Letters from Manson to Roberts filled in the details further. By using this site you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Despite the severity of his crimes, Huff was paroled in 2015 and now lives in a halfway house near an elementary school. You consent to our use of cookies if you continue to use this site. Today Kasabian avoids the spotlight and is reportedly living in a trailer park. Some of his letters are very heartfelt and kind of fatherly advice, and then others he gets mad at me, Roberts recalls, citing a song he wrote claiming Manson raped his mother, a claim she made later recanted. He was sentenced to six and a half years. Dr. Janice Nakagawa? Beaty portrays Manson follower Patricia Katie Krenwinkel, who participated in both the Sharon Tate murders and LaBianca murders the following night. in jail, and we were released. Patricia Krenwinkle (left) makes a face as Leslie Van Houten and Susan Atkins (right) smile. Co-Prosecutor Stephen Kay Explains To TLB Radio Why Steve Grogan Was Never Charged In The LaBianca Murders.The night of August 10, 1969, Steve \"Clem\" Grogan rode with Charles Manson, Tex Watson, Linda Kasabian, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten to the house of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.Manson and Watson entered the occupied home and Watson tied-up Mr. LaBianca before Manson left.As Manson returned to the car, Krenwinkel and Van Houten exited the car and joined Watson in the LaBianca home where the trio would savagely murder the couple.Grogan and Atkins allegedly never left the car and left Waverly Drive with Manson and Kasabian as the foursome continued on to Sylmar then to Venice Beach.All were charged and convicted of the LaBianca murder's except Grogan.Co-Prosecutor of the Tate-LaBianca murders, Stephen Kay explains to Brian Davis of TLB Radio why Steve Grogan was never charged in the LaBianca murders while the others were.On September 26, 1969, Grogan helped Manson, Watson and Bruce Davis kill Spahn ranch-hand Donald \"Shorty\" Shea.The jury returned a verdict of death for Grogan.However, on December 23, 1971, Judge James Kolts stated, \"Grogan was too stupid and too hopped-up on drugs to decide anything on his own\" and reduced Grogan's sentence to life imprisonment.In 1977, Grogan assisted the authorities and drew a map to where Shea's body was buried and in return Grogan was released on parole from prison in 1985.#TateLaBiancaRadioProgram #TLBRadio #SteveClemGrogan #SteveGrogan #TateLaBiancaMurders #StephenKay #BrianDavis #CharlesManson #ShortyShea #DonaldShea No one was in the back seat. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! The three female members of Charles Manson's "family" ham it up for photographers through the window of the sheriff's van as they arrive at the courthouse to continue the murder trial in the Tate-LaBianca case. She was granted a new identity and was able to start a new life, despite the immense damage she had caused to the families of her victims. When Manson and his group moved to the ranch, Grogan joined the Family. After pointing a gun at the sitting president, Fromme went to prison for life. Grogan, Manson and two others continued on to Malibu Beach that night on an ultimately aborted murder mission. wow!!! We said we had to go and Steve asked if we would like to look around the grounds. Charles Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten were dropped off at the house of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, but Grogan, Manson, Susan Atkins and Linda Kasabian continued to Venice Beach where, according to Kasabian, Manson sent Grogan, Atkins and Kasabian to kill actor Saladin Nader, but Kasabian led them to the wrong apartment and the plan was aborted. I saw an interview with her recently and she does tend to ramble. Van Schoor targeted victims in and around railway stations in the Cape Town area, using his position as a security guard to gain access to potential victims. He was released on parole from prison in 1985. Despite her conviction and life sentence, Fromme was paroled from prison on August 14, 2009. No point reading further. So, meantime Im jumping over the seat trying to put the brakes All he wanted was to get out of trying this case. Despite the staggering number of murders he committed, Lopez was only given a 14-year sentence in a psychiatric facility, and was later released for good behavior. This lenient sentence caused widespread outrage and raised questions about the effectiveness of the justice system in dealing with such heinous crimes. Manson spent more than half his early life behind bars before being released from prison in 1967. There was the Symbionese Liberation Army that kidnapped Patty Hearst and there was the Weather Underground, Black Panthers, etc. Manson Blog Locates and Interviews Son of Clyda Dulaney! Let the kid get all the right answers, what did I care.Obviously, not my finest hour. I kept hesitating. // -->, ,