Peaslee sued and was granted a divorce claiming that his wife’s conduct was such as to “endanger seriously his physical and mental health” according to an article written in 1976 (see, The Unhappy Odyssey of Linda Kasabian, below). And Tex said, 'We are getting a drink of water.' ""Yes, I saw it clearly""About how far away were you from Tex at the time that he shot the driver of the car? "Now, Linda, you testified that the first night you had the idea that you were going on a creepy-crawly mission; you did not know there was going to be any killing, is … I'm only going to highlight a few things that I have never heard, nor read before --- I don't remember reading this in the Helter Skelter book by Bugliosi.... To me, it sure portrays Linda in a different light! Linda Darlene Kasabian (born Drouin; June 21, 1949) is a former member of the Manson Family. Email This BlogThis! Testimony of Virginia Graham (Castro), inmate who Susan Atkins told of Tate murders. I don’t know.”, BUGLIOSI: “Was the screaming constant or was it in intervals?”, LINDA: “It seemed constant, I don’t know.”, BUGLIOSI: “Now, what did you do when you heard these screams?”, LINDA: “I started to run toward the house.”, BUGLIOSI: “What happened after you ran toward the house?”, LINDA: “There was a man just coming out of the door and he had blood all over his face and he was standing by a post, and we looked into each other’s eyes for a minute, and I said, ‘Oh, God, I am so sorry. I am not sure in took him to the top floor – I am not sure exactly what floor I took him to. And the man said, ‘Please don’t hurt me, I won’t say anything.’ And Tex shot him four times.”, BUGLIOSI: “Did you actually see Tex point the gun inside the window of the car and shoot the man?”, BUGLIOSI: “About how far away were you from Tex at the time that he shot the driver of the car?”, BUGLIOSI: “After Tex shot the driver four times what happened next?”, LINDA: “The man just slumped over. Linda Kasabian Testimony; Paul Watkins Testimony; Terrence Melcher Testimony; Virginia Graham Testimony; William Garretson Testimony; Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders and millions of other books are available for Amazon Popular Books on the Family. Linda Kasabian first arrived at Spahn Ranch only 2 weeks prior to the Tate-Labianca murders. Linda Kasabian was granted immunity for giving testimony. Linda Kasabian, who hadn't entered any of the houses or committed any murders, was granted immunity and testified for the prosecution during the trial. With the important testimony of Linda Kasabian and others, he was successful in doing so. Formation. And also Katie complained of her hand, that it hurt.”, BUGLIOSI: “Did she say why her hand hurt?”, LINDA: “She said when she stabbed, that there were bones in the way, and she couldn’t get the knife through all the way, and that it took too much energy or whatever, I don’t know her exact words, but it hurt her hand.”, BUGLIOSI: “Did Tex eventually stop the car?”, BUGLIOSI: “Do you know where he stopped the car?”, LINDA: “I don’t know the names or anything, but it was a street – we had spotted a hose coming out from a house, and we went up the hill and turned around and parked and walked up to the house.”, BUGLIOSI: “Would you relate what happened, Linda?”, LINDA: “An older woman came running out of the house.”, BUGLIOSI: “This is the house where the hose was?”, BUGLIOSI: “All right, what happened next?”, LINDA: “And I don’t remember her exact words, but she said, Who is there?’ or Who is that, what are you doing?’ And Tex said, ‘We are getting a drink of water.’ Then she got sort of hysterical and she said, ‘My husband is a policeman; he is a deputy,’ or something like that. Testimony of Paul Watkins, Family member who discussed Helter Skelter with Manson. The witness, Linda Kasabian, a 21‐year‐old mother of two, a bit earlier had been formally granted immunity from prose cution by Superior Court Judge Charles H. Older. ""You said you saw Katie. ""Did the man follow you all the way to the car? He said, ‘As soon as you enter the residence, the house, as soon as you see the man, slit his throat right away.’ And he told Clem to shoot him. And he sort of opened the door and peeked around the corner, and Ij ust said, 'Oh, excuse me. ""Yes, I did. Linda Kasabian, star witness in the Sharon Tate and LaBianca murder trial arrives at the court building in Los Angeles, United States to deliver her testimony against the Manson family on 13th August 1970. During her journey with the Manson Family, Kasabian was allegedly involved in the murders of actress Sharon Tate, as well as Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. And he said, 'Okay. He said he wanted a black person to pick it up and use the credit cards so that the people, the establishment would think it was some sort of an organized group that killed these people. ""All right, what happened next? 14. ""What did she say? ""Charlie Manson gave him a gun?""Yes. Then she got sort of hysterical and she said, 'My husband is a policeman; he is a deputy,' or something like that. ""Did Mr. Manson tell you to change the clothing you already had on or to bring an additional change of clothing? ""I believe I put it in the glove compartment. ""Did you see either Patricia Krenwinkel or Susan Atkins or Tex walk into the residence? Testimony of Linda Kasabian, Manson Family member and star witness for the prosecution Testimony of Virginia Graham (Castro), inmate who Susan Atkins told of Tate murders Testimony of Paul Watkins, Family member who discussed Helter Skelter with Manson ""What is the next thing that happened? Linda's time with cult leader Charles Manson and her involvement with the Manson family trial has been recounted in various films, television specials, and documentaries. They hid behind the corner. ""He disappeared up the walkway, the driveway leading toward Harold's house, and 1 could not follow him any longer. ""All four of you?""Yes. ""Well, when he gave you those instructions about wiping the fingerprints off the wallet, did you do that? ""I heard him say that there was a man and a woman up in the house, and that he had tied their hands and that he told them not to be afraid; that he was not going to hurt them. Kasabian's Testimony. Kasabian was detained for numerous traffic violations, until an automobile accident left her partially disabled. ""The man was right behind us and he came to the driver's seat and he started to put his hand in the car to reach for the keys and Tex blocked him, grabbed his hand and just jammed, you know. One defense attorney after the next, tried unsuccessfully to punch holes through her testimony. During the course of the trial, Charles Manson told the bailiff, "I am going to have Bugliosi and the judge killed." Linda Kasabian is an actual former hippie cultist and a member of the so-called "Manson" family. Linda Kasabian, the one member of the Manson Family who escaped jail, now lives a quiet life in in Tacoma, Washington. ""The second night did you know what was going to happen?""Yes. ""Yes, she asked for my knife, and 1 gave it to her, and she told me to stay there and listen for sounds, and I did, and she left. Testimony of Charles Manson ""Is this the house in front of which Manson told you to stop the car? He just disappeared. And then he just fell to the ground into the bushes. 28 – Prosecution star witness Linda Kasabian took the witness stand yesterday and said she wanted to tell the story of the Tate-LaBianca murders because “I feel the truth should be spoken.” Mrs. Kasabian, a demure, pig-tailed blonde, was the eighth prosecution witness in the trial of Charles Manson and three female followers. And Sadie even came out and said that when she was struggling with a big man, that he hit her in the head. ", to which Kasabian responded, "I am not killing you, you have killed yourselves". View Linda Kasabian, center, is shown at press conference she held at end of her 18 days on stand as a prosecution witness in the Sharon Tate murder trial, … ", ...."Did anything unusual happen while you were driving east on Sunset Boulevard in the residential area? LINDA: “I believe I put it in the glove compartment.” . ""What is the next thing that he did? ""Well, I saw Sadie and Katie in the trailer. ""What did you hear him say? On the night of 9 August 1969, Linda Kasabian was sent by Manson with three other members of his Family - Tex Watson, Susan Atkins and Patricia "Katie" Krenwinkel - to break into Tate's home. We got to a side street, a corner, and a police car came by and stopped and asked what we were doing. ""No one else was in the car with him? ""What was the occasion for your being in that particular location a year earlier? ""Charlie was standing in approximately the same spot I left him, and he got back in the car. Knowing Manson's record, officials did not take this to be an idle threat and a bodyguard was assigned to accompany Bugliosi during the remainder of the trial. BUGLIOSI: “Did he tell you why he wanted you to throw the wallet out of the window?”, LINDA: “Yes, he did. According to the trial testimony of Linda Kasabian, this is the velour shirt that Charles "Tex" Watson wore on the night of the Tate murders. The state needed more. Linda Kasabian (AKA: Linda Christian, Yana the Witch, Linda Chiochios) In exchange for her testimony against the Manson Family, the DA gave Linda Kasabian full immunity Linda Kasabian, born in Biddeford, Maine on June 21, 1949, is a former member of the Charles Manson Family. And I said, 'Yes.' ""Yes, after I had been driving for a few minutes there was a small white sports car in front of us and there [were] stoplights here and there, and Charlie-""Do you know who was in the car? But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. ""Why did you go along if you didn't want to? Linda Kasabian first arrived at Spahn Ranch only 2 weeks prior to the Tate-Labianca murders. ""What about Sadie and Clem? ""When you say 'they,' you are referring to whom? ""The following day on the news. And he asked me if the man would let my friends in, Sadie and Clem. I never heard it before. ", ...."Then he looked at me and he said, 'What about that man you and Sandy met?' ""Did he say anything else to Leslie, Katie, and Tex? ""We all got out of the car, started walking toward the beach, we got down to the beach, walked on the sand, and Charlie told Clem and Sadie to stay a little bit behind us. ""Yes, I did. Copyright © 2020 Legal Disclosures, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy Linda Kasabian was on hand for the Tate/LaBianca murders and she's interviewed here as she talks about her life in the family and what happened on those two nights. ", ...."Did he tell you to do anything with respect to this wallet after he handed it to you? ""What happened after you pulled the car onto the parking area and parked the car? While the Manson Family members’ murder trial went on for nine months, it is believed that it was Kasabian’s testimony that eventually led to the prosecution of Charles Manson and his followers . ""What happened after Mr. Manson returned to the car? Manson died behind bars in November 2017 at age 83. ""With respect to this conversation with the policemen, did they write your names down? Follows Charles Manson's 'Family' member Linda Kasabian, and her story to what when on at Spahn's Movie Ranch and the final days leading up to the grisly 1969 Tate/La Bianca murders. It just lasted for a minute. Please make it stop.' Kasabian stood in testimony for 18 grueling days in the Manson trial without losing her patience and quiet grace. Manson, Miss Atkins and Patricia Krenwinkel, another member of … And at this point I said, 'Charlie, I am not you, I cannot kill anybody.' During the course of the trial, Charles Manson told the bailiff, "I am going to have Bugliosi and the judge killed." Kasabian moved to Los Angeles in 1968, and through Catherine "Gypsy" Share, she met Charles Manson on July 4, … Dec. 4, 1969, Los Angeles, Calif. - Linda Louise Kasabian, left, brought to Los Angeles from Concord, New Hampshire, where she surrendered on a murder warrant, is led down a corridor of the Los Angeles Hall of Justice after her arraignment in Los Angeles. No.' ""What is the next thing that happened? ""Clem, Sadie, and myself walked up-I believe I took them to the fourth floor, because I know I didn't go all the way to the top, and I went-as I entered the hallway, whatever it is, where all the doors are, I went straight to-to the first door, and I knocked. SIDNER: Hoyt's testimony that family members boasted about the killings was crucial but it wasn't enough. Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders ; Manson Exposed: A Reporter's 50-Year Journey into Madness and … Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. And at this point I said, ‘Charlie, I am not you, I cannot kill anybody.’ And I don’t know what took place at that moment, but I was very much afraid. Testimony of Charles Manson Charlie wanted me to pull up beside the car, and Charlie was going to get out and kill the man, shoot the man, whatever.”, BUGLIOSI: “Did you in fact pull up next to this white sports car at a red light?”, BUGLIOSI: “Did Mr. Manson get out of the car or start to get out of the car?”, LINDA: “He proceeded to get out of the car, yes.”, BUGLIOSI: “And what happened at that point?”, LINDA: “The light turned green, so the car left.”, BUGLIOSI: “What happened after you stopped in front of this house?”, LINDA: “Charlie got out of the car and told me to drive around the block.”, BUGLIOSI: “Did he get out of the car by himself?”, BUGLIOSI: “Did you in fact drive around the block?”, BUGLIOSI: “Did you come back to the front of the house?”, LINDA: “Yes. ""I remember we came to sort of a level part of the road and through a dirt shoulder, and he pulled off and handed me theclothing and told me to throw them out, which I did. ""Was Mr. Manson continuing to give you directions? Photograph date stamped August 19, 1970. ""Not that I know of""Where was Charlie when you arrived at the premises? ""Did you come back to the front of the house? ", ...."Did either Clem or Sadie say anything to Mr. Manson at this point? ""There was a man just coming out of the door and he had blood all over his face and he was standing by a post, and we looked into each other's eyes for a minute, and I said, 'Oh, God, I am so sorry. And then he started to tell me how to go about doing it, and I remember I had the knife in my hand, and I asked him, With this? ""Was this the evening of August the eighth, 1969? ""Was he talking to anyone? And Tex shot him four times. I just heard screams at that point. By using this site you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. ""Did either of those three come down to the car? The witness, Linda Kasabian, a 21‐year‐old mother of two, a bit earlier had been formally granted immunity from prose cution by Superior Court Judge Charles H. Older. Linda Kasabian later divorced her husband Robert Kasabian, and eventually she remarried. ", ...."I heard a man scream out 'No. ""Just for a split second. Linda Kasabian (AKA: Linda Christian, Yana the Witch, Linda Chiochios) In exchange for her testimony against the Manson Family, the DA gave Linda Kasabian full immunity Linda Kasabian, born in Biddeford, Maine on June 21, 1949, is a former member of the Charles Manson Family. — Linda Kasabian, 20, seized in her hometown of Milford, N.H., last week. ""Did you say anything to Manson with respect to this?""Yes. ""No, there was no open windows or doors. ""Did you actually see Tex point the gun inside the window of the car and shoot the man? So that we were stopped. If this concerns you click read more. Then I pointed out a door which was not his door. Testimony of Virginia Graham (Castro), inmate who Susan Atkins told of Tate murders. ""She said when she stabbed, that there were bones in the way, and she couldn't get the knife through all the way, and that it took too much energy or whatever, I don't know her exact words, but it hurt her hand. ""Why did you do that? Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders, Manson Exposed: A Reporter's 50-Year Journey into Madness and Murder, CHARLES MANSON: Helter Skelter; The Entire Life Story, Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties, Member of the Family: My Story of Charles Manson, Life Inside His Cult, and the Darkness That Ended the Sixties, The Long Prison Journey of Leslie Van Houten: Life Beyond the Cult, Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson, The Manson File: Myth and Reality of an Outlaw Shaman, Manson in His Own Words: The Shocking Confessions of ‘The Most Dangerous Man Alive’ by Charles Manson. Posted by ORDER OF ATWA at 10:19 PM. Tex Watson's Shirt. ""Yes, he did. ""They complained about their heads, that the people were pulling their hair, and that their heads hurt. ""He called Leslie and Katie and Tex out of the car. LINDA KASABIAN Credit: Wally Fong/AP; Bill Hudson/AP . ""Oh, it seemed like forever, infinite. So that we were stopped. I just heard screams at that point. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 – Tate-LaBianca murder eyewitness Linda Kasabian was excused yesterday after spending 18 days on the stand at the trial of Charles Manson and three female followers.. Superior Court Judge Charles H. Older excused Mrs. Kasabian at 12:01p.m. ""What happened after you ran toward the house? It would have been red, excuse me. There have been countless documentaries on Charles Manson so it's hard to find one that offers something new or different. Thursday, August 20th, 1970 LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 – Tate-LaBianca murder eyewitness Linda Kasabian was excused yesterday after spending 18 days on the stand at the trial of Charles Manson and three female followers. She testified that on the evening of August 8, 1969, at the Spahn ranch, Manson told her, "Now is … ""Charlie came in and called Katie and Leslie and myself aside and told us to get a change of clothes and meet him at the bunk room, which we did. I saw that, and then Tex put his head in the car and turned the ignition off. Then they walked back to the car.”, BUGLIOSI: “With respect to this conversation with the policemen, did they write your names down?”, LINDA: “Then he looked at me and he said, ‘What about that man you and Sandy met?’ He said, ‘Isn’t he a piggy?’ I said, ‘Yes, he is an actor.’ And then he further questioned me and he asked me if the man would let him in. I don't know. That is Patricia Krenwinkel?”, BUGLIOSI: “Did Katie and Sadie say anything as you were driving off from the residence?”, LINDA: “They complained about their heads, that the people were pulling their hair, and that their heads hurt. ""Sadie said she saw a spot of blood on the outside of the car when we were at the gas station. ""Now, when you walked up to the car, you say Katie and Sadiethat is Patricia and Susan-were inside the car. I cannot remember seeing Tex on that day.”, BUGLIOSI: “After dinner what did you do, if you recall?”, LINDA: “Charlie came in and called Katie and Leslie and myself aside and told us to get a change of clothes and meet him at the bunk room, which we did.”, BUGLIOSI: “Did Mr. Manson say anything to you and the others, once you were all together in the bunk house?”, LINDA: “He said we were going to go out again tonight. ""Did he say anything to you when you said that to him? ", ...."Did he tell you why he wanted you to throw the wallet out of the window? Five months pregnant, she returned to Los Angeles voluntarily. And more than any other witness, Linda Kasabian's testimony helped convict Charles "Tex" Watson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten, and Charles Manson. ""Several minutes?""Yes. With the important testimony of Linda Kasabian and others, he was successful in doing so. ""No, I don't think so. Dec. 3, 1969, Concord, N.H. - Linda Kasabian, right, covers her face as Los Angeles Police woman Joan Simpson escorts her from Court House to start the trip back to California. ""Yes, Katie came down at one point. And I knocked on the door, which I knew wasn't the door, and a man said, 'Who is it?' And then he further questioned me and he asked me if the man would let him in. ""He told us to go into the bunk room and wait, which we did. ""Who was present at that time when she said that? They hid behind the corner.”, BUGLIOSI: “When you say ‘they,’ you are referring to whom?”, LINDA: “Sadie and Clem. ""What happened after you arrived at this man's apartment? And Sadie even came out and said that when she was struggling with a big man, that he hit her in the head. ""What is the next thing that happened? Kasabian's testimony lasted 18 days, ending Aug. 19, 1970. She'd later testify again. In 1969 Linda Kasabian was just 20-years-old, but because of the decisions she made in her life, she was very quickly a person whose name everyone knew. Linda Became the Prosecution’s Star Witness. And then her husband came out and he said, ‘Is that your car?’ And Tex said, ‘No, we are walking.’ ”, LINDA: “And we started to walk toward the car.”, BUGLIOSI: “Did the man follow you all the way to the car?”, BUGLIOSI: “Do you recall what the man looked like?”, LINDA: “I just remember he was old and he had white hair, that is all I remember.”, BUGLIOSI:”What is the next thing that happened?”, LINDA: “The man was right behind us and he came to the driver’s seat and he started to put his hand in the car to reach for the keys and Tex blocked him, grabbed his hand and just jammed, you know.”, LINDA: “I remember we came to sort of a level part of the road and through a dirt shoulder, and he pulled off and handed me the clothing and told me to throw them out, which I did.”, BUGLIOSI: “What clothing are you talking about?”, LINDA: “The clothing that the three, Tex, Katie, and Sadie had changed from.”, BUGLIOSI: “Was there anyone in the parking area at Spahn Ranch as you drove in the Spahn Ranch area?”, BUGLIOSI: “Was there anyone there other than Charlie?”, BUGLIOSI: “Where was Charlie when you arrived at the premises?”, LINDA: “About the same spot he was in when he first drove away.”, BUGLIOSI: “What happened after you pulled the car onto the parking area and parked the car?”, LINDA: “Sadie said she saw a spot of blood on the outside of the car when we were at the gas station.”, BUGLIOSI: “Who was present at that time when she said that?”, LINDA: “Well, Charlie told us to go into the kitchen, get a sponge, wipe the blood off, and he also instructed Katie and I to go all through the car and wipe off the blood spots.”, BUGLIOSI: “What is the next thing that happened after Mr. Manson told you and Katie to check out the car and remove the blood?”, LINDA: “He told us to go into the bunk room and wait, which we did.”, BUGLIOSI: “When was the first time you learned the identity of those five people [killed at the Tate residence]?”, BUGLIOSI: “Did you see Tex, Sadie, and Katie during the day following these killings, other than when you were watching television with them?”, LINDA: “Well, I saw Sadie and Katie in the trailer. ""Now, what did you do when you heard these screams? Linda Kasabian, AKA: Linda Christian, Yana the Witch, Linda Chiochios, was given immunity from prosecution in exchange for her testimony in the Charles Manson Trial. Dec. 4, 1969, Los Angeles, Calif. - Linda Louise Kasabian, left, brought to Los Angeles from Concord, New Hampshire, where she surrendered on a murder warrant, is led down a corridor of the Los Angeles Hall of Justice after her arraignment in Los Angeles. ""Yes, I did. ""He told me to get a change of clothing, a knife, and my driver's license. ""On television?""Yes. It was a friendly conversation. Superior Court Judge Charles H. Older excused Mrs. Kasabian at 12:01p.m. Most who are familiar with this case remain puzzled as to why Linda walked. ""Charlie wanted me to show him where he lived. The cult was formed in California in the late 1960s and was operated as a quasi-commune for years afterwards. Last night was too messy and that he was going to show us how to do it.”, BUGLIOSI: “Now, Linda, you testified that the first night you had the idea that you were going on a creepy-crawly mission; you did not know there was going to be any killing, is that correct?”, BUGLIOSI: “The second night did you know what was going to happen?”, BUGLIOSI: “Did you want to go along with Mr. Manson and the others on the second night?”, BUGLIOSI: “Why did you go along if you didn’t want to?”, LINDA: “Because Charlie asked me and I was afraid to say no.”, BUGLIOSI: “Did anything unusual happen while you were driving east on Sunset Boulevard in the residential area?”, LINDA: “Yes, after I had been driving for a few minutes there was a small white sports car in front of us and there [were] stoplights here and there, and Charlie”, BUGLIOSI: “Do you know who was in the car?”, LINDA: “I believe it was a man, one person.”, BUGLIOSI: “No one else was in the car with him?”, BUGLIOSI: “Did Mr. Manson say anything to you with respect to that car?”, LINDA: “He told me to follow it and at the next stoplight when it was green to pull up beside it.”, BUGLIOSI: “When the stop light was green?”, LINDA: “I mean, excuse me, red, I get my colors mixed up.