Essay Archive - Police Blunders in The Manson Investigation
Police Blunders in The Manson Investigation
On August 10, 1969 the headline "Actress Is Among 5 Slain at Home in
Beverly Hills" appeared on the front page of the New York Times (Roberts). This
was the beginning of a investigation of police error which prolonged the arrest
of Charles Manson.
There were several people who claimed they had heard gunshots and
screaming in the early morning hours of August 9. Mrs. Kott, who lived at 10070
Cielo Drive, heard three or four gunshots at what she guessed was to be about
twelve thirty to on....
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