Crimes That Shook America: The Manson Family and the Tragic Tale of the LaBiancas

Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

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🗓️ 20 July 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

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.

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.

Time-coded Highlights:

00:20 - Joe Scott Morgan sets the stage, introducing the Manson family and the LaBianca murders.
01:46 - Dave Mack shares his personal connection to the Tate-LaBianca murders.
03:00 - Mack discusses the societal fear instilled by the Manson family crimes. He paints a vivid picture of the public's reaction to the horrifying events.
04:00 - Joe Scott reveals an intriguing fact about the discovery of the LaBianca’s bodies, and describes the panic and fear that these murders instilled in the public and the challenges the police faced.
07:00 - Dave Mack brings up news of Leslie Van Houten's recent release from prison and details the disturbing events leading up to the LaBianca murders, providing more details about the people involved, including Charles Manson and Tex Watson.
10:20 - Morgan provides insight into the Manson family's use of LSD and training in stealthy home invasions, known as 'creepy crawling', and discusses the initial investigation of the LaBianca murder and how investigators initially thought it might be a copycat crime due to the brutality of the Tate murders.
14:28 - Mack shares his personal experience of living in the area during the time of the murders and narrates the chilling events of the LaBianca murders.
18:16 - Rosemary LaBianca's brave fight against her attackers and a glimpse into her final moments.
19:21 - Details of the injuries sustained by Leno LaBianca, which included multiple stab wounds to his neck and abdomen, leading to his death by massive hemorrhage. The carving fork left in Lino's abdomen is mentioned, highlighting the gruesome nature of the crime scene.
24:05 - Morgan explains the importance of preserving evidence at a crime scene, using impaled objects as an example. His expertise in forensic investigation guides listeners through the complexities of examining a crime scene.
30:11 - Morgan differentiates between postmortem and antemortem injuries. His explanation aids listeners in understanding the forensic nuances of a murder investigation.
33:05 - Morgan explores the concept of asymmetry in an attack. His analysis of Leslie Van Houten's dominant position during the crime provides an understanding of the crime dynamics.

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0:00.0	The song Home Sick is a song from my youth.
0:23.1	It resonates in my ears, came out in the 70s, and if you never heard it, it kind of could
0:28.2	take you back on a bit of a time travel, if you will.
0:31.8	I love ARS. Other people have recorded, I think, Travis Tritt recorded it, re-recorded it,
0:37.4	but it takes you back in time to that moment.
0:41.4	You begin to think, as kids, as kids at the 60s, where were you?
0:45.1	Well, I was just a little thing back then.
0:47.6	I was playing in the backyard of my grandparents' house, where I lived most of the time.
0:53.1	It was a very, people with a well-worn phrase, people say it's a very innocent time, and
0:57.4	it was, for me, playing in a sandpile, enjoying life in the deep south.
1:03.2	The further thing from my mind back then was probably Mass Hausa.
1:09.6	In the news nationally, it sent a chill down everyone's spine of the horrors that were
1:16.9	revealed back in 1969 of what was going on in Alec County, particularly as it applied
1:25.4	to the Manson family.
1:27.3	Today on Body Bags, we're going to turn back the page a little bit, and we're going
1:32.3	to re-examine the murders of the Lobby Enkies.
1:37.5	August 11, 1969, Rosemary Lobby Enkies' teenage son discovers the brutal murders carried
1:44.3	out by three of Charles Manson's followers the night before.
1:48.5	Lino Lobby Enkies had been stabbed 12 times with the knife or bayonet, and seven times with
1:54.1	a two-time carving fork, leaving 14 puncture wounds in his abdomen.
1:59.8	The fork was still stuck in his abdomen, and a kitchen knife pierced his throat.
2:05.4	The word war had also been carved into his abdomen.
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