It is 1969, there's action in Hollywood and a twinkie is taking an interest in him in a house filled with the Beautiful People. both parties stipulate otherwise, they are inadmissible as evidence and in The gardener at the house on Cielo Drive, in Benedict Canyon, where The Manson "family" murdered Sharon Tate, her unborn child, Abigail Folger (heir to the coffee fortune), Wojciech Frykowski, and Jay Sebring. ", On Aug. 11, two days after the killings, a picture of Garretson appeared in the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette with a headline proclaiming, "Lancaster Youth, 19, suspect in murder of five Californians.". Before The murder at the home of Tate and her husband, filmmaker Roman Polanski, happened first. zilch. "The report is transcribed here:http://www.mansondirect.com/police-report-tate-1st.html. He wanted Roman to replace to carpet, even after Roman scrubbed it and Col Tate got on his hands and knees and scrubbed it. var part2 = "mansonblog.com"; This is just one reason why we try to find the truth. From Area 51 to Lancaster to Palmdale to San Bernardino to 29 Palms, to Victorville to Yucca Valley. real knowledge of the crime.". William Garretson was born on August 24, 1949 in Lancaster, Ohio, USA. Actually I've read in in many other books.Col Tate and Roman scrubbed the floors many, many times. He agreed to take a polygraph test and passed. interview he did & watch it. "It was horrifying," said Garretson of being taken into custody. relationship even if that relationship was just friends. No one cares anymore.Now Matt, when are you going to tell Julie about US? "I was coming from Columbus, so I didn't know anybody in Lancaster and I didn't know who (Garretson) was," Varga said. Therefore, in the absence of providing any documentary evidence of Charlie's views on homosexuality, I think we may reasonably assume he is not too fussy about how others make the 'double backed monster'. Alcohol and drugs commonly in use.Any housekeeper arriving early Sunday would encounter hungover, sleeping, and/or wired up on amphetamines naked party guests. Kanarek even tries to use this testimony to impeach him as a witness because, of course, then the timeline of the murders is off, but both the Judge and Bugliosi will have nothing of it. Aug. 23, 1936 - Jan. 14, 2023. Bayonet murders!!!! While Charles Manson was commissioning the LaBianca murders to cover his tracks, it also led police to rule William out as a suspect, as the LaBianca murders occurred while he was in custody. They had 8 children: John Hartin Garretson, Mary Powell (born Garretson) and 6 other children. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. I suspect that had Steven Parent been in the school school system today, he might have been diagnosed as having Aspergers. Anyone can jump to conclusions, including you. Bill was definitely a handsome man. His life was a big lie. It was Aug. 11, 1969, when Lancaster resident William Garretson's name first appeared in national and local newspaper headlines. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. Anniversary thoughts- Leary7 said it best. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. I'm thinking that if he told his lawyer that he saw something, this all plays out a tad bit differently. This comment has been removed by the author. "I was just unfortunately one of those things where he was in the wrong place at the wrong time," Varga said. Whether it's about Steve or looking in that window or what it is, I After testifying in the Manson family trials in 1970, William ended up moving back to his hometown of Lancaster, Ohio. Trivia (1) Steve Parent came to visit Garretson at his 10050 Cielo Drive home to sell him a clock radio that Parent had refurbished. I believe the E! Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of William Garretson (177789202)? I am 67 so I am a contemporary who traveled west from New England to Frisco in Feb 1968 to witness my cousin at San Mateo State get busted by the post office his employer for smuggling high grade grass from Vietnam to SF. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. That's a lot of work you've put in here.The problem for me is the fact that the officer failed to explore Garretson's relationship with Altobelli. He was presented and identified to the press as the killer- something like "Here's the guy that did it." "pass" his polygraph, it was inconclusive in part due to what they thought was Labels: Bill Garretson , Rudy Altobelli , Steven Parent 41 comments: ResGestae said. Local William Garretson adds 'strange' details about . from Burdick and why? Family members linked to this person will appear here. He also claims two men came to the guesthouse looking to use the phone, carrying a baby. He was the caretaker of the Polanski residence, 10050 Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon, at the time of Sharon Tates murder by Tex Watson, Susan Atkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? William lived in a guesthouse on the property, and he was paid $35 per week to maintain the grounds. Not sure about this Res guy, but I can work with Johnny Depp, think he's a really hot guy and not want to fuck him. Advertisement Your Resource for the Tate-LaBianca (TLB) MurdersYesterday :: Today :: Tomorrow :: Where No Sense Makes Sense. and Vince Bugliosi was incapable to writing an books. In his BBC interview Charlie is asked if he had been to the house where Tate lived before..his answer yes to buy drugs and pornography from the homosexual who lived in the back of the house.hmmmm who could that be, Quickly, before I forgetAgain, bringing my 60's social sensibilities to the scenario, my speculation is that it's less likely (much) that Parent was gay than that Garrettson was gay, or at least bisexual.Too, I agree that it looks as if Altobelli saw what he took to be an attractive young man hitchhiking on the Strip, and thought to at least pick him up and talk to him, maybe flirt a bit. August 9th, he identified Gibby as the "maid". William Eston "Willy, Billy, Bill" Garretson. By then, a second murder had occurred in California. The police performed tests at the residence and with a stereo on at between 4 and 5 Garretson would not have heard shots and screams. he assumed that it was Garretson? I don't think he was. Single . Sunday? We will update William Garretson's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. William Garretson was born on August 24, 1949 in Lancaster, Ohio. Then Garretson heard Folger say she was already dead, which understandably confused Garretson even more.After returning to Ohio, Garretson visited California again, to testify in the Tate-LaBianca trial. The dead bodies may have been re- positioned after death and the scenes staged for crime scene photos. He was pulling out of drive going forward and it was too late for Watson to hide in the bushes as he had been spotted. In my younger days I've done similar things. Garretson is always portrayed as a cowering child but, he was actually nineteen years old.If it's indeed true, that Garretson heard noises like firecrackers heard shouting and screams followed a few minutes later and did in fact, look out from a window in the cottage to see Abigail Folger being chased by Patricia Krenwinkel AND heard Folger say she was already dead:I'd say Garretson is a coward, and somewhat un-ethical, for not (at least) reporting what he heard/saw when questioned at a minimum.I think most nineteen year old guys, would have snuck out of there a couple hours later (after things quieted), and went for help, or the police.Men fight wars at that age.Who hides the entire night, and says they've seen and heard nothing the next day?The whole thing kinda smacks of cowardess to me. The cops probably told Bill G.to dont say anything to the press.I was an investigator in the D.A.Office if he was held for 5 days of questioning after passing the most important question; that is did you kill them all? The bodies of Abigail Folger, 25; Jay Sebring, 35; Voyteck Frykowski, 32; and Steven Parent, 18; were found with knife or gunshot wounds. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. (no they weren't there thinking they were going to kill Melcher in the house). Current Address 405 . According to our Database, He has no children. report also went on to note: "It is the investigators' opinion that Garretson IMO. hours. I couldn't see SP just turning up round about midnight on the 8th to sell a clock radio to someone he had only met once. BUT ONE MAN cannot kill seven people solo.Susan Atkins, NO MOTIVE, NO , MEANS, standing 5'5, 120lbs and mother of a nine month childPatricia Krenwinkel, NO MOTIVE, NO MEANS, standing 5'2, 125lbsLinda Kasabian, the alleged taxi driver, age 18, with TWO infant children witnessed NOTHING and barely knew any on these alleged killers. It was a Friday night. document.write(''); His main occupation was that of a delivery boy for Valley City Plumbing Supply Company in Rosemead, California. GARRETSON, DONALD WILLIAM thru Garretson, Olivia Alexandria. Occupation. I can see by the pix of property layout that the guest house is to the far left of the property, facing from the front. "It was so quiet, one of the killers would later say, that you could almost hear the sound of ice rattling in the cocktail shakers in the homes way down the canyon.". A carving fork was protruding from Leno LaBiancas stomach, and the word WAR was cut in his flesh. Ceilo was a zoo. Garretson had witnessed parties all summer according to a wife of his friend.I also heard bg was a parolee! He was running low on money when he was hired to be the caretaker for the residence that eventually became the site of the brutal murders. Maybe Garretson was suppose to be a quicky, but Altobelli probably quickly figured Garretson for a hick. It's possible, but not probable that Garretson had no Manson Blog Proves the Updated Manson File is Fiction! I am going to use deductive reasoning here as well as Lieutenant Columbo logic: Motive, means and opportunity 101.Charlie Manson was NOT present at the time of the murders. LOLOL"Not that there's anything wrong with that" LOLOL(as Seinfeld says). Garretson, Ralph Edward 86 April 10, 1929 Dec. 05, 2015 Ralph Edward Garretson, 86, died Dec. 5, 2015, of kidney failure. And I'm not saying he isn't funny and entertaining. 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