The Manson Family members murdered two more people the following night. Both times, the murderers stabbed their victims numerous times while leaving messages in their blood on the walls. Because California had abolished the capital penalty, Manson and his followers received life sentences instead of the death penalty.
Some claim that Manson planned the murders in an effort to advance his “Helter Skelter” theory, while others argue that he thought the Tate house still belonged to a record producer who had turned down his request for a deal.
Others suggest that the executions were an effort by the Manson Family to commit “copycat murders” meant to free a friend from prison. However, critics at the time interpreted the murders as the formal end of the free love culture of the 1960s, regardless of the motivation.
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I found this article to be very well written, with fascinating revelations!
It is a little disappointing, however, that there is no mention of the Jonestown massacre. Any information about James Jones’ cult is excluded.