[Body Bags] Crimes That Shook America: The Manson Family and the Tragic Tale of the LaBiancas

Leno and Rosemary LaBianca tragically find themselves thrust into the darkest depths of human cruelty.

Bounded by the twisted whims of their captors, the LaBiancas are subjected to unimaginable terror, and their lives are extinguished in a merciless act of violence. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack delve deep into the horrifying details of the LaBianca murders, orchestrated by Charles Manson and carried out by Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten, and Tex Watson.

FILE – In this August 11, 1969 file photo the Hilltop home in Los Angeles’ Los Feliz district, about five miles northwest of the downtown section where Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were found murdered. One of the Los Angeles houses where followers of Charles Manson committed notorious murders in 1969 is for sale. The home in the hilly Los Feliz district is where Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were slain the night after actress Sharon Tate and four others were murdered were murdered by Manson followers in Benedict Canyon. (AP PhotoFile)

They provide a comprehensive historical context and detailed account of the unsettling events leading to the murders, delve into the gruesome details of the crime scenes, uncover the Manson family’s bizarre motives, and reveal the disturbing after-effects of their reign of terror.

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[Feature Photo: Leno and Rosemary LaBianca/Handout; LAPD]