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  The Manson Family murders at 10050 Cielo Drive continue to fascinate and horrify, decades after the gruesome events took place. Tonight, we're diving deep into the testimony of William Garretson, a key witness whose account has been plagued by inconsistencies and lingering suspicions. I did a live stream where I read out his trial testimony.  Click Here to see it. The resulting discussion took us on quite a journey. Garretson was employed as a houseboy by Rudi Altobelli, the owner of the property. His duties involved caring for Altobelli's dogs while he was away in Europe and maintaining the guest house. On the fateful night of August 9th, 1969, Stephen Parent visited Garretson at midnight, apparently to sell him a clock radio. Parent's departure from the Guest House would be his last, as he was the first victim of the Manson Family that night. Click Here to read a post about additional information Tom O'Neill uncovered about Stephen Parent. Garretson claims to...

  In our latest Livestream, we explored the mysterious character Dean Moorehouse, a man whose life intersected with some of the most infamous aspects of 1960s counterculture. From his early days as a preacher to his unexpected role in the world of LSD and his undeniable connection to Charles Manson, Charles Watson, and Terry Melcher. Moorehouse's story is one of contradictions and strange twists. The Preacher and Family Man We began by looking at Dean Moorehouse’s background. Originally a Methodist preacher, he seemed like the last person you’d expect to be drawn into the Manson orbit. He had a wife and family, and on the surface, his life appeared stable. Were there already signs of something simmering beneath the surface? Picking up hitchhiker Charles Manson changed everything for him. The Turn to LSD and Counterculture One of the most fascinating aspects of Moorehouse’s story is how he transitioned from a preacher to an advocate of LSD. We explored how, after meeting Manson ...

Here’s a look back at what we discussed regarding the blood evidence at Sharon Tate’s house on Cielo Drive. We broke down the official narrative piece by piece and showed how the physical evidence – the blood evidence, footprints, and the placement of bodies – just doesn’t add up. Unmasking the Official Story We started by reviewing the “official” version: climb over the fence, cut phone wires, a break-in, a quick in-and-out murders, with two victims dying in the living room, and two outside on the lawn. But when you really look at the blood evidence – A large pool of Jay Sebring’s blood is on the porch. There are drops of Sharon’s blood outside that trace a path away from the house, and even a scarf stained with type O blood – it tells a different story. It suggests that Sharon and Jay were actually outside for a significant period, not just dying inside the living room as claimed. This discrepancy wasn’t a small oversight—it pointed to deliberate manipulation of the crime scene. The ...

  With only the text above to work with, we finally found the interview where Dennis Hopper first mentions the "porny rumours" about the occupants of 10050 Cielo Drive. I used AI transcription tools to to make a start, and worked from there, some parts are impossible to read because of the crease of the paper, I was able to get most of it.  I also did a live stream about Dennis Hopper Click Here  to see it. From his documentary film"The American Dreamer" filmed by Lawrence Schiller (the man who interviewed Susan Atkins in prison to write "The Kiling Of Sharon Tate") while he was editing "The Last Movie", it is pretty easy to conclude he had psychedelic burnout from the late 60s. He and Schiller were trying to make a film about Charles Manson, but it doesn't appear to have ever materialised despite Schiller arranging several visits with Manson for Hopper, which he discusses in this interview, and in parts of "An American Dreamer" I ...

Another person from the Manson family who is difficult to find real photos of is Zero. I managed to debunk two, and tell the sad story of his short life and mysterious death in a live stream. Click Here  to watch the live stream these slides were from.

 This was an intriguing stream to research, especially when I discovered the alternative use of scopolamine by the American military as an antidote to Sarin gas (refer to the sections about "Operation Red Hat"). It seems they weren't using it for mind control experiments after all. However, I concluded that due to the effects of BZ on men, it is unlikely that this drug was used to encourage fighting since it significantly impairs motor functions. Still, I believe they probably experimented with mind-altering drugs to make soldiers more aggressive and less likely to remember their actions, thereby preventing PTSD. Additionally, the drug mentioned by Michael Hollingshead, which NASA used, is another unknown that we have very little information about. It's hard to say what other substances they might have tested, and the participants could never reveal their experiences.   Click Here  to see the Live stream these slides were from.

I initially decided to stream my analysis after reading Mae Brussell's essay about the Manson case, in which she discussed Altamont and suggested that both events were orchestrated to undermine the counter-culture. I was surprised that she didn't mention that Susan Atkins's Grand Jury testimony occurred the day before Altamont, meaning everyone would have read about the gruesome murders in the newspapers that morning before heading out. This inspired me to combine my coverage of both events across two streams, primarily using Stanley Booth's account of the events, as he was the only journalist to remain until the end.  It was also intriguing to uncover another connection that Mae overlooked: "Sweet William," a Hell's Angel who was seen speaking on stage in the footage of Altamont, and Bobby Beausoleil, both of whom appeared in Kenneth Anger’s film "Invocation of My demon Brother." Additionally, Mick Jagger composed and performed the soundtrack fo...