Linda In Pop Culture. He said that if anything went wrong, you know, don’t do it; and of course, to hitchhike back to the ranch, and for Sadie to go to the waterfall.”, BUGLIOSI: “Did either Clem or Sadie say anything to Mr. Manson at this point?”, BUGLIOSI: “Then you say Charlie drove off?”, LINDA: “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. I had seen her maybe twice. The state's case was based largely on the testimony of Mrs. Linda Kasabian, a former member of the hippie “family” headed by Manson, who at one point was also indicted for mur der. Wrong door.' ""What happened next? 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. 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 ""Did you do that? He said, 'As soon as you enter the residence, the house, as soon as you see the man, slit his throat right away.' I want you to kill him,' and he gave me a small pocket knife. or 'Don't you remember my name?' ""What is the next thing that happened? ""Is this the house in front of which Manson told you to stop the car? 1 saw that, and then Tex put his head in the car and turned the ignition off. ""He told us to go into the bunk room and wait, which we did. ""Why did you do that? ""Did he say anything else to Leslie, Katie, and Tex? 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! ""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. ", ...."Then he looked at me and he said, 'What about that man you and Sandy met?' 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? ", ...."When had you been parked in front of that home prior to this occasion? He said, ‘You girls know what I mean, something witchy,’ and that was it.”, LINDA: “We climbed over a fence and then a light started coming toward us and Tex told us to get back and sit down…. ", to which Kasabian responded, "I am not killing you, you have killed yourselves". ""What is the next thing that happened, Linda? THEN . LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 – Linda Kasabian testified yesterday she believed Charles Manson was “the Devil” after she witnessed one of the Tate-LaBianca murders and was afraid to tell authorities because she believed he might kill her daughter.. ", ...."Charlie told us that when he had walked up to the house and looked into the window that he saw pictures of children on the wall, and he said he couldn't do it, he couldn't go in, but he said later on that we shouldn't let children stop us for the sake of the children of the future. Charlie told us that when he had walked up to the house and looked into the window that he saw pictures of children on the wall, and he said he couldn’t do it, he couldn’t go in, but he said later on that we shouldn’t let children stop us for the sake of the children of the future.”, BUGLIOSI: “Was Mr. Manson continuing to give you directions?”, BUGLIOSI: “Where did he direct you to drive at that point?”, LINDA: “I don’t know the district or the areas, but residential areas, houses, and we came to one point, I remember I was really tired, I just could not drive anymore, so he just took over the driving and then I remember we started driving up a hill with lots of houses, nice houses, rich houses, and trees. And Sadie even came out and said that when she was struggling with a big man, that he hit her in the head. Linda Kasabian was born on June 21, 1949, in Biddeford, Maine. We got to the top of the hill and turned around and stopped in front of a certain house and we all looked at the house. I don't know. 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, when you told Sadie that people were coming, was that the truth?""No. Out of concern by -- … ""An older woman came running out of the house. Most who are familiar with this case remain puzzled as to why Linda walked. 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. ""Did she say why her hand hurt?""Yes. And Charlie and I started walking hand in hand on the beach, and it was sort of nice, you know, we were just talking, and I gave him some peanuts, and he just made me forget about everything, just made me feel good....I told him I was pregnant and started walking. This website uses cookies to personalize content, provide social media features, show advertisements and analyse traffic. 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. The defendents in the trial, including their leader Charles Manson would go on to be convicted of murder and sentenced to death in April 1971. I am not sure in took him to the top floor – I am not sure exactly what floor I took him to. ""Do you recall what the man looked like? ""Did Mr. Manson tell you to change the clothing you already had on or to bring an additional change of clothing? ""You said you saw Katie. And also Katie complained of her hand, that it hurt. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. 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. ""Yes, I did right away. Please make it stop.' She participated in both nights of killing, yet she was the prosecution's star witness, receiving total immunity on seven counts of first degree murder in exchange for … ""And that was it? ""Oh, it seemed like forever, infinite. ""What happened after you arrived at this man's apartment? ""Yes, that's right. ""Did you actually see Tex point the gun inside the window of the car and shoot the man? Testimony of Linda Kasabian, Manson Family member and star witness for the prosecution. And then Sadie came running out of the house, and I said, ‘Sadie, please make it stop.’ And then I said, ‘I hear people coming.’ And she said, ‘It is too late.’ And then she told me that she left her knife and she couldn’t find it, and I believe she started to run back into the house. He just disappeared.”, BUGLIOSI: “What happened after Mr. Manson returned to the car?”, LINDA: “He called Leslie and Katie and Tex out of the car.”, BUGLIOSI: “Was he out of the car at that point, too?”, LINDA: “Sadie, excuse me-Clem [Tufts] jumped in the backseat with Sadie and I pushed over on the passenger side, and I heard bits and pieces of the conversation that he had with Tex and Katie.”, LINDA: “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 had told them not to be afraid; that he was not going to hurt them.”, BUGLIOSI: “Did he say anything else to Leslie, Katie, and Tex?”, LINDA: “Yes, at one point he instructed them, for Leslie and Tex, to hitchhike back to the ranch, and for Katie to go to the waterfall.”, BUGLIOSI: “Did he tell you to do anything with respect to this wallet after he handed it to you?”, LINDA: “He told me to take the change out of the wallet and to wipe off the fingerprints, and then – this is while we were driving off – and we drove a few blocks, and he told me that he would stop, and he wanted me to throw it out on the sidewalk.”, BUGLIOSI: “Well, when he gave you those instructions about wiping the fingerprints off the wallet, did you do that?”, BUGLIOSI: “Did you remove the change from the wallet?”, BUGLIOSI: “What did you do with the change?”. ""How long did the screaming continue? ""Would you relate what happened, Linda? You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. ""Well, I saw Sadie and Katie in the trailer. During the trial, The Day reported that Kasabian spent 18 days on the witness stand and was granted immunity in exchange for her testimony. 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. ""What about Sadie and Clem? Then they walked back to the car. Linda Kasabian was 20 years old when she became a member of Charles Manson's "Family" in 1969. ""When she left, did she walk in the direction of the residence?""Yes. Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders ; Manson Exposed: A Reporter's 50-Year Journey into Madness and … Tex Watson's Shirt. Kasabian's Testimony. Yes Linda lied her pigtails off to save her ass. And I said, ‘Yes.’ And he asked me if the man would let my friends in, Sadie and Clem. ", ...."We climbed over a fence and then a light started coming toward us and Tex told us to get back and sit down....A car pulled up, in front of us and Tex leaped forward with a gun in his hand and stuck his hand with the gun at this man's head. ""When the stop light was green? They hid behind the corner. Linda "Yana the Witch" Kasabian. I just heard screams at that point. ""Yes, I did. ""The light turned green, so the car left. ""What is the next thing that happened? 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. We got to a side street, a corner, and a police car came by and stopped and asked what we were doing. It was a friendly conversation. ""Did you in fact drive around the block? 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. ""Charlie Manson gave him a gun?""Yes. Charlie wanted me to pull up beside the car, and Charlie was going to get out and kill the man, shoot the man, whatever. He may have taken the keys out, I don't know, and then he pushed the car back a few feet and then we all proceeded toward the house and Tex told me to go in back of the house and see if there were open windows and doors, which I did. And I said, 'Yes.' So that we were stopped. ""Was Mr. Manson continuing to give you directions? Linda Kasabian first arrived at Spahn Ranch only 2 weeks prior to the Tate-Labianca murders. ""Did you say anything to Manson with respect to this?""Yes. ""He told me to follow it and at the next stoplight when it was green to pull up beside it. And then, also, he said if anything went wrong, you know, not to do it. "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? 'And he said, 'Yes,' and he showed me how to do it. 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. If you do not agree, please immediately exit the service. Kasabian's testimony lasted 18 days, ending Aug. 19, 1970. ""Who was present at that time when she said that? Testimony of Charles Manson ""Where did he direct you to drive at that point? LINDA KASABIAN Credit: Wally Fong/AP; Bill Hudson/AP . But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. During the course of the trial, Charles Manson told the bailiff, "I am going to have Bugliosi and the judge killed." It was a friendly conversation. Linda's mother's second marriage didn't just mean a lack of attention for Linda, but according to Kasabian her stepfather, Jake Byrd, abused both herself and her mother. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. ""Did you want to go along with Mr. Manson and the others on the second night?""No. ""He said we were going to go out again tonight. LOS ANGELES, Jul. Testimony of Virginia Graham (Castro), inmate who Susan Atkins told of Tate murders. ""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. The twenty-year-old girl was arrested in New Hampshire yesterday on a fugitive warrant for Los Angeles police who want to question her in connection with the murder of Sharon Tate and others. ""Sadie and Clem. ""What did she say? Then I pointed out a door which was not his door. I don't have any words to describe how a scream is. ", ...."Did Tex eventually stop the car? ""What is the next thing that happened? ""Charlie wanted me to show him where he lived. The defendents in the trial, including their leader Charles Manson would go on to be convicted of murder and sentenced to death in April 1971. ""Charlie was standing in approximately the same spot I left him, and he got back in the car. ""Yes, I did. And Sadie even came out and said that when she was struggling with a big man, that he hit her in the head. ""Was he talking to anyone? Linda Kasabian is with us, a former member of the Manson family. ""Yes, we did. While on the road, she lived in various hippie communes where she engaged in casual sex and drugs. And the man was behind us. BUGLIOSI: “Did you ever see or observe any members of the Family refuse to do anything that Manson told him or her to do?”, LINDA: “No, nobody did. The difference is Susan Atkins died in prison, while Linda Kasabian walks freely. They got it with Linda Kasabian. I never heard it before. ""Do you know where he stopped the car? ""I started to run toward the house. Kasabian stood in testimony for 18 grueling days in the Manson trial without losing her patience and quiet grace. With Ryan Blakely, Meredith Cheesbrough, Sascha Cole, Roger Doche. ""The four of us and Charlie. ""Yes, he did. At this point he said something –”, BUGLIOSI: “When you say ‘he,’ you are talking about Charles Manson?”, LINDA: “Yes. According to her bio, the Mason Family ranch … ""He proceeded to get out of the car, yes. Testimony of Charles Manson He just disappeared. 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. 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. 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 is one of the former followers of Charles Manson, leader of the Manson Family. Where was Tex?”, LINDA: “He was standing over by the driver’s side.”, LINDA: “I think he was talking to Charlie.”, BUGLIOSI: “What is the next thing that happened?”, LINDA: “Tex got in the car, and we started…”, LINDA: “We got about to the middle of the driveway, you know, and Charlie called us and told us to stop, and he came to the car, to my side of the window, stuck his head in, and told us to leave a sign. ""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. ""To bring an additional. Manson died behind bars in November 2017 at age 83. ""A year before, approximately, in July of 1968. ""Yes, Katie came down at one point. ""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. 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, ‘Yes,’ and he showed me how to do it. Then she got sort of hysterical and she said, 'My husband is a policeman; he is a deputy,' or something like that. ""Did either of those three come down to the car? During an Easter celebration in New Hampshire in 1978, she and some friends interfered with firemen who were attempting to extinguish a bonfire. Linda Kasabian first arrived at Spahn Ranch only 2 weeks prior to the Tate-Labianca murders. BUGLIOSI: “Did he tell you why he wanted you to throw the wallet out of the window?”, LINDA: “Yes, he did. One defense attorney after the next, tried unsuccessfully to punch holes through her testimony. ""Why did you tell her that? Her testimony eventually led to their conviction. ""No, I didn't. Email This BlogThis! ""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. ""Yes, I saw it clearly""About how far away were you from Tex at the time that he shot the driver of the car? And he sort of opened the door and peeked around the corner, and Ij ust said, 'Oh, excuse me. ""Did Katie say anything to you? ""Was she chasing someone?""Yes. Her testimony eventually led to their conviction. Kasabian's Testimony The only direct evidence tying appellants to the commission of the Tate-La Bianca murders was the testimony of Family member Linda Kasabian. ", ...."When was the first time you learned the identity of those five people [killed at the Tate residence]? ""To bring an additional change of clothing?""Yes. Last night was too messy and that he was going to show us how to do it." 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 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. ""What happened after you ran toward the house? Her testimony came in the penalty phase of the trial in the Tate and LaBianca mur ders. "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 … 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.”, BUGLIOSI: “What happened after you stopped the car?”, LINDA: “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. ", ...."What happened after you stopped in front of this house? ""What is the next thing that happened? ""Did Mr. Manson get out of the car or start to get out of the car? ""Was this the evening of August the eighth, 1969? I am not sure in took him to the top floor-I am not sure exactly what floor I took him to. Linda Kasabian was born on June 21, 1949, in Biddeford, Maine. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. And Charlie said, 'We are just going for a walk.' These cookies do not store any personal information. She'd later testify again. And Tex shot him four times. or Who is that, what are you doing?' We got to the top of the hill and turned around and stopped in front of a certain house and we all looked at the house.”, BUGLIOSI: “When had you been parked in front of that home prior to this occasion?”, LINDA: “A year before, approximately, in July of 1968.”, BUGLIOSI: “What was the occasion for your being in that particular location a year earlier?”, LINDA: “My husband and I and friends were on our way down from Seattle, Washington, to New Mexico and we stopped off in Los Angeles, and this one particular person knew Harold True, so we went to his house and had a party.”, BUGLIOSI: “Is this the house in front of which Manson told you to stop the car?”, BUGLIOSI: “Now, when Manson directed you to stop in front of Harold True’s place, did you recognize the spot?”, BUGLIOSI: “Did you say anything to Manson with respect to this?”, LINDA: “Charlie, you are not going into that house, are you?”, BUGLIOSI: “Did he say anything to you when you said that to him?”, LINDA: “Yes, he did, he said, ‘No, I’m going next door.’ ”, BUGLIOSI: “What was the next thing that happened?”, BUGLIOSI: “Did all of you remain in the car?”, LINDA: “I saw him put something in his pants, an object, I don’t know what it was.”, BUGLIOSI: “What is the next thing that he did?”, LINDA: “He disappeared up the walkway, the driveway leading toward Harold’s house, and I could not follow him any longer.