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| Introduction | |
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| The Family: From the Beginning to Mid-1969 | |
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| A Poor Risk for Probation | |
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| Out of the Slams in the Year of Flowers | |
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| Topanga Canyon and the Spiral Staircase | |
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| Visiting the Hog Farm--A Chance for Benevolence Lost | |
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| Back to the Zone of Flickers | |
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| The First Visit to the Spahn Movie Ranch (Spring 1968) | |
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| Meeting Dennis Wilson | |
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| The Witches of Mendocino and Some of the Family on the Haight (June-August 1968) | |
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| Sleazo Inputs | |
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| Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski through 1967 | |
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| Rosemary's Baby | |
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| Sharon and Roman in Married Life, 1968 | |
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| The Hunger for Stardom | |
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| The Spahn Movie Ranch (Late Summer/Early Fall 1968) | |
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| Death Valley (Fall 1968) | |
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| Abigail Folger and Wojtek Frykowski | |
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| From Death Valley to Canoga Park--Boredom and Stress in the High Desert | |
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| Back to Death Valley | |
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| Helter Skelter and Rock and Roll--a Difficult Mix | |
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| A Rival Guru Comes to the Barker Ranch | |
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| The White Double Album and the Keys to Truth | |
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| Bill Vance and the Gerard Agency | |
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| Beausoleil Also Cultivating the Wilson-Melcher Fame Funnel | |
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| Waiting for Melcher in a Miffed Mode | |
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| Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate in Early 1969 | |
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| Meanwhile, Back in Sleazoville | |
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| A Whirl of Polanski Projects in the Spring of 1969 | |
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| The Spahn Movie Ranch (April-June 1969) | |
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| Manson Records in Santa Monica--Gunmania at the Spahn Movie Ranch (Spring 1969) | |
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| Meanwhile, Helter Kept Skeltering | |
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| Stealing the NBC Video Equipment | |
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| Linda Kasabian Arrives | |
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| The Shooting of Bernard Crowe (July 1969) | |
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| Kasabian Ingratiates Herself Through Cultic Money-Foist | |
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| Melcher Hears about Crowe and the Dune Buggy Battalion Gets Ready (July 1969) | |
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| Getting the Fear | |
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| Films of Violence | |
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| Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate in Europe Abigail Folger and Wojtek Frykowski on Cielo Drive in the Spring and Summer of 1969 | |
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| The Murders (July 25, 1969-August 10, 1969) | |
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| The Death of Gary Hinman | |
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| The Anvil into Tartaros | |
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| Death on Cielo Drive | |
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| Fear Swept the Poolsides | |
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| The Second Night | |
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| Manson Captured (August 16-December 1, 1969) | |
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| The Search | |
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| A Swirl of Theories | |
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| Voodoo, a Reward and Moloch | |
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| Berserk! The Spahn Ranch (August 10-31, 1969) | |
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| The Great Spahn Ranch Raid | |
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| The Killing of Shorty Shea | |
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| Rommel: The Barker Ranch (September, 1969) | |
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| The Burning of the Michigan Loader | |
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| The Capture of Manson (September 20-October 12, 1969) | |
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| The Breaking of the Case (October-November 1969) | |
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| The Family on Trial (1970-1971) | |
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| Flower-Waifs with Knives (December 1969-early 1970) | |
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| How I Became Involved | |
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| Moiling Months of Investigation (early 1970) | |
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| Secret Film Evidence? (March 18) | |
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| The Spahn Ranch in 1970 | |
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| Beausoleil's Second Trial | |
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| Caninoclapophobia at Spahn | |
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| Rostau Trunked | |
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| A Movie in M-Land--Goler Wash in 1970 | |
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| Plans for a Horrifying Escape | |
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| Up Goler Wash with Ron Hughes (June 11) | |
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| A Crucifixion Tableau in Front of Judge Older | |
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| A Trial Begins in the Hall of Justice (June 15, 1970-March 31, 1971) | |
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| A Trip with Abbie, Anita and Phil (June 18) | |
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| Maxwell's Silver Copycat | |
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| A Witchy Shirt | |
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| Fear of the Family Among Rockers | |
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| A Jury is at Last Selected | |
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| "This Case Might Finish Hollywood" (July 15) | |
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| I Mention Manson is a Racist in an Underground Newspaper | |
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| Revving up for Testimony | |
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| Lunching for the Films (July 22) | |
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| X Day | |
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| Trembling Testimony | |
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| Manson Comes Up with Questions for Kasabian | |
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| The Photo I Couldn't Bear to See | |
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| A Benefit Not To Be | |
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| Volunteers | |
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| The Intrusion of Nixon (August 3) | |
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| Blowing my Chance for the Films | |
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| Knives in the Corridor | |
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| Guenther, Whiteley and Gleason | |
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| McQueen Threatening Manson | |
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| Jesus until the Eyes (August 17) | |
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| A Purchaser for the Porn and Sadie Continues her Illness (August 28) | |
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| "When I Call Nixon I Get Put Straight Through" (September 4-7) | |
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| Getting to Lennon | |
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| Spahn Gone | |
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| Manson Tries to Pencil-Job Judge Older | |
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| Conspiring to free Manson | |
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| A Priest who Befriended Charlie | |
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| Family Fatigue | |
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| Larry Larsen, Private Investigator | |
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| The Strange Disappearance of Ron Hughes (Late November) | |
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| Manson Orders Davis & Pitman to Surrender | |
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| A Strange New Direction (December 7) | |
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| Sharon Tate's Postcard in the Wilderness | |
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| 1971--Guilty | |
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| Hideous Ends Hideous--Four Sentenced to Die | |
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| The Long Aftermath (1971-2002) | |
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| The Schisms Begin | |
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| Justice for Donald Shea | |
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| Continuing My Investigation While Writing The Family | |
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| A Visit to Moonfire Ranch (April 2) | |
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| Waiting for the Film (April 4) | |
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| Crossing Wires with John Lennon | |
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| The Hinman-Shea Case (1971-1972) | |
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| Lieutenant Deemer Seeks to Solve the Gaul-Sharp Murders (Spring 1973) | |
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| 1974: The Order of Rainbow | |
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| An INS Agent Investigates (1974) | |
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| The Year Squeaky Fromme Went After President Ford (1975) | |
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| Hard Time A-Healin': The Family Breaks Up (1976-1988) | |
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| The Case That Won't Go Away (Late 1988-1989) | |
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| The 1990s and Beyond | |