 1960, June 23 |
Manson was returned to jail for violating his
probation. |
| 1960, October |
Jay Sebring married Cami.
She was 17. He was about 27. |
| 1960 |
Cami and Jay Sebring bought house
on Easton for $50,000. Another source says it was rented, instead. |
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| 1961, February 21 |
Donald J. "Shorty" Shea
married. |
| 1961, July |
Manson was sent to United States Penitentiary
at McNeil Island, Washington. Claimed Scientology as his religion. |
| 1961 |
Bruce Davis attended college in
Knoxville, Tennessee. |
| 1961 |
Birth of Manson's
half-sister. |
| 1961, December 21 |
Abigail Folger's coming out party in San Francisco. |
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| 1962 |
Roman Polanski divorced from Barbara Lass. |
| 1962 |
Virginia Graham visited 10050 Cielo Drive while house shopping. |
| 1962 |
Bruce Davis went to California but
didn't stay. Worked in Lake Tahoe. Went to Seattle, Washington. |
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| 1963, April 10 |
Manson divorced from
Leona in Denver, Colorado. Apparently they had a son named Charles
Luther Manson. |
| 1963 |
Lori Lynn Mardesich ("Ansom
13") was born. |
| 1963 |
Sharon Tate auditioned for "Petticoat Junction." |
| 1963, August |
Jay and Cami Sebring separated. |
| 1963 |
Bruce Davis returned to California
but left and returned to Tennessee. |
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| 1964 |
Vincent Bugliosi graduated law school and
started work at DA's office |
| 1964 |
Charles Watson graduated
Farmersville High School |
| 1964 |
Bruce Davis returned to
California, again. Lived in Anaheim, Riverside, Buena Park, Costa Mesa
and possibly Newport Beach. |
| 1964, Fall |
Charles Watson began attending
North Texas University in Denton, TX. |
| 1964, November |
Sharon Tate met Jay
Sebring on Thanksgiving Day (per Greg King). |
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| 1965 (est) |
Manson's mother
divorced her second husband and married her third husband. |
| 1965, March |
Jay and Cami's divorce became final. |
| 1965 |
Sharon Tate in first featured role, "Eye of the Devil." |
| 1965 (est) |
Kasabian, at age 16, started
living by herself. |
| 1965 |
Roman Polanski made first English film, "Repulsion." |
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| 1966 |
Susan Atkins was arrested as part of a hold up
gang (Oregon?). Was carrying a pistol. |
| 1966 (est) |
Dianne Lake joined the Hog Farm commune. |
| 1966, March 23 |
Clem Grogan arrested for possession of drugs. |
| 1966, April 27 |
Clem Grogan arrested for shoplifting. |
| 1966, June |
Manson was returned to Terminal Island for
release purposes. |
| 1966, Summer |
Sharon Tate met Roman Polanski in London. |
| 1966, Summer |
Paul Watkins first visited Haight Ashbury. |
| 1966, June 23 |
Clem Grogan arrested for disturbing the peace. |
| 1966, July 30 |
Danny DeCarlo convicted for smuggling marijuana from Mexico. |
| 1966, September 12 |
Susan Atkins arrested
with two men near Stayton, Oregon. She was carrying a pistol. |
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| 1967, March |
Sharon Tate in "Playboy" magazine. |
| 1967, March 21 |
Manson was released from Terminal Island and
went to Los Angeles. That same day he asked for (and was granted)
permission to go to San Francisco. |
| 1967, Spring |
Charles Watson's last semester at
North Texas State University. |
| 1967, Spring (est) |
Charles Watson moved to Dallas and
worked for Braniff Air Lines. |
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| 1967, April (est) |
Manson met and moved in with Mary Brunner. |
| 1967, April through
July |
Manson and Family lived at 636
Cole Street in San Francisco. |
| 1967 |
Atkins met Manson in San Francisco. |
| 1967 |
Woytek Frykowski left Poland. |
| 1967 |
Charles Watson moved to California from Texas. |
| 1967 |
Sharon Tate filmed "Valley of the Dolls." |
| 1967 |
Bruce Davis spent ten days in jail
for drugs (per Howard Davis). |
| 1967 (est) |
Dianne Lake joined Family. |
| 1967, June (est) |
William Garretson
graduated high school. |
| 1967, June 5 |
Clem Grogan arrested for marijuana. |
| 1967, Summer |
Paul Watkins went to Haight-Ashbury and spent
two weeks at a hippie commune in Taos, New Mexico. |
| 1967, July 21 |
A copy of a driver's
license was issued, showing Manson's middle name as "Willis." Also
shows birthday as November 11, which is incorrect. Gives address as
705 Bath Street, Santa Barbara. |
| 1967, July 28 |
Manson was arrested and gave his name as
Charles Willis Manson for first time. |
| 1967, August 12 |
Clem Grogan arrested for shoplifting. |
| 1967 |
Charles Watson enrolled at
California State College in Los Angeles. Never took a class. |
| 1967, September (est) |
William Garretson was arrested for Contributing to the Delinquency of a
Minor in Ohio. Was with a friend who bought beer for under-aged girls. |
| 1967, September |
Patricia Krenwinkel left her job, car and
apartment to join Manson. |
| 1967, September |
Paul Watkins returned to high school for his
senior year. |
| 1967, September |
Bruce Davis met Manson.
(according to Howard Davis, this was in Seattle). |
| 1967, September 11 |
Supposed recording
session of Manson which has been released as a bootleg. |
| 1967, Late |
Roman Polanski completed "Rosemary's Baby." |
| 1967, December |
Paul Watkins was arrested for marijuana and
put of probation. |
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| 1968, January |
Charles Watson had a car accident
in Laurel Canyon. Injured knee and had operation. |
| 1968, January 20 |
Tate and Polanski married in London. |
| 1968, January 22 |
Clem Grogan arrested for loitering. |
| 1968, Early |
Abigail Folger introduced to
Woytek Frykowski by Jerzy Kosinski in New York. |
| 1968, Early |
Sandy Good joined the Family and handed over
$6000. |
| 1968, March |
Harold True met Manson. Family came to
his 3267 Waverly House the next day. |
| 1968, March 3 |
Linda Kasabian's daughter, Tonya Kasabian,
was born in Los Angeles. |
| 1968, March 16 |
Paul Watkins met Manson. One source says
June 1968. |
| 1968, April 9 |
Sebring net worth estimated at $100,000. |
| 1968, April 15 |
Michael Manson (son of
Manson and Brunner) was born in Los Angeles County, California. |
| 1968, April 22 |
The most famous photo
of Manson was taken while being arrested. The mugshot later became the
cover of "Life" magazine in December 1969. |
| 1968, Spring |
Charles Watson met Manson. |
| 1968, Late Spring |
Dennis Wilson twice picked up Ella
Jo Bailey and Pat Krenwinkel hitchhiking. The second time, he took
them to his 14400 Sunset Boulevard house for two hours. The girls
mostly talked about a guy named Charlie. When Wilson retuned that
night, Manson and about a dozen uninvited people (mostly girls) were in his
house. They stayed for several months and more than doubled in size.
The Family met Watson, Watkins and Poston during this phase. |
| 1968, May (est) |
Gregg Jakobson met Manson at Dennis Wilson's
house. |
| 1968, May 20 |
Ruth A. Moorehouse
(16)
married Edward L. Heuvelhorst (23) in Santa Cruz county. |
| 1968 |
Charlene Cafritz met Manson at Dennis Wilson's
beach house. |
| 1968 |
Brooks Poston met Manson at Dennis Wilson's
house. |
| 1968, June |
"Rosemary's Baby" premiered. |
| 1968, June |
Sharon and Roman rented Patty Duke's house at 1600 Summit Ridge Drive,
Los Angeles. |
| 1968, June |
Bob and Linda Kasabian attended a
peyote party at Harold True's house at 3267 Waverly Drive. |
| 1968, June 22 |
Susan Atkins was arrested with
five others in a narcotics raid in Booneville, CA. |
| 1968, Summer |
Manson and the Family were living at Dennis
Wilson's house. |
| 1968, Summer |
Rudi Altobelli met Manson at Dennis Wilson's
house. |
| 1968, August |
Folger and Frykowski left NY and drove to new home at 2774 Woodstock Road,
off Mulholland in Hollywood Hills. |
| 1968, August |
Dennis Wilson moved out of his
Sunset Boulevard house three weeks before the lease was to expire.
Moved in with Gregg Jakobson. Manson Family also left and moved to
Spahn Ranch. |
| 1968, August 9 |
Manson recorded at a studio in Van Nuys.
Arranged by Gregg Jakobson. |
| 1968, August 12 |
Beach Boys concert in
England. |
| 1968, September |
Charles Watson joined Family and
was living in tent at Spahn for two weeks with Dean Moorehouse. Watson
began building a house for Manson. Worked on it until December 1968. |
| 1968, September |
True moved out of 3267 Waverly house. |
| 1968, September 11 |
Beach Boys recorded
"Never Learn Not to Love" (written by Manson). |
| 1968, Late |
Abigail registered for volunteer social work. |
| 1968, Fall |
Manson Family
first appeared in Barker Ranch/Death Valley area. |
| 1968, October 7 |
Susan Atkins gave birth to
Zezozose Zadfrack Glutz. |
| 1968, October 13 |
Clida Delaney and Nancy Warren were murdered
near Ukiah, CA. Some believe this was a Manson Family murder. |
| 1968, Late October |
William Garretson
arrived in California with a friend. They hitchhiked from Ohio to
California. |
| 1968, November |
Leno and Rosemary moved into house he bought from his mother at 3301
Waverly Drive. |
| 1968, November |
Charles Watson left Family to live
with David Lynn Neale but returned to Family. |
| 1968, November 15 |
Karl Stubbs died in
Inyo County at age 80. Possible Manson Family murder victim. Pat
was questioned about it about a year later. |
| 1968, November |
Manson was in Goler
Wash with Gregg Jakobson a few days before Thanksgiving. |
| 1968, November or
December |
Bruce Davis began working at
Scientology headquarters in London. |
| 1968, December |
Charles Watson quit working on
house Manson had asked him to build. |
| 1968, December |
Manson and three of his female followers spent
time with Charlene Cafritz in Reno, Nevada. Several films were
supposedly made. |
| 1968, December |
The Beatles released "The White Album" which
Manson heard in Los Angeles while on a trip from Barker Ranch. |
| 1968, December |
Bruce Davis supposedly in
Berkeley, CA according to one witness. |
| 1968, December 1 |
Watson's webpage says
he and Manson first heard the "White Album" on Topanga Canyon Lane (which is
same street the Spiral Staircase was on). |
| 1968, December 2 |
Charles Watson and David Neale had
Army physical. Watson was unfit but Neale enlisted that same day.
Watson got Neale's car and lived with Neale's brother, Jay. Waton
moved in with Luella (Neale's girlfriend) beside Magic Castle on Sunset.
Watson and Luella dealt drugs. |
| 1968, December 30 |
Marina Habe was murdered. Some believe
this is a Manson Family murder. |
| 1968, December 31 |
Manson returned to Death Valley reportedly
talking about he significance of "The White Album" |
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