| 1970, Early |
Ruth Ann Moorehouse
returned to Family and became pregnant (probably around March-April). |
| 1970, January |
Diane Lake was admitted to Patton
State Hospital and labeled as schizophrenic. |
| 1970, January 5 |
Watsons' return to California was ordered. |
| 1970, January 6 |
Kasabian was arraigned and pled not guilty. |
| 1970, January 6 |
Van Houten's attorney requested a psychiatric
evaluation of his client. |
| 1970, January 16 |
Watson was granted a 30 day continuance. |
| 1970, January 19 |
Van Houten requested a change of attorney
(from Part to Reiner) |
| 1970, February 6 |
Van Houten was ruled legally sane and granted
a change of attorney. |
| 1970, February 6 |
Manson requested the trial start and Judge
Keene set the trial date for March 30. |
| 1970, February |
Beausoleil and Lutesinger's
daughter was born. |
| 1970, February 16 |
Manson requested a change of venue but was
denied. |
| 1970, February |
Krenwinkel waived extradition proceedings and
was returned to California. |
| 1970, February 24 |
Krenwinkel made her first court appearance and
requested Paul Fitzgerald be appointed as her attorney. |
| 1970, February 26 |
Prosecution signed deal to give
immunity to Kasabian. |
| 1970, February 28 |
Prosecution first interviewed
Kasabian. |
| 1970, March |
Paul Watkins was burnt in a
Volkswagen camper fire. |
| 1970, March 3 |
Prosecution took Kasabian to Tate
house, place where bloody clothes were disposed of and Weber house. |
| 1970, March 5 |
Manson allowed to meet with
Atkins. |
| 1970, March 6 |
Judge Keene vacated Manson's right
to represent himself. Appointed Charles Hollopeter to be his attorney. |
| 1970, March 6 |
Manson's "Lie" album released. |
| 1970, March 7 |
Kasabian taken to hospital. |
| 1970, March 9 |
Kasabian gave birth to a boy whom
she named Angel. "Helter Skelter" added Nathan in parentheses. |
| 1970, March 11 |
Atkins allowed to substitute Daye
Shinn in place of Richard Caballero as her attorney. |
| 1970, March 13 |
Kasabian was returned to jail. |
| 1970, March 15 |
Prosecution took Kasabian to show
route the killers took on night of LaBianca murders. |
| 1970, March 19 |
Manson requested he be allowed to
represent himself, again. Judge denied him but allowed the replacement
of Hollopeter with Ronald Hughes. |
| 1970, Late March (est) |
Fitzgerald quit his public defender job in
order to represent Krenwinkel. Previously, he had a conflict of
interest. |
| 1970, Late March |
Beausoleil's retrial for the
Hinman murder began. Beausoleil took the stand and said Manson was the
killer. |
| 1970, Late March (est) |
Fromme and Pitman visited Brunner
in Wisconsin apparently to discuss her testimony in the Hinman murder trial. |
| 1970, April |
Bugliosi requested that Atkins,
Van Houten and Krenwinkel print the same words that were left at crime
scenes. Krenwinkel refused but the other two complied. |
| 1970, April |
Bugliosi first interviewed Ruby
Pearl and Randy Starr. Starr identified the rope and gun used in the
Tate murders. He had once owned the gun. |
| 1970, April |
Officer DeWayne Wolfer determined
the wire cutters (identified by Kasabian) did not match cut at Tate
residence. |
| 1970, April (est) |
Beausoleil was convicted of Hinman
murder. |
| 1970, April 13 |
Manson filed an affidavit of prejudice
against Judge Keene. Keene accepted the complaint and Charles Older
became the judge. |
| 1970, April 15 |
Sergeant Lee visited Spahn Ranch.
Found additional .22 caliber shell casings. |
| 1970, May |
Beausoleil petitioned for a new
trial based on an affidavit signed by Brunner stating that she lied at his
trial. Brunner was called to the stand and reversed herself several
times. Beausoleil's petition was denied. |
| 1970, May |
Manson made a motion to represent
himself in the Hinman murder trial. He was denied. |
| 1970, May 11 |
Atkins filed a declaration
repudiating her grand jury testimony. |
| 1970, May 25 |
Bugliosi discovered that police
had a door from Spahn Ranch in evidence with the phrase "Helter Skelter is
coming down fast" written on it. |
| 1970, Early June |
Manson moved to replace Hughes
with Kanarek as his attorney. It was allowed. |
| 1970, Early June |
Bugliosi visited Lake at Patton
State Hospital where she was admitted in January. |
| 1970, June 9 |
Manson turned his chair away from
the judge and said "The Court has shown me no respect so I am going to
show the Court the same thing." |
| 1970, June 10 |
Atkins, Krenwinkel and Van Houten
turned their backs on the judge. |
| 1970, June 11 |
Manson stood with head bowed and
arms out as if crucified. Girls did the same. |
| 1970, June 15 |
Start of jury selection |
| 1970, June or July |
Brunner was reindicted and
rearrested for Hinman murder but was released on a write of habeas corpus. |
| 1970, June or July |
Grogan pled guilty to grand theft
auto (from Barker raid) Received probation and returned to
Manson Family. |
| 1970, June 24 |
Krenwinkel interrupted voir dire
and asked to have Fitzgerald removed as her attorney. Denied. |
| 1970, June 25 |
Van Houten interrupted voir dire
and asked to have Reiner removed as her attorney. Denied. |
| 1970, July 14 |
Prosecution and defense accepted a
jury and they were sworn. Still had to select alternates, though. |
| 1970, July 17 |
Van Houten formally requested to
have Reiner replaced as her attorney. Ronald Hughes was appointed. |
| 1970, July 21 |
The six alternate jurors were
sworn in. |
| 1970, July 24 |
Tate murder trial began.
Manson appeared in court with "X" cut on forehead. |
| 1970, August |
Dianne Lake left Patton State
Hospital. |
| 1970, September |
Dianne Lake entered high school. |
| 1970, September 4 |
Charlene Cafritz died of a
nembutol overdose. |
| 1970, September 5 |
Bomb exploded at Hall of Justice. |
| 1970, October 31 |
Charles Watson moved to Atascadero
State Hospital. |
| 1970, November 16 |
State rests in Tate-LaBianca case. |
| 1970, November 19 |
Defense rests in Tate-LaBianca
case. |
| 1970, November 20 |
Manson made his "children that
come at you" speech in court. |
| 1970, December 2 |
Bruce Davis and Nancy
Pitman turned themselves in to
California police. |
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| 1971, January 25 |
Manson and girls
convicted in Tate/LaBianca trial. |
| 1971, February 14 |
Charles Watson was removed from
Atascadero State Hospital. |
| 1971, March 29 |
Jury gives death sentence in Tate-LaBianca
case. |
| 1971, March 29 |
Ronald Hughes' body
was found. |
| 1971, April 19 |
Judge Older gives death sentences
in Tate-LaBianca case. |
| 1971, June |
Dianne Lake finished high school. |
| 1971, August 13 |
Robbery of a Covina
beer distributorship by Manson Family. |
| 1971, August 21 |
Shootout at Western Surplus Store
in Hawthorne, CA. |
| 1971, October 20 |
Kenneth Como escaped jail.
Picked up by Sandy Good. |
| 1972, February 18 |
California Supreme Court rules
death penalty unconstitutional. |
| 1972, November 8 |
Body of James Willett was found in
Guerneville, CA. Manson Family murder victim. |
| 1972, November 11 |
Body of Lauren Willett was found in Stockton,
CA. Manson Family murder victim. |
| 1974, September 22 |
George Spahn died at age 85.
Last residence was North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. |
| 1975, September 5 |
Lynette Fromme pointed gun at
President Gerald Ford. |
| 1975, October |
Ruth Ann Moorehouse
was arrested on a four-year-old warrant. |
| 1975, November 26 |
Lynette Fromme found
guilty for attempted assassination of President Ford. |
| 1977, August 6 |
Van Houten's trial
ended in hung jury. |
| 1978, November 15 |
James Craig was shot
in the face. Edward Albert Barabas died in the same incident.
Barabas lived with Priscilla Cooper. |
| 1978, December 22 |
James Teurrill Craig
died. |
| 1979, September 7 |
Charles D. Watson (33)
married Kristin J. Svege (20) in San Luis Obispo county. |
