Trial
Volume No.
01*
Date: Saturday, Setempber 12, 1970, Monday, Setempber 28, 1970, Thursday, October 7, 1970, Friday, October 30, 1970, Monday, March 1, 1971, Tuesday, April 13, 1971, Monday, May 10, 1971, Tuesday, June 29, 1971, Thursday, July 1, 1971, Wednesday, July 21, 1971, Friday, July 30, 1971, Monday, August 2, 1971,
Pages: A1 - A49, W1 - W17, AA1
Volume Notes
Jury Selection
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Watson Ordered to Face Tate CountsSunday, September 13, 1970
Watson, A Zero In First AppearanceSaturday, September 19, 1970
Three Psychiatrists Appointed to Examine 'Tex' WatsonThursday, October 8, 1970
Manson's Pal Watson Ruled InsaneSaturday, October 31, 1970
Committed Accused Tate Slayer Was Texas Town Hero in '64Sunday, November 1, 1970
Mental Hospital Reports Watson 'Eating Well'Wednesday, November 4, 1970
Charles 'Tex' Watson Arraigned For MurdersMonday, March 1, 1971
Tate Defendant Termed Mentally IllTuesday, March 2, 1971
Watson Plea Delayed For Additional TestsTuesday, April 13, 1971
Watson Pleads Innocence, Insanity in Tate MurdersTuesday, May 11, 1971
Charles Watson Goes to Trial in Tate DeathsTuesday, August 3, 1971
Volume No.
06*
Date: Wednesday, August 11, 1971, Monday, August 16, 1971
Pages: 1315 - 1588
Volume Notes
Jury Selection, Opening Statement, Col. Paul J. Tate, Wilfred E. Parent, Winifred Chapman, William Garretson, Frank Guerrero, Thomas Vargas, Dennis John Hearst, Linda Kasabian,
Media Coverage Related To This Volume
Watson Trial To Open TodayMonday, August 16, 1971
Lawyer says Tex Did Kill But Was Only A ZombieTuesday, August 17, 1971
Volume No.
07*
Date: Tuesday, August 17, 1971, Wednesday, August 18, 1971
Pages: 1589 - 1847
Volume Notes
Linda Kasabian
Media Coverage Related To This Volume
Watson 'Calm' During Tate SlayingsWednesday, August 18, 1971
Linda Kasabian Says She Didn't Try to Stop KillingsThursday, August 19, 1971
Volume No.
08*
Date: Wednesday, August 18, 1971, Thursday, August 19, 1971
Pages: 1848 - 2125
Volume Notes
Linda Kasabian, Timothy Ireland, Rudolf Weber, Winifred Chapman, Jim Asin, Jerry De Rosa, William T. Whisenhunt, Robert E. Burbridge, Michael J. McGann, Raymond Kilgrow, John W. Finken, Thomas T. Noguchi, King Baggot, Steven Weiss, Robert L. Calkins, M. Joseph Granado
Media Coverage Related To This Volume
Watson 'Calm' During Tate SlayingsWednesday, August 18, 1971
Linda Kasabian Says She Didn't Try to Stop KillingsThursday, August 19, 1971
Volume No.
09
Date: Friday, August 20, 1971, Monday, August 23, 1971
Pages: 2126 - 2368
Volume Notes
M. Joseph Granado, Jerrome A. Bowen, Harold J. Dolan, Deana Martin Guerin, Terrence Melcher, Dean Moorehouse, Dudley D. Varney, William J. Lee, Frank Struthers, William Rodriguez, Edward L. Cline, Danny Galindo
Media Coverage Related To This Volume
Testify Watson Fingerprint Found at Scene of SlayingSunday, August 22, 1971
Volume No.
15
Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1971,
Pages: 2369 - 2533
Volume Notes
Danny Galindo, Gary L. Broda, David M. Katsuyama, Charles David Koenig, Harold True, Diane Lake, Thomas T. Noguchi, Dennis G. Cox
Media Coverage Related To This Volume
Watson Admitted He Killed Sharon, Witness TestifiesWednesday, August 25, 1971
Volume No.
16
Date: Wednesday, August 25, 1971
Pages: 2534 - 2702
Volume Notes
Dianne Lake, Barbara Hoyt, Phillip L. Sartuche, Brooks Poston
Media Coverage Related To This Volume
Jurors Told 'Tex' Watson Conducted Murder SchoolThursday, August 26, 1971
Volume No.
17
Date: Thursday, August 26, 1971,
Pages: 2703 - 2864
Volume Notes
Brooks Poston, Paul Allen Watkins, Gregg Jakobson
Media Coverage Related To This Volume
Jurors Told 'Tex' Watson Conducted Murder SchoolThursday, August 26, 1971
Prosecution Rests Case in 'Tex' Watson Murder TrialFriday, August 27, 1971
Volume No.
19
Date: Wednesday, September 1, 1971
Pages: 2981 - 3150
Volume Notes
David Lynn Neale, Charles Watson
Media Coverage Related To This Volume
Watson Admits Slayings, Denies Stabbing Sharon TateThursday, September 2, 1971
Volume No.
20
Date: Thursday, September 2, 1971
Pages: 3151 - 3312
Volume Notes
Charles Watson
Media Coverage Related To This Volume
Tex Watson Shows Jurors How He Stabbed VictimsFriday, September 3, 1971
Volume No.
23
Date: Wednesday, September 8, 1971,
Pages: 3648 - 3836
Volume Notes
James O. Palmer, John Suarez
Media Coverage Related To This Volume
Claim Former Manson Aide Suffers from Brain DamageThursday, September 9, 1971
Volume No.
26
Date: Friday, September 17, 1971,
Pages: 4148 - 4252
Volume Notes
Andre R. Tweed, Ronald Markman
Media Coverage Related To This Volume
Says Watson Telling Truth About Killings, Drugs UseSunday, September 19, 1971
Volume No.
17*
Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1971, Wednesday, September 22, 1971
Pages: 4253 - 4538
Volume Notes
Frank R. Escalante, K. Grovner Bailey, Jeanne Mallett, Robert E. King, Stephanie Schram
Media Coverage Related To This Volume
Ex-Girl Friend, Jailer Testify at Watson TrialThursday, September 23, 1971
Volume No.
18*
Date: Thursday, September 23, 1971, Friday, September 24, 1971
Pages: 4539 - 4767
Volume Notes
Alfred Owre Jr., Joel Fort
Media Coverage Related To This Volume
Watson Faked Insanity, Psychiatrist Tells CourtFriday, September 24, 1971
Volume No.
19*
Date: Monday, September 27, 1971, Tuesday, September 28, 1971, Thursday, September 30, 1971
Pages: 4768 - 5037
Volume Notes
Edward K. Eklund, Rolph G. Sherman, Joel Simon Hochman, Sam Bubrick, Charles Watson, George Y. Abe, Steven Kay's Closing Argument
Media Coverage Related To This Volume
Watson Defense Counsel Counters State WitnessesTuesday, September 28, 1971
Watson Claims He Was Mistreated In Jail, HospitalWednesday, September 29, 1971
Volume No.
20*
Date: Thursday, September 30, 1971, Friday, October 1, 1971, Monday, October 4, 1971, Tuesday, October 5, 1971
Pages: 5038 - 5254
Volume Notes
Steven Kay's Closing Argument, Maxwell Keith's Closing Argument
Media Coverage Related To This Volume
Watson Called Calculated Killer in Closing ArgumentFriday, October 1, 1971
Volume No.
37
Date: Wednesday, October 6, 1971, Thursday, October 7, 1971, Friday, October 8, 1971, Tuesday, October 12, 1971, Friday, October 15, 1971,
Pages: 5391 - 5598
Volume Notes
Vincent Bugliosi's Closing Argument, Verdict, Ira M. Frank
Media Coverage Related To This Volume
Prosecution Says Watson 'Directed Knife'Wednesday, October 6, 1971
Volume No.
23*
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 1971, Wednesday, October 20, 1971, Thursday, October 21, 1971, Thursday, November 11, 1971,
Pages: 5768 - 5933
Volume Notes
Vincent Bugliosi's Sanity Phase Closing Argument, Sam Bubrick's Sanity Phase Closing Argument, Sanity Phase Jury Instructions, Sanity Phase Verdicts, Vincent Bugliosi's Penalty Phase Closing Argument, Sam Bubrick's Penalty Phase Closing Argument, Maxwell Keith's Penalty Phase Closing Argument, Penalty Phase Jury Instructions, Penalty Phase Verdicts
Media Coverage Related To This Volume
Watson Sentenced to Die in Tate-LaBianca DeathsFriday, October 22, 1971
Watson Given Death Penalty by Judge Who Strongly Opposes ItFriday, November 12, 1971
