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Charles Denton "Tex" Watson (born December 2, 1945) is an American murderer who was a central member of the "Manson Family" led by Charles Manson. [3] On August 9, 1969, Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Susan Atkins murdered pregnant actress Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Wojciech Frykowski, Abigail Folger, and Steven Parent at 10050 Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles.
Sentenced to death, his penalty was commuted to life imprisonment. Freed by his grandnephew Alfonso II d'Este in 1559 at the age of 81. Tex Watson: October 21, 1971 ongoing 53 years, 77 days United States: Second in command of the Manson Family and leader in the Cielo Drive and Tate-LaBianca murders. William Jones October 28, 1971 ongoing
On the night of August 8, 1969, Manson directed Tex Watson to take Susan Atkins, Linda Kasabian, and Patricia Krenwinkel to Melcher's former home at 10050 Cielo Drive in Los Angeles. According to Watson, Manson told them to kill everyone there. The home had recently been rented to actress Sharon Tate and her husband, director Roman Polanski.
— Charles “Tex” Watson was a college dropout from Texas when he arrived in California in 1967 seeking “satisfaction through drugs, sex and rock ‘n’ roll,” as he explains on his website.
Patricia Dianne Krenwinkel (born December 3, 1947) is an American convicted murderer and former member of the Manson Family.During her time with Manson's group, she was known by various aliases such as Big Patty, Yellow, Marnie Reeves and Mary Ann Scott, but to The Family, she was most commonly known as Katie.
In the summer of 1969, Family member Charles "Tex" Watson robbed a drug dealer named Bernard "Lotsapoppa" Crowe, who allegedly threatened to kill everyone at Spahn Ranch. Manson responded by ...
Shortly after midnight on Aug. 9, 1969, Charles D. "Tex" Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel and Susan Atkins entered Tate and Polanski's Beverly Hills home while fellow Manson cult member Linda Kasabian ...
During her first night with the family, she met and had sexual relations with the high-ranking Manson follower Tex Watson. Both of them have described their initial encounter as very intense. [6] Watson persuaded Kasabian to steal a sum of money from her ex-husband's friend, Charles Melton. [6] Kasabian was then introduced to Manson.