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 ...
Tex Watson was also sentenced to death later ... Lake, who was known by the nickname “Snake” in the Family, describes how Manson allegedly treated his female followers.
Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel, Susan Atkins, and Leslie Van Houten were later arrested and charged with the murders — but even that didn’t sway his devoted followers. Instead, the Manson Family ...