Police Blunders In The Manson Investigation
Beginning of paper
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 ....
Middle of paper
.... He drove around the area but saw nothing
unusual. Robert Bullington of the Bel Air Patrol was in his parked car when he
heard three gunshots spaced a few seconds apart. He immediately called in to
headquarters (the call logged in at 4:11 a.m.). Headquarters then called in to
LA
PD but nothing further was done. About four thirty paperboy Steve Shannon, who
hadn't heard anything the previous night, noticed what looked like a telephone
wire hanging over the front gate and a bug light on ....
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