In Memory of Susan Denise Atkins-Whitehouse
Captions
During the trial of Susan and the others,
Susan and her former associates were
invariably filmed and photographed.
Photographs were published in newspapers
with captions beneath the photos.
Here are captions from beneath photographs
which were published in newspapers
across the United States and beyond
during the trial of Susan and the others.
The captions are reproduced here exactly as worded
in the original newspaper text,
save for our omission of names *,
and information irrelevant to Susan.
During the trial of Susan and the others,
Susan and her former associates were
invariably filmed and photographed.
Photographs were published in newspapers
with captions beneath the photos.
Here are captions from beneath photographs
which were published in newspapers
across the United States and beyond
during the trial of Susan and the others.
The captions are reproduced here exactly as worded
in the original newspaper text,
save for our omission of names *,
and information irrelevant to Susan.
December 1969;
"ARMORED DUNE BUGGY - In a photograph
taken by (named defendant)....."
".....members of his 'family' drive an armored dune buggy
he built as a 'command vehicle' for his
Death Valley hideaway.
The furs on the rear platform conceal a machine gun mount.
The photo was obtained by Life Magazine"
(Susan is seen in the vehicle)
December 1969;
"Susan Atkins sits in a Santa Monica Supreme Court
yesterday after pleading not guilty
to one of the 11 murders.
She was not charged in the Tate killing"
December 1969;
"Witness in the Sharon Tate murders,
Susan Denise Atkins, 21, with her attorney, (name),
leave the grand jury room in the
Los Angeles Hall of Justice on Friday"
March 1970;
"Led by a deputy, left, three defendants
in the Sharon Tate murder case,
Susan Atkins, (name), and (name),
walk singing down a Los Angeles Hall of Justice corridor
on Thursday for a pre-trial hearing"
"ARMORED DUNE BUGGY - In a photograph
taken by (named defendant)....."
".....members of his 'family' drive an armored dune buggy
he built as a 'command vehicle' for his
Death Valley hideaway.
The furs on the rear platform conceal a machine gun mount.
The photo was obtained by Life Magazine"
(Susan is seen in the vehicle)
December 1969;
"Susan Atkins sits in a Santa Monica Supreme Court
yesterday after pleading not guilty
to one of the 11 murders.
She was not charged in the Tate killing"
December 1969;
"Witness in the Sharon Tate murders,
Susan Denise Atkins, 21, with her attorney, (name),
leave the grand jury room in the
Los Angeles Hall of Justice on Friday"
March 1970;
"Led by a deputy, left, three defendants
in the Sharon Tate murder case,
Susan Atkins, (name), and (name),
walk singing down a Los Angeles Hall of Justice corridor
on Thursday for a pre-trial hearing"
January 1971;
"(name), Susan Atkins and (name) (l. to r.)
leave Los Angeles courtroom
after they were found guilty"
April 1971;
"WITHOUT EMOTION - Three female defendants in
Tate-LaBianca slayings appear hairless
and without apparent emotion yesterday
as they enter Hall of Justice for formal pronouncement
of their death sentences.
Left to right are
(name), (name), and Susan Atkins"
"(name), Susan Atkins and (name) (l. to r.)
leave Los Angeles courtroom
after they were found guilty"
April 1971;
"WITHOUT EMOTION - Three female defendants in
Tate-LaBianca slayings appear hairless
and without apparent emotion yesterday
as they enter Hall of Justice for formal pronouncement
of their death sentences.
Left to right are
(name), (name), and Susan Atkins"
April 1971;
"Arriving at the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles yesterday,
from left: (name), 21, (name), 21,
and Susan Atkins, 22..."
"...They calmly received sentences of death in the gas chamber
at San Quentin from Superior Court Judge (name)
for their involvement in the Tate-LaBianca murders.
They were ordered to prisons pending appeals"
Provided for informational purpose.
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* see "To Our Visitors" chapter
"Arriving at the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles yesterday,
from left: (name), 21, (name), 21,
and Susan Atkins, 22..."
"...They calmly received sentences of death in the gas chamber
at San Quentin from Superior Court Judge (name)
for their involvement in the Tate-LaBianca murders.
They were ordered to prisons pending appeals"
Provided for informational purpose.
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* see "To Our Visitors" chapter
