Opening Statement of Charles Manson: July 1970

#CharlesManson didn't think he was guilty of first degree murder in the 1969 #TateLaBianca murders. Unlike his co-defendants #SusanAtkins , #PatriciaKrenwinkel and #LeslieVanHouten , #Manson 's story never really varied in the decades he spent in #LosAngeles jails. This is his opening statement, as recorded by #VincentBugliosi in #HelterSkelter .

Sources:

Bugliosi, Helter Skelter (1974)

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