Exactly forty years ago today – July 1, 1969 – a racist ex-convict and wanna-be folk singer in his 40s named Charles Manson shot a black drug dealer by the name of Bernard “Lotsapoppa” Crowe. tags crime Los Angeles Manson murdersThroughout the summer of 1969, Charles Manson orchestrated the grisliest murder spree in Los Angeles history. picked by bornbad 5 months ago |
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After the release of Ronnie Biggs on compassionate grounds, the notorious female followers of Charles Manson could take a similar path out of prison. 1 comments edit related share plime.comThey were part of the harem of Charles Manson, young women who committed horrendous crimes after falling under the drug-induced hypnotic powers of the wild-haired self-proclaimed messiah. picked by Bingo 4 months ago |
Bone-white stretches of salt, leached up from the lifeless soil, lay like a shroud over the high desert where a paranoid Charles Manson holed up after an orgy of murder nearly four decades ago. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
Susan Atkins, a follower of cult leader Charles Manson whose remorseless witness stand confession to killing pregnant actress Sharon Tate in 1969 shocked the world, has died. She was 61 and had been suffering from brain cancer. 11 comments edit related share plime.comUpdate to this. picked by drogue 2 months ago |
From 2004 to 2006, the suit says, Manson used band money to buy a $2 million home, collect Nazi paraphernalia such as swastika wall tiles and Nazi government coat hangers used by Adolf Hitler, and give his then-fiancee a handbag once owned by Hitler's girlfriend, Eva Braun. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Does the sinking economy mean we'll see a spike in crime? Brilliant historical/analysis piece by NPR on our chances of seeing a Bonnie and Clyde crime spree. picked by lynxears 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share world |
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Helter Skelter indeed. I can't imagine he thinks it'll ever happen. picked by kxmk 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
He went to an asylum for the criminally insane and spent 50 years there. There was just one problem. His father, whom he was thought to have killed, was still alive. picked by Moe 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, the Charles Manson follower who tried to shoot President Gerald Ford in 1975, will be released from prison as early as Aug. 14. 7 comments edit related share plime.comFromme, now 60, has been serving a life sentence in Texas. A federal parole board granted her parole last year, but her release was delayed because she got extra time after trying to escape from a West Virginia facility in 1987. picked by Bingo 4 months ago |
that Charles Manson was caught. He shouldn't have been playing with matches! picked by Phildo 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
40 years after his killing sprees, Charles Manson is now a grotesque celebrity with a Twitter page. picked by Kendar 4 months ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
Five people, including a SWAT officer and the gunman, are dead after a nightlong standoff at a Los Angeles home, according to police. picked by neo3979 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Less than a month after the FBI reported that violent crime rates rose across the nation in 2005, there is fresh evidence that homicides and robberies are continuing to increase in dozens of cities. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Cincinnati police have a new ally in their fight against crime, whether they want it or not. 12 comments edit related share plime.comHe calls himself Shadowhare, and he wears a mask and a cape to conceal his true identity. He's Cincinnati's own version of a superhero fighting crime and injustice where he finds it. picked by TraumaMamma 7 months ago |
Crime dropped sharply throughout much of the United States last year, according to FBI data released Monday. Use this database to see a crime breakdown for every US city with more than 100,000 residents. And check back tomorrow for a detailed story about local crime trends. picked by bornbad 6 months ago 4 comments edit related share world |
How would you like to live in a country where someone is MURDERED every 30 minutes of EVERY day. The Police service has Taken R200 million out of the crime prevention budget and invested it in morgues...to keep up with the murders. VISIT SOUTH AFRICA AT YOUR PERIL! picked by stanlouw 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The Charles Manson follower convicted of trying to assassinate President Gerald Ford has been released after more than three decades behind bars. 2 comments edit related share plime.comUpdate from This picked by PulsisX 4 months ago |
In the late 90s, Bill Geerhart (a grown ass man and pop-culture historian) posed as a little kid and wrote to Charles Manson, the Unabomber, Richard Ramirez and other killers; as well as nonmurderous celebrities like Larry Flynt, Alan Greenspan, Di ck Cheney (well, allegedly nonmurderous), Clarence Thomas, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, asking for advice on tough topics like dropping out of school an... read full post picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago 7 comments edit related share weird |
Hyperlinked article examines the definition and history of crime and how it is handled around the world. 0 comments edit related share plime.comAlso addresses penal law in the U.S., the natural law theory of crime, aiding and abetting, and different types of crime. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago |
Take a look at a mugshot and see if you can guess the crime the person was charged with. It's a multiple choice so give it a shot. This person was charged with Aggravated Assault or DUI or Retail Theft. Which do you think. 11 comments edit related share plime.comFYI, don't read the filename of the photographs. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago |