This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Was Garretson also living at Cielo at that time, perhaps cohabiting with Altobelli? William F. "Willie" Maier, 86, Altoona, passed away Saturday at UPMC Altoona. Evidence was hidden or destryed, key witnesses were NOT CALLED, perjury was committed and these people were RAILROADED as a doped hippie anti-war protest peace PSYOPS terrorist for the American people.Vince Bugliosi was a criminal himself and he stalked his milkman and his entire family, Herbert Weisel and later impregnated a mistress, demanded an abortion, then broke her nose when she refused, Santa Monica resident Virginia Cardwell. Wow that kind of $ was livable.Gas was $.32 gal. Make sure that the file is a photo. He woke up in the house, when the police arrived.My version is really not that far-fetched. residual drug effect and in part over his evasive answers to certain questions. He served two years in the California Youth Authority program. He had recurring nightmares about the murders, but after revisiting the house and seeing different tenants in residence, the nightmares subsided. Even scumbag Vince Bugliosi agreed. var part1 = "gw"; He wanted Roman to replace to carpet, even after Roman scrubbed it and Col Tate got on his hands and knees and scrubbed it. the next morning instead of a victim that night. Then I said in the previous 'debunking' post that I believe that the noise made by Steve Parent backing into the fence could have been enough to startle Tex and bring him out of the bushes with the gun.Is there a transcript available of the police statement by the person Steve Parent phoned while up at Cielo? the question that I'm sure they've asked many, many times over the years: Why How would you possibly know that nobody in the main house heard Tex fire the gun outside? This for the most part did not extend to homosexual relationships (experimentation) among young men who self-identified as "regular men". LAPD was really found wanting on this one. He later said that he had stayed up until the early morning hours listening to music until he passed out from exhaustion. Their son was born with a heart condition and he ended up dying after his third open-heart surgery. William Garretson was born on August 24, 1949 in Lancaster, Ohio. It might be interesting to check if this is consistent, or a ploy for the examiner.Back to the evaluation of casual sex in LA, in the late 60s. But Garretson said he learned nothing of the murders until the following day when police officers showed up at the clubhouse. Helter Skelter is a 1976 television film based on the 1974 book by prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry.In the United States, it aired over two nights.In some countries it was shown in cinemas, with additional footage including nudity, language and more violence. Several images support this. Altobelli did not leave for Europe until late March so the two had to be living together for a period of time. document.write(''); I think the chances are good that WG was servicing Altobelli.I also now believe that Steven wasn't likely there to just try to sell a clock radio. // -->, Manson Blog Tour 2020! I am going to use deductive reasoning here as well as Lieutenant Columbo logic: Motive, means and opportunity 101.Charlie Manson was NOT present at the time of the murders. William passed away of cause of death on month day 1838, at age 56 at death place, Arkansas. Derr described her. Maybe Garretson thought it was just noise from a party, but I think that's stretching it a bit.It just drives me nuts. This is a radio interview with Bill Garretson, who was the caretaker of the Polanski/Tate residence on the night of the murders. It has been reprinted here on the occasion of the death of Charles Manson. William Garretson was born on 24 August, 1949 in Lancaster, Ohio, USA, is an Actor. we have Garretson's polygraph examination. WG wasn't under the residual effects of a narcotic when he was being polygraphed. Do NOT follow this link or you will be banned from the site. He is currently single. Try again later. Matt,Maybe WG was hiding from LAPD that he had perhaps left the guesthouse and hidden during the mayhem. For all he knew, it would make logical sense that Parent could be the person behind them. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Invalid memorial. Simpson, it can indicate guilt William Garretsons income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. var part3 = "David at Mansonblog dot com"; WG must of heard something and locked the door. This is just one reason why we try to find the truth. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. William Garretson (center) William was the only survivor of the slaughter which made him suspect number one. William Garretson (1949-2016) IMDbPro Starmeter See rank William Garretson was born on 24 August 1949 in Lancaster, Ohio, USA. After Parent left his cottage, Garretson heard "noises." Share this memorial using social media sites or email. time, there's not much he can do to prove it unless he can get a confession was under the residual effects of some type of narcotic during the entire time Sex? Cue the spooky music! He limited his recollection of meets to Manson to (around a dozen times) (at Dennis Wilson's home (several), his 10050 Cielo home (several) and at Spahn Ranch (2). >>>Lynyrd said: A small fringe group has offered that Roman himself, may have been involved with the motive.I think that notion is quite reaching, and unlikely not something I'd invest time into but, I suppose, not entirely impossible.>>>I've always wondered if Roman was involved. He was living a gay lifestyle and in 1969 you couldn't be out like you can now. previously and parked outside the gate as someone not familiar with the grounds There is much more to this story than we are being told. They always want more compensation and are never satisfied. It was Aug. 11, 1969, when Lancaster resident William Garretson's name first appeared in national and local newspaper headlines. LOLOLThat's bordering-on demented.>>>I agree. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. derangedlacrimes. His story changed 20 years later on Ebut it seems his brain is probably somewhat fried and Im guessing he embellished the story to make it more sensational for e tv. William Garretson, who moved back to his home town of Lancaster, Ohio after his arrest, was called as a witness by and on behalf of the People of the State of California v. Charles Manson, and testified in the trial on July 26, 1970. (no they weren't there thinking they were going to kill Melcher in the house). even if the administrator detects untruthfulness, they can't hold the suspect (As it turned out, the sounds were of Charles "Tex" Watson shooting Parent with a pistol.) DEBUNKING THE BUNK PART 1: A Look at Joel Rostau, Thoughts on the LaBiancas and the motive on August 10th, Benedict Canyon Acoustics and Bugliosi's Timeline, The Law: Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Felony Murder and One for the Colonel. . The door was locked. They will until the truth is told. I couldn't see SP just turning up round about midnight on the 8th to sell a clock radio to someone he had only met once. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Taken care of sexually and in life. 9pm? For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Aug. 23, 1936 - Jan. 14, 2023. The only way she could've missed him in my mind is if he had the lights & music off, & he supposedly didn't. let's look at Garretson while he's in police custody. testimony.It seems unlikely, that Garretson wouldn't have heard or seen something.At any rate, if the E! Back in Lancaster, residents were just learning about the murders in California -- and the local man who was being questioned for them. Also known as: Mr William M Garretson, Mr William Garretson . inconclusive, the detective may think he's lying and dig further, but at the After testifying in the Manson family trials in 1970, William ended up moving back to his hometown of Lancaster, Ohio. Steve was super young. Sorry! "Lost earnings" would have been a stretch, but I would interpret it to mean due to the stigma of being identified as the killer- especially since it said "future earnings". I have often wondered about the three hippies in a van who supposedly brought WG back up to Cielo after his walk downto the canyon store to get cigarrettes and I believe a TV dinner.Botj Sanders and The Bug have him returning around 9 pm,Having taken a lift in a van with one male and two female hippieTypes. "It was so quiet, one of the killers would later say, that you could almost hear the sound of ice rattling in the cocktail shakers in the homes way down the canyon.". I don't know why he didn't leave the guest house and go next door and call the police when all the shouting was over, but I can just imagine that he was scared to death.Years later, he did an interview and did admit to hearing screaming, but gives no real account for his actions of doing nothing. I do know that when he was captured the next day, Sat. August 9th, he identified Gibby as the "maid". Or did they, and WG wasn't there.I am inclined to think that WG's relationship with Altobelli, both as an employer and in a personal sense, was more important to him than Steve Parent. The Aug. 9 incident was one of two grisly slayings committed by Manson and his followers, who were known as the Charles Manson "Family.". Local William Garretson adds 'strange' details about . Marital status. Beyond a doubt.He was the reason for the Garretson thing.Anyway, he sued Roman for the cleanup of the "blood stains" on the carpet.Can you even imagine??? He has a strange story to tell. "I was coming from Columbus, so I didn't know anybody in Lancaster and I didn't know who (Garretson) was," Varga said. Or at least he would've hidden in the bathroom or a closet with a knife & fallen asleep there.But wasn't he asleep on the couch, all out in the open?Just doesn't make sense to me.I know they said that sounds traveled funny in the canyon area, but the guesthouse was on the same level as the main house, past the pool, not more than 50 feet away. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. He was presented and identified to the press as the killer- something like "Here's the guy that did it." That's a lot of work you've put in here.The problem for me is the fact that the officer failed to explore Garretson's relationship with Altobelli. Michael Hlouek-NagleHi Michael,It is generally accepted that Manson is bisexual - at least that was documented in the Rolling Stone magazine interview of recent years. He recalls a lot of "strange things" going on that night. Immediate Family: Son of Casparus "John" Garretson and Ann Hussey. It has just occurred to me, doesn't Schreck assert in his book that Charlie and Altobelli were intimate? this is just another confusing piece of the puzzlewhere does it fit? be, and how nice to wrap this case up within 48 hours. He had heard things that scared and confused him, and they were quickly over with.So even though everyone posting here would have been a tremendous hero in that situation at 19 years old, and wouldn't have minded being wrongly accused of five murders in the press and held for days, I'm not quite sure how any of that makes him a "douche". He is not dating anyone. Squeaky Fromme, David K Frazier. Garretson was not aware of the screams, gunshots or other turmoilthese I'm of the belief that Rudi allowed William to stay in the guesthouse due to William's rumored large endowment. The bodies of Abigail Folger, 25; Jay Sebring, 35; Voyteck Frykowski, 32; and Steven Parent, 18; were found with knife or gunshot wounds. Yo know on both direct and cross he is asked how he got to the Sunset Strip and back and that he said he hitched but no one bothered to ask him if he got a ride or not, or by whom?Also, he says he was playing The Doors and The Mamas and The Papas on his stereo that night which busts the other myth that that was what was playing loudly in the main house on the stereo by Voy which covered up the shots which killed SP.AND, WG also testifies that the dogs started to bark 2 or 3 hours after SP had already left! Family Members in Contempt. Keene Assigns Lawyer. Thanks for all your great and helpful research Katie!If I was AltobelliI think I'd be a little pissed to learn Roman was mugging for a photo-shoot a day or two later, to the tune of $50,000 as well.I'd probably want my house repaired as well if Roman was being that cavalier about the whole situation. THe guest house is a fair distance from the main house (100 feet). LOLOLTalk about a tight-wad.Buy a carpet for cripes sakes!SeriouslyI still can't get over that:Roman Polanski and Colonel Tate, would rather roll-around in Sharon's blood with mops and sponges, than come-up with a few bucks for a new carpet? didn't Watson stay hidden in the bushes and let Steve pass through the gate report also went on to note: "It is the investigators' opinion that Garretson from Burdick and why? hahahaTalk about an opportunist of the highest order.I have no idea what the outcome of that claim was Katie said>>>>"I do know that when he was captured the next day, Sat. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. mission and after seeing steven parent shot could not go in the house,linda was the only 1 who had a valid drivers license , is the way the interviewer made it sound ? William Garretson was born on August 24, 1949 in Lancaster, Ohio, USA. We have no December 13, 1792 (75) Warrington, York County, Pennsylvania, United States. Altobelli the owner of the property was gay and picked Garretson up hitchhiking originally. The LOLOL>>>Rudy knew Garretson's parents, who implored him to hired Bill for the caretaker position.I'm not sure who was gay or not, but I do know that Rudy is gay. LOLOL>>>>Yes he certainly did. The transcript has WG saying:(1) Parent remarked re the two hot babes in the main house(2) he was lonely. He agreed to take a polygraph test and passed. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of William Garretson (199860689)? It's hard to recall in 2015 but even ten years ago when blogging about it people attacked me for mentioning that Steve liked guys. But it could be the reason WG behaved as if he were holding back info.Anyone else ever wonder about these things.?? He was unharmed, lived close to the residence, and likely had keys inside, so it wasn't much of a surprise when William was booked for the murders. In my younger days I've done similar things. The battery black eye that was inflicted on Bugliosi occurred in June 1973. I'm thinking that if he told his lawyer that he saw something, this all plays out a tad bit differently. Look it up. GET OUTTA HERE. Sadly,the poor fellow sounded like a 20 watt bulb that burned very bright. I understand Garretson found the Lord in his later years. They had 8 children: John Hartin Garretson, Mary Powell (born Garretson) and 6 other children. "It was horrifying," said Garretson of being taken into custody. If like Garretson, they're Sharon was supposed to be staying with her girlfriend Shelia Wells. Something about their comings and goings, drug habits, large amounts of $$$ and of drugs at the front house? Debra Tate Disgraces the Words Victims' Advocate, Manson Blog Reveals True Identity and Fate of Ruby Pearl. 16 Aug 2016 (aged 66) Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. He killed Parent because if Parent went through the gate and lived he would be able to describe the rambler to police. Could have been casual work? U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-2020. -eston-garretson: accessed ), memorial page for William Eston "Willy, Billy, Bill" Garretson (24 Aug 1949-16 Aug 2016), Find a Grave Memorial ID 199860689, citing Basil Memorial Cemetery, Baltimore . Homicide cops knew this guy without any blood or cuts couldt chase and stab all these people unless he was Speedy Gonzalez.Once they calmed him down and background checked him and found out he was John Holmes brother from Ohio they figured he was Italian tubesteak for Altobeli.Anyway by day 3 the good cop was getting rare witness survivor testimony of an even rarer ritualistic,possibly drug (MDA)related multiple murder.As far as I can tell the cops treated him with kid gloves.The cops were worried BG might be murdered by this same group if he told the press what he knew and saw.I was in Los Angeles from the Boston area from Jan-June 1969.I was 20 and couldn't believe how many hitchhikers there were.I bought a 1957 Century from my landlord not realizing the Ca.tags tranferred with the vehicle I had taken my Maine tags,plus didnt require insurance like Ca.did.I myself bummed rides.Like most witnesses to an unknown perp murder.BG was told that he didnt hear or see anything.Thats why his lawyer did all the TV interview.When I started work in the Plymouth Co DA Office I LEAA funded the first county wide Victim-Witness Prog.I personally used Induction-Hypnosis on violent crime vics & witnesses with great results in 1975-78.Defense attornies complained I was manufacturing evidence.I didnt think so;so many clients could recall to witness and document traumatic crime details.Crime scene forensics was a bit sloppy at the Tate house.BTW the Buntline 22 using Std velocity ammo MAY BE somewhat suppressed due to the 18" ? ?Did he know more than he said?Did he know that murder was coming down on Cielo Drive that night? At Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. And he called Voytek the "younger Polanski".This guy was on a different plane".You likely know more of the particulars on Garretson, than I do Katie.I had/have no idea how Garretson described the scene to the police the next day so, I'm reaching beyond my current knowledge with some of these points.I'm just taking the E! Had Steve been there interview at face value, for the purpose of discussion.I also didn't know Garretson was on a possible drug/alcohol "bender" those nights. Now A Santa Monica divorcee, Virginia Cardwell, claimed that she was having an affair with Bugliosi. Ok,First we must stick to Garretsons testimony of July 1970, as a baseline as all the other stuff just muddies the water.Garretson testified that Parent arrived unannounced at 2345 hours, at 0000 hours he made a phone call, and left at 0015 hours.Did the police check the phone records, find the number and interview the person Parent called?If so what were the findings? He was released a few days later. Garretson passed the poly and he passed when he said he heard no shots or screams, I think the telephone being dead and the door handle being down indicating someone tried to enter at some point freaked him out and he didn't want to admit he was afraid and left the house for a bit. (And it's so nice to have someone else here on GMT rather than Pacific - I usually check-in shortly after waking up only to realise that everyone else has just gone to bed.). >>>Lynyrd said: The douche actually sought compensation for his unknown loss of earnings?? Copyright 2023 Distractify. William Eston "Willy, Billy, Bill" Garretson. He is from USA. Heard that from the Col.Don't know if that's true.Don't know what that has to do with it.But I do think that a 19 year old guy, that just had a visit from a "friend to sell a radio" and had no knowledge of the crimes, would be in some kind of shock.Now a 19 year old that wasn't using drugs, wasn't drunk, wasn't hallucinting, would act normally.But a 19 year old guy that was drugged up, imagining all things possible, and thinking that he was next, might have gone into a mind-fall.I'm just speculating here. 2023 www.lancastereaglegazette.com. there's no commentary from polygraph examiner Lieutenant A.H. Burdick except his (Im sure, universal) doubt that Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. The then 19-year-old, who was living in Los Angeles and working. Male . And It is 1969, there's action in Hollywood and a twinkie is taking an interest in him in a house filled with the Beautiful People. house or the Kott's house as the owners of the suspicious car. And on a 2 - 4thtrip had he felt William Arnold Garretson . Matt, well done! Discover William Garretson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Looks like there's something you're holding And he was a lucky motherfucker. The murder at the home of Tate and her husband, filmmaker Roman Polanski, happened first. Varga said he encountered Garretson's story again a few days ago when he came across a Newsweek article about the murders. Bob Evans (real name: Robert J. Shapira) often pops up in drug, sex, murder scandals. I believe Garretson was being evasive because he was worried the cops would investigate the relationship with Altobelli. She was only just introduced into the Spahn Ranch and Charles Manson residing in Canoga Park five miles away btw. Free shipping for many products! Who would be able to describe the Rambler to the police ? Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Frykowski was in living room with the stereo onthis was an elaborate stero Roman had set up, it very well could have blocked the noise. He was under the constant effect of having a low IQ.I just went back and skimmed over WG's trial testimony. zilch. After the murders, William led a fairly quiet life. Garretson again reassured police that he had heard nothing because he had been listening to music all night. TV Shows. I want to know why the killers didn't hear the music from the guest house since it was only a few feet away from main house. Well Col if you broadcast it on social media and my mom finds out, you can no longer "keep" me. He also had been passing lie detector tests. You don't just meet someone once and then make them the caretaker of what was very expensive real estate. August 9, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Sharon Tate murder that was inflicted by members of the Manson "Family." Editor's note: This story first appeared in the Eagle-Gazette on Aug. 9, 2009. Andhow the hell does Garretson end up at the house on Cielo to begin with? The trauma of what William witnessed led him to turn down multiple interview offers with the press that would have given him hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Last of the Manson Girls, Sharon Tate-The Biography Sharon Tate Book 2011, The Manson File- Myth and Reality of an Outlaw Shaman, Vanity Fair April 2011 interview w/Charlie in Spanish. I used soft drugs like cannabis.I'd speculate that this was the norm, and if Garretson essentially admitted to having sex with another man, this is a significant revelation about his lifestyle at that time. people sure do jump to a lot of conclusions.He passed the poly as to murder but muddy whether he might have heard something. August 9th, he identified Gibby as the "maid". Garretson respectfully chose not to purchase the clock radio, and Parent returned to his car. "but at hes age and life experience,it dont surprise me"! William was, scarily, at home during the night of the murders. ?That guy sucks. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Garretson claimed on the TV program that he looked out from a window in the cottage to see a woman (Abigail Folger) being chased by another (Patricia Krenwinkel). thanks for reading all this. And the time is right, the 4 a.m., since he also said that he wakes up at 1-1:30 pm, and then gets the mail. Billy drove a grocery store delivery truck for many years. Father of Casparius Garretson, Jr.; William Garretson; Ann Underwood; Sarah Wickersham; Miriam Frazier Parsons and 6 others. var part1 = "deb"; LANCASTER -- Some Lancaster residents might recall where they were in 1969 when they learned actress Sharon Tate and four others were murdered in California by the followers of Charles Manson. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. His room and board was covered as well. William's life was certainly filled with heartbreak and tragedy. Pat goes to the guest house and hears music,checks the door and its locked. Here s my 2 cents worth, I read the complete transcript of the polygraph. Labels: Bill Garretson , Rudy Altobelli , Steven Parent 41 comments: ResGestae said. I can imagine being so closely tied to such a horrible crime could mess up a person's head- maybe forever- but Garretson's problems seem to go further than that. We know for a fact that Altobelli was gay and this seems to me like a gay pick up if ever there was one.