The film gives an overview of the most famous Manson family murders and reports on the confession by a family member that 35 to 40 more murders were committed by the family.
Several forensics anthropologists, along with a cadaver dog and cold case detectives found chemical signatures of decaying human remains near the site of the old Barker Ranch in Death Valley, where former Manson Family members say there are several bodies buried. Susan Atkins stated that Charles Manson told family members to bury the bodies 8 feet down. Manson was a career criminal who had by that time already spent half his life in prison and would have known that shallow graves are more easily discovered.
The Yuba County Sheriff would only allow the investigators to dig 3 and 1/2 feet down before calling a halt to the dig, claiming this was conclusive proof there were no bodies buried on the grounds. Who is he kidding? He only allowed token dig sites. He is able to say he did not refuse to allow the investigators to access the site while at the same time preventing them from investigating the dig sites.
What is it with the Yuba County sheriff? No harm is done to dirt by digging deep enough to check for old murder victims, and the dirt and small rocks are replaced in the dig sites after the search. Why is he opposed to allowing investigators the opportunity to recover the remains of murder victims?
Several forensics anthropologists, along with a cadaver dog and cold case detectives found chemical signatures of decaying human remains near the site of the old Barker Ranch in Death Valley, where former Manson Family members say there are several bodies buried. Susan Atkins stated that Charles Manson told family members to bury the bodies 8 feet down. Manson was a career criminal who had by that time already spent half his life in prison and would have known that shallow graves are more easily discovered.
The Yuba County Sheriff would only allow the investigators to dig 3 and 1/2 feet down before calling a halt to the dig, claiming this was conclusive proof there were no bodies buried on the grounds. Who is he kidding? He only allowed token dig sites. He is able to say he did not refuse to allow the investigators to access the site while at the same time preventing them from investigating the dig sites.
What is it with the Yuba County sheriff? No harm is done to dirt by digging deep enough to check for old murder victims, and the dirt and small rocks are replaced in the dig sites after the search. Why is he opposed to allowing investigators the opportunity to recover the remains of murder victims?