More Manson Family Murders
According to a March 15, 2008 article by the Associated Press,
Barker Ranch, the last hideout of the
Manson family, may contain the graves of additional
Manson victims. A scientific team investigating in February, 2008 thinks they found at least two graves at the site.
Fast Facts:
- Additional victims may have been hitchhikers or runaways
- Debra Tate, sister of Manson victim Sharon Tate, was at Barker Ranch during the probe
- Technology such as a magnetic resonance reader and instruments which can detect chemical markers from decaying bodies used to find possible graves
- Barker Ranch is in Paramint Mountains of Death Valley, CA
- After being arrested at Spahn Ranch, Manson fled to Barker Ranch
- Manson arrested at Barker Ranch in October, 1969
Quotes:
- "Manson follower Susan Atkins boasted to her cell mate on November 1, 1969, that there were "three people out in the desert that they done in.""
- ""We prosecuted Manson and the family for all the murders we could prove. But you know, could he have killed someone else? Possibly. Could another member of the family have killed someone? Sure," said Steve Kay, a former deputy district attorney."
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