Young Texan kills for Manson

This Week in Texas History
Sharon Tate’s houseguest rubbed the sleep from his eyes on Aug. 9, 1969 and asked the tall intruder who he was and what he wanted. “I’m the devil,” answered Charles “Tex” Watson, “and I’m here to do the devil’s business.”Charlie Manson sent the 23 year old Texan and three young women to an address in Bel Air, California with orders to “totally destroy everyone in th...

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