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‘Charles Beaton "Yee" Watson ctor December 2,
1935) is an Actin morderer who ws a central
ember ef the "Mrnann family" led by Chaves
‘Manson 1 On August 8, 1969, Waisoa led other
‘Vianso floes nt a use in Benediet Canyon,
Los Angss and murdered peepoat actress Sea100 i
"Te an fone ether people, The ext righ, Watson i
traveled to Lo efi, Los Angeles an participated in i
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ntgon grew up in Copevilie, Texas, the youngest. of three childron, tuts
cory 64S Patmeravilie High School, he wad an honor student, star athlete
‘ind editor of the achool pager. He worked aumme=s at an onion
packing plant saving for co.lege. Boginnang in August 1964, he
Btrensed Nertn Texas University for three years, Joining 4
fravsenity, Jo January 1967, he began worktng fOr Branier Airtince
Ss a bag handler and cventually a crew bus driver. Azter visiting
Scat Brother, who bed moved to tos Angoles, ne noved tnere to
Gacape his far of tallure in the summer uf 1967. Ka oriefly
| Stvended the UniversivgrorGnlifernta. put quit. to work St 9 wig
if.ghop, In watiy i964, he picked up a somber of the Basch Boys
ae" Rotciniking, Dennis’ W.isun, who invited nim to hze rented Rowe on
‘Sunset, ‘where ne met Nangon, “Dropping. oct of society, watson
bovel to Spanns Ranch in Geroser 19h, with the Manaon family,
Ghare Gecrge Spann aicinaned hin “Tox”. If arch 2968, Manon
Bogan propieaying @ race var bringing on leiter Skelter influence
Pegg the Beatles waite albup. warnon's Firsfarrest wsc for under
the influence in July 1963, (2)
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Giele-Drive murders
0 August §, 969 Watson, following Manson's instrstions took Susan Atkins nda Kasabian an
Patricia Krenik! fo, in Manson's words, “that house where Melcher wed fo live” and "totally destroy
every ini], as gucsome as vou cu.” The accidental ccupants of the house were movie actress
‘Sharon Tats, fey Sebring, Wojciech Frykowski sad Abigail Folger
Watson, who had been tothe house ona least one ether occasion, climbed a telephone pate near the
fic und cut the phone fine. When an unknown ear approached driven by an unig IS-yestld
‘nuned Steven Perea, Wetson ignored his plews Foc merey und shot him four mes in the ehese nd
aindomen,
‘Aller pushing the ar Surber up the drivewny and traversing the font lan, Watson cut the seeen ofa
‘window, and let Adkins and Krenosinkel in though he front door. When Frvkowsi awoke on the Living
zoom evils, Watson Kicked him inthe bead and sid "Tim the devil, snd F'n ive todo the devils
busincs." Cpon Watsons direction, Atkins found the huus's yee ater oceupanss and with Kreme
brought thems de Living room. Watson ied Tate nal Sebving together atthe neck with ope and sing
ityp overs bona. ier shooting Sebring :
severing: Hrykowski wns stabbed a toa! of 51 dimes fhe pregnant Tae was stabbed 16 times,
i tdotcrr othe Sapsalosiesdagilled. Since Manson had
‘ld the women fo "leave a sign. something witchy", ws tho towel hat Bl bow Frykovrs hands,
Atkins wrote "pig" en the front doar in Tate's bled
LaBianca murders Willing #
“The next nih, ix "Manson Funily” members, Leslie Van Houten, Sieve "Clem Grogan and te fou
fom te previous night were driven into Los Angels by Charles Manson (who was displeased by tei
performance and plied to show them "how todo i). In March 1968, Manson and other Family
mesubers ad ailended a parts a Une rated hue of Hagold True in Los Pelz located at 3257 Waveely
Drive. Marsun did't want to kill Trae because he thought it vou be raced back to im, so he sted
far dhe house acxt door whore Leno and Rosemary LaBanca lived. Afierdzving heir car uo and éown,
the suet, and waiting, Manson and Watson yot out of the ear, disappeared walking up the driveway and
cenlered he home tugher. According ty Watsin's book Will You Die Per Me?
‘datpziew.sboundinglove org mainibooks:will-you-di-forsme), Manson held the oecupants at
_suipoiut wale Watson tcc them ip. Manson rosurasé to ths cart sae he ied wp the house's
‘occupants and sent Krensinkel end Van Houten into the house. Rosemary LaBlianea was taken (bet
bodroom by Kremvinkel and Van Houten as Watson murdered Leno LB.anes in fae don. Roses
LLaBianes was thon murdered in her rocm, primarily by Krenwinksl and Watson, with eaonal (|
possibly postmodtem) wounds inflicted in her back hy Van Houten, oth vietins were sabbed
rnucoxous times and the word "WAR" was carved imo Leno Laianes'’sstoeae «fork vas laa kM
protruding fom his stomach, Phrase from or npired by then recent Beatle rss sock as "WAR,"
"Heater Skelter" (i), "RISE", and "Death to Pigx' were seated ont the walls and various suc
the vietins bid by Kremsinkel
Conviction
On Ovtaber 2, 1969, Watson fed tk neh sind oa! beck to bis native tte Wf Texas, On Novernber20,1969, Wan wa ati Lexa oth aka ees He an hi yr ough the
‘xiadtionback to Califor ns edits Upon uring to Califor, Wan be reso
A camioric sat, He oped sing an ea, sng 55 pods. He was adnited i Absa Se
ope fora 98 -yetauson pring edt he wea sible ond tHe tne he
und ebay 1971 when he wat deemed ale to mard at.
x October 12, 1971, Watson ws convicted of sven counts af fist agree murder un one count
eonspicy to coon aude. A week er, the same jury took only two and hal hours w deteraine
har Watson was sane, *
(on Outer 21,1971, Watsoyvas tensed to eth Ho escaped exceaion when the Calla
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tudes sting that he blest God as fein hi) You
Die For Me?, Watson's autobiography, as told to “Chaplain Ray" (Ray
Hooks), vas published in 199811979, be nan Kista Jon
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es ( ‘inoson’ nin I ite yeas the group, along wih D-Fate and her daughters, Patiia and
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1m 2012, Watson eputed maquest o release recontings of conversations between hmtlf and bis
attomcy. The recordings became pat of shsakrapey proceeding involving the decesse attorney's lave
{itm Memiers ofthe Los Angeles Police Deparirtent([.APD) sd they believed the recovdinge might
contain cies about unsolved murder cases involving te Merson family. Watson asked the presiding
juige to allaw pice tn iste ta te tapes but et lake possession of them! The |.APD did acquire
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te epes, which allegedly contained Watson confess o ater murdsts, bu isported that they did wot
‘contain any new information, In Sepember 2012, Richasd Pfeiffer. an attomney tor ese Van Houten,
said ua be was considering subpoenaing the tapes to look fr information that might help Van Houten
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(Charles "Tex" Watson
Charles Denton Watson (born Decem-
ber 2, 1945) is a convicted American
spree Killer from Copeville, Texas, and
former member of the Manson Famil
‘Charles "Tex" Watson
Tn 1971, he was convicted of the murders
fen Parent, Abigail
Folger, Wojciech Frykowski and Jay Se-
bring, which took place in the early
hours of August 9, 1969, in the Tate resi-
dence in Benedict Canyon, and the mur
ders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca at
the LaBianca residence in Los Feliz the
following night.[1i
‘of Sharon Tate, St
Tex Watson during the Tate-Le Bianca trial
‘Charles Denton Watson
Born December 2, 1945 (age 67)
Dallas, Texas.
/n June 1975, Watson converted to Cheis-
| tianity; he co-authored an autobiography
| entitled Wilt You Die For Once Ready Penalty
\ to Die for Charles Manson, Now Living A;
(Ne Life for Christin 1978, _” Spouse
Death, reduced by abolition of death
penalty to seven-years-to-ife in prison,
Me!
Kristin Watson
(an, 1979-2008; divorced)
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Watson grew up in Copeville, Texas. He was a star athlete during high school in Farm-
ersville. He worked summers at an onion packing plant to save for college. He attended
college for three years at University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Due to fast living,
Watson says he lost interest in college. During his junior year, he worked as a baggage
handler for Braniff International Airways, which afforded him travel opportunities. Ai-
ter visiting a college friend who had moved to California, he decided to move there to
escape his fears and insecurities in 1967. He briefly attended college, but soon dropped
out and opened a wig shop called Love Locs, which quickly failed. One night in 1965,
Watson says he picked up Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys who was hitchhiking and
was invited back to Wilson's home on Sunsel, where he met Manson /#]