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- The summer of 1969 comes to life through the stories of Linda Kasabien and other women who fell under Charles Manson's spell. After becoming a reluctant accomplice in his Helter Skelter murder spree, Linda turns herself in to help convict the cult leader.
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Feb 7, 2016 · Manson becomes increasingly volatile, but the scenes of violence and terror — robbing a trailer-home dweller, shooting Lotsapoppa, recording home movies of the girls firing assault weapons into...
- Greg Cwik
- Rachel Paige
- Leslie van Houten. At age 19, van Houten dropped out of school and ran away to join Manson’s family. She would commit her first murder on August 9, 1969, participating in the deaths of Rosemary and Leno LaBianca (even though many of the stab wounds found on the victims were done post-mortem).
- Patricia Krenwinkel. Patricia met Manson in 1967 and literally uprooted her life for him, leaving Los Angeles to head to San Francisco. While a part of Manson’s family, she went by the name “Katie” and was once picked up by Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys and later turned his house into a place for Manson and his family to stay (until Wilson kicked them out).
- Squeaky Fromme. Squeaky’s real name is Lynette, and she does appear (played by Dakota Fanning) in the new film. Fromme was not a participant in either the Tate or LaBianca murders and instead took to camping outside the trial so she could be close to Manson.
- Susan Atkins. While Atkins didn’t participate in every murder committed by the Manson family, she was there for a majority of them. She was present for the death of Gary Hinman (Manson wanted some of his money), and later the Tate murders and the deaths of the LaBianca couple.
- Linda Kasabian
- Mary Brunner
- Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
- Susan Atkins
- Leslie Van Houten
- Patricia Krenwinkel
- Tex Watson
- Bobby Beausoleil
After two failed marriages and the birth of her daughter Tanya, Kasabian joined Manson's commune at Spahn Ranch in July 1969. During the Tate-LaBianca murders, Kasabian waited outside. The prosecutor called her a "star witness," and she was granted immunity in exchange for her testimony. At trial, she told jurors Manson's women did "anything and ev...
Mary met Manson in 1967, and is often regarded as his first follower. On April 15, 1968, Mary gave birth to Manson's son, who she named Valentine. Brunner was charged for the murder of Gary Hinman, but later received immunity as she testified against fellow Manson followers Bobby Beausoleil and Susan Atkins. However, in 1971, Brunner assisted other...
While many of the members were on trial and testifying, Fromme and other Manson family members camped outside and spouted their devotion to Manson at passers-by and the media. Fromme was never linked to the Tate-LaBianca murders, but she was eventually charged and convicted for the 1975 attempted assassination of President Gerald R. Ford. She was c...
Atkins was known as "Sexy Sadie" on Spahn Ranch, an abandoned movie set used as the group's commune. She was sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to life in prison after the state changed its death penalty laws in February 1972. Atkins was denied parole 13 times before dying in prison from brain cancer on Sept. 24, 2009, at age 61, CNN...
Former homecoming princess Van Houten was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder. She was granted a retrial in 1976 because her lawyer disappeared during her initial trial. She was found guilty and began her sentence at the California Institute for Women in Corona in 1978. After 53 years behind b...
Krenwinkel was convicted of seven counts of first-degree murder in 1971 and became the state's longest-serving female inmate after the death of Atkins, according to the Los Angeles Times. In May 2022, the California State Board of Parole Hearings recommended Krenwinkel's release. However, on Oct. 21, 2022, California Gov. Gavin Newsom blocked her p...
Convicted of seven counts of murder, Watson was sentenced to life in prison in 1971. However, after the California Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was unconstitutional in 1972, his sentence was commuted to life in prison. During his sentence, he married, divorced and became a father of four while incarcerated. He also earned a degree in ...
Beausoleil was convicted in 1970 of the first-degree murder of Gary Hinman, the first murder committed by Manson's follower that set the precedent for the "Helter Skelter" killing spree. He has been denied parole review nearly 20 times; in 2019, the California Board of Parole commissioners recommended that he be released on parole, which was denied...
- Elaine Aradillas
Feb 6, 2016 · Here's the most recent recent information about where the rest of Manson's followers are today: Susan Atkins In 2009, CNN reported that Susan Atkins had died from brain cancer .
- Caitlin Flynn
Feb 5, 2016 · We caught up with Manson’s Lost Girls’ own Manson, 29-year-old actor Jeff Ward, to talk the man, the film and the chilling modern ideologies and organizations that keep this story relevant.
Aug 8, 2019 · Of the three so-called Manson girls who were convicted of murder and went to prison, two of them — Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel — are still alive and still in prison.
Feb 6, 2016 · Insane murderer Charles Manson gets the Lifetime Original Movie treatment in Manson’s Lost Girls, a Saturday-night special that almost makes you feel sorry for Squeaky Fromme.
