Hollywood Murders Trivia

1. What was Catherine Share's nickname?

From Quiz Manson Family Nicknames

Answer: Gypsy

Catherine "Gypsy" Share was never present at any murders but did participate in the Hawthorne Shootout. Manon Minnette was a another alias used by Gypsy.

From Quiz Tate/LaBianca Murders

Answer: August 8, 1969 and August 9, 1969

The murders were committed sometime during the night on both August 8th and 9th, but the most common dates for the murders to have occurred are August 9, 1969, and August 10, 1969. The bodies were discovered the next day, which is where the 9th and 10th come into play.

From Quiz The Slow White Bronco (not John Elway)

Answer: Los Angeles

While the the "chase" took place in multiple jurisdictions, it is best known for ending in a region of the City of Los Angeles.

From Quiz Manson Family: Members and Murders

Answer: Because of the squeals she made when Spahn pinched her thigh.

Lynette Fromme became friends with Charles Manson on a beach.

From Quiz The Manson Family Quotes

Answer: Linda Kasabian

Linda said this to Charlie before they go into the Labianca's house. She was talking about the house next door to the Labianca's, rented by Harold True. Linda had partied there before joining the Manson Family.

From Quiz Charles Manson and The Family

Answer: Mary Brunner

Mary Brunner was so in love with Manson that she quit her job as a librarian to follow him. The next follower was Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme.

From Quiz The Tate Murders - Official Report

Answer: West Los Angeles

Although officers from Robbery-Homicide were in charge of the investigation, the division of occurrence refers to the jurisdiction of the crime scene. In this case, Cielo Drive was within the boundaries of the West Los Angeles Police Division.

From Quiz The Murder of William Desmond Taylor

Answer: Ireland

He was born in 1872, and moved to New York in 1890.

From Quiz The Black Dahlia

Answer: Elizabeth Short

Her given name was Elizabeth Short, but she was called Beth by most who knew her. To her mother she was known as Bette. She was born July 29, 1924.

From Quiz The Black Dahlia Case

Answer: Elizabeth Short

Elizabeth was born on July 24, 1929 in Hyde Park, Massachusetts. She was often called Betty when she was a child, and Beth when she was older.

From Quiz Manson Family Trivia

Answer: Spahn Ranch & Spahn & Spahn House & Spahn Movie Ranch & Spahn Movie

Manson convinced George Spahn that he should let him and his followers live on the ranch in exchange for keeping Spahn sexually satisfied.

From Quiz Charles Manson Facts

Answer: four

Originally Manson wanted to send in ten followers to do the killings but changed his mind and decided to send only four.

From Quiz The Brown and Goldman Murders

Answer: a bloody glove

At the Bundy crime scene there was only one glove present. Detective Mark Fuhrman was the person who found the glove at the Rockingham estate.

From Quiz Manson Family Nicknames

Answer: Sadie

Manson was said to have named her Sadie after a relative of his, not the Beatles "Sexy Sadie." (I'm not sure if it is true). Susan Atkins participated in the murder of Gary Hinman and the Tate murders.

From Quiz Tate/LaBianca Murders

Answer: Charles Manson

Although he supposedly never participated in the murders, Charles Manson is the one who is associated with them the most because it was his followers that committed these horrific crimes. Ronald DeFeo is the perpetrator of the DeFeo murders, which led to the Amityville Horror. Ed Gein was a murderer in Wisconsin who inspired such works as Psycho and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Gary Ridgeway was the Green River Killer.

From Quiz The Slow White Bronco (not John Elway)

Answer: Al Cowlings

OJ Simpson was a passenger at the time of the chase. Robert Shapiro and Johnny Cochran were ultimately members of Simpson's defense team as attorneys. Al Cowlings was a long-time friend of OJ Simpson who was driving when the "chase" occurred.

From Quiz Manson Family: Members and Murders

Answer: Charles Manson

Charles Manson was born Charles Milles Maddox on November 12, 1934 to a 16 year old girl, Kathleen Maddox. His surname was changed to Manson when his mother married Colonel Manson shortly after his birth.

From Quiz The Manson Family Quotes

Answer: Charles Manson

Manson actually said this on many occasions. One notable time was during his monologue on the stand in front of the judge. Manson decided not to testify in front of the jury.

From Quiz Charles Manson and The Family

Answer: Gary Hinman

Gary Hinman was the first Manson Family victim to die. Some people say he was murdered because he had sold The Family bad drugs, others say Charles Manson wanted Hinman's money and Gary wouldn't donate it to The Family.

From Quiz Charles Manson and the Tate/ La Bianca Murders

Answer: William Garretson

Shortly after midnight on August 9, 1969, five of Manson's followers, Charles "Tex" Watson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkle, and Linda Kasabian entered the Benedict Canyon, Cal. home of actress Sharon Tate. Tate was eight months pregnant and was living with her husband, Roman Polanski, who was in London producing a movie. Tate and her companions, Jay Sebring, a hair stylist, Abigail Folger, heiress to the Folger coffee company, Voytek Frykowski and Steven Parent were stabbed, beaten and shot to death on the instructions of Manson. 19 year-old Garretson was the caretaker at the house and was in the back room listening to the stereo while the slaughter took place. Garretson was the prime suspect for a few days but was released due to lack of evidence.

From Quiz Goin' Crazy With Charlie

Answer: They'd be vulnerable to attack if the killers were still in the home.

According to the Vincent Bugliosi/Curt Gentry book, "Helter Skelter," the silence of the crime scene unnerved the officers. The killers might very well be lurking inside the residence and entry through the front door would make them "open targets."

From Quiz The Tate Murders - Official Report

Answer: All theories are correct.

In addition, another theory suggested that the murders were the result of a narcotics party, where one or more of the participants "freaked-out", killing one of the victims. The remaining victims were then killed in order to avoid identification.

From Quiz The Murder of William Desmond Taylor

Answer: February 2, 1922

In his study with a bullet in his back.

From Quiz The Black Dahlia

Answer: January 15, 1947

It was discovered by 25 year old Betty Bersinger and her 3 year old daughter Anne in a vacant lot on 39th and Norton in Los Angeles. They were out that morning on their way to get a pair of Anne's shoes repaired. At first they believed the body was a discarded store mannequin.

From Quiz Charles Manson and The Family

Answer: 10050 Cielo Drive

Sharon Tate had called the secluded house her love nest.

From Quiz The Black Dahlia Case

Answer: He disappeared, but came back later

He was believed to have been killed or committed suicide, as his empty car was found near a bridge. However, he later approached his wife with a letter, apologizing and wishing for her to take him back. She refused.

From Quiz Manson Family Trivia

Answer: Gary Hinman

The Manson Family wrote "political piggy" in blood on his wall to make the police think that the Black Panthers had committed the crime.

From Quiz Charles Manson Facts

Answer: five

Unbeknownst to the killers, William Garretson, the grounds keeper, was hiding in the guest house. Had the killers known this he too surely would have been killed.

From Quiz The Brown and Goldman Murders

Answer: 3

While talking to his girlfriend on the phone Kato Kaelin hears 3 thumps on his back wall and he thought it was an earthquake. He even asked his girlfriend if there was an earthquake.

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