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A Polish film director. Polanski's career highlights include Rosemary's Baby (1968) and Chinatown (1974). In 1977 he was arrested in Los Angeles and pleaded guilty to "unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor." Fleeing to Europe following his U.S. conviction Polanski has been a fugitive in the U.S. for decades.
A Polish film director. Polanski's career highlights include Rosemary's Baby (1968) and Chinatown (1974). In 1977 he was arrested in Los Angeles and pleaded guilty to "unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor." Fleeing to Europe following his U.S. conviction Polanski has been a fugitive in the U.S. for decades.
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Charles Manson Denied Parole in 'Helter Skelter' Murders
CORCORAN, Calif -- A California prison panel denied parole for notorious mass murderer Charles Manson for the 12th time on Wednesday.
Manson, 77, did not attend the parole hearing.
The panel set his next parole hearing for 15 years from now, when Manson...Tags: Health, Laws, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Juvenile Delinquency
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Manson Follower Charles "Tex" Watson Denied Parole, Again
KTLA NewsIONE, Calif. (KTLA) -- Charles "Tex" Watson, jailed for his role in the Manson family Tate-LaBianca killings of 1969, appeared before a parole board on Wednesday and was denied release for the 16th time. The Texas-born Watson, who has been described as a...Tags: Charles Manson, Crime, Law and Justice, Sharon Tate, Crimes, Prisons
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Polanski Declared "A Free Man"
KTLA/Associated PressLOS ANGELES -- The Swiss government declared Roman Polanski a free man Monday, rejecting a U.S. request to extradite him to be sentenced for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. The Swiss government said the United States failed to address defense...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Academy Awards, Sexual Assault, Trials, Movies
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Polanski Attorneys Call For Investigation
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Roman Polanski's lawyers have issued a statement calling for an investigation into the U.S. refusal to provide requested evidence to Swiss authorities in his 33-year-old sex case. The one-page statement released Tuesday in Los Angeles made...Tags: Los Angeles, Celebrities and Bad Behavior, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Entertainment
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Manson Family: Murder and Madness 40 years Later
Associated PressLOS ANGELES -- Forty years ago, they were kids. Vulnerable, alienated, running away from a world wracked by war and rebellion. They turned to a cult leader for love and wound up tied to a web of unimaginable evil. They were part of Charles Manson's...Tags: Gerald Ford, Stranger Than Fiction, San Francisco, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Victim's Request to Dismiss Case Against Roman Polanski Denied
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- A California appeals court panel denied a request Thursday to dismiss the 1970s teen sex case against Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski. The petition, filed on behalf of Polanski's victim, Samantha Geimer, was "summarily denied by...Tags: David Wells, Academy Awards
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Polanski's Victim Wants Director Sentenced to Time Served
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Three decades after accusing Roman Polanski of rape, the victim in the high profile criminal case is urging a Los Angeles court to dismiss the charges against the famed director and sentence him to time served. Samantha Geimer, now a...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Judges, Justice System
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Judge Refuses to Dismiss Polanski's Child-Sex Case
LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles judge today rejected a request by defense attorneys to dismiss the criminal case against fugitive film director Roman Polanski, but the judge then put his ruling on hold pending another hearing in the case on May 7. Polanski,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System, Trials, Punishment
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Manson Killer Susan Atkins Dies in Prison
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Former Charles Manson follower, Susan Atkins, has died after nearly four decades behind bars. Atkins died at 11:46 p.m. Thursday in the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla. She was 61 years old and had been battling brain...Tags: Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Corona, Sharon Tate, Celebrity Parents
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D.A.'s Office Outlines Previous Attempts to Arrest Polanski
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has released information on prior attempts to arrest fugitive Roman Polanski before his recent capture in Switzerland. The D.A.'s office provided the following timeline chronicling the...Tags: Diplomacy, Police Arrests, Office Equipment and Supplies, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Roman Polanski Timeline
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Director Roman Polanksi's arrest in Switzerland comes 40 years after his pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate, was stabbed and slashed to death by followers of Charles Manson at the house Polanski rented in the Hollywood Hills, and 32 years...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Sharon Tate
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