Manson family member, convicted murderer (born 1945)
Tex Watson
Watson in an undated prison photograph
Born
Charles Denton Watson
(1945-12-02) December 2, 1945 (age 78)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Other names
Charles Montgomery
Texas Charlie ("Tex")[2]: xvii
Criminal status
Incarcerated
Spouse
Kristin Joan Svege
(m. 1979; div. 2003)
Children
4
Allegiance
Manson Family
Conviction(s)
First degree murder Conspiracy to commit murder
Criminal penalty
Death; commuted to life imprisonment
Details
Date
August 9–10, 1969
Date apprehended
November 30, 1969
Imprisoned at
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility[1]
Charles Denton "Tex" Watson (born December 2, 1945) is an American murderer who was a central member of the "Manson Family" led by Charles Manson.[3] On August 9, 1969, Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Susan Atkins murdered pregnant actress Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Wojciech Frykowski, Abigail Folger, and Steven Parent at 10050 Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles. The next night, Watson traveled to Los Feliz, Los Angeles, and participated in the murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. Watson was convicted of murder in 1971 and sentenced to death. As a result of a 1972 California Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality in the state of the death penalty, he avoided execution but has remained incarcerated ever since.
^(CDCR), California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. "State of California Inmate Locator". inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^Bugliosi, Vincent; Gentry, Curt (1994) [1st pub. 1974]. Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders. New York: W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-08700-0. LCCN 94-20957. OCLC 30624822. OL 1096365M. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
^Linder, Doug (2014). "The Charles Manson (Tate–LaBianca Murder) Trial". University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
Charles Denton "Tex" Watson (born December 2, 1945) is an American murderer who was a central member of the "Manson Family" led by Charles Manson. On...
imminent, apocalyptic race war. In 1969, Family members Susan Atkins, TexWatson, and Patricia Krenwinkel entered the home of Hollywood actress Sharon...
Broadway debut in the 2018 revival of The Iceman Cometh and portrayed TexWatson in Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). Butler...
TexWatson, Susan Atkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel and do what Watson told her to. They drove to 10050 Cielo Drive. Kasabian stated she saw Watson shoot...
in the military), and Helter Skelter, in which he portrayed Charles "Tex" Watson, a member of the Manson family. Dane's first major feature film appearance...
was considered a "leader" in the Family. On August 9, 1969, Van Houten, TexWatson, Patricia Krenwinkel, Linda Kasabian, Susan Atkins, Clem Grogan and Manson...
members of Manson's following eventually included: Brunner; Charles "Tex" Watson, a musician and former actor; Bobby Beausoleil, a former musician and...
other victims of violent crime. Several times, she confronted Charles "Tex" Watson and Susan Atkins at parole hearings, explaining, "I feel that Sharon...
"Tex" was Charles Watson's nickname. Spahn gave it to him because of his Texas accent. Within the film's universe the police later theorize that Tex,...
the Charles Manson biopic drama-thriller film Charlie Says as murderer TexWatson, which released later that year. In March 2019, Crawford was announced...
unaware that he and Bergen had moved out. However, family member Charles "Tex" Watson stated that Manson and company did, in fact, know that Melcher was no...
to go with Charles "Tex" Watson and do as they were told. In Atkins' grand jury testimony, she stated that while in the car, Watson told the group they...
Grogan and Bruce M. Davis were eventually convicted of murdering Shea. TexWatson was a possible participant in the murder, but was never charged. Donald...
nightmare in which she, Jay, Abigail, and Wojciech are brutally murdered by TexWatson, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Susan Atkins. Sharon becomes convinced that...
The film is dedicated to Manson Family member Charles "Tex" Watson. Waters' prison visits to Watson inspired the "crime is beauty" theme of the film and...
residence on Cielo Drive, Patricia Krenwinkel, Susan Atkins and Charles "Tex" Watson, members of the "Manson Family", entered the home. After coercing the...
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sensationalized throughout the world. The killers were eventually identified as TexWatson, Susan Atkins and Patricia Krenwinkel, acting on behalf of the leader...
After stabbing Abigail Folger, Krenwinkel went back inside and summoned TexWatson, who also stabbed Folger. During her trial, Krenwinkel said, "I stabbed...
Frykowski, Abigail Folger, Jay Sebring, and Steven Parent committed by TexWatson, Susan Atkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel. William Garretson, Altobelli's...
later that evening. On the night of August 9, Family members Charles "Tex" Watson, Susan Atkins, Linda Kasabian, and Patricia Krenwinkel went to 10050...
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