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Posted on May 10, 2008
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Deserted: Barker Ranch, in California’s Death Valley.

When a Southern California TV station recently ran a story about the possibility of authorities finding more victims of Charles Manson and his followers in Death Valley, it seemed like just another unseemly attempt to trump up a slow news night. Perhaps it was, but the story has now gotten a boost from the BBC, which reports that excavations aimed at finding bodies at Barker Ranch will start in 10 days.


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Initial surveys of the remote ranch some 200 miles (320 km) north of Los Angeles in February proved inconclusive.

“I believe the only way to determine once and for all whether there are bodies buried at Barker Ranch from the time of the Manson family is to proceed with limited excavation in a very few areas,” said Inyo County Sheriff Bill Lutze.

The four-day excavation is due to start on 20 May.

Manson and the four of his followers convicted of the spree of murders have reportedly claimed more victims are buried at the ranch.

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By cyrena, May 11, 2008 at 2:44 am Link to this comment

” What’s Bush, Cheney & Co.’s excuse?”

I dunno Billy, maybe ‘cause abortion wasn’t legal back then?

Too bad.

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By cyrena, May 11, 2008 at 1:30 am Link to this comment

I was thinking the very same thing guys, as I read and listened to McCain’s Spiritual Guide (this time a new one that I’d never heard of…Parsely or Paulsey or something like that) and I thought to myself…these guys, (him and Hagee) are like a few billion times more dangerous than whacked out Manson was, and he’s in jail forever.

Why haven’t these current clowns been locked up forever? Well because…John McCain, running for the highest office in the land, has carefully cultivated their endorsements!

Who’s crazy here? If John McCain had drug Charlie Manson out of jail, and took him along on tour/campaign with him, would it have been any different? Nope.

Actually, crazy as Charlie was, he was far less dangerous, at least numerically speaking.

Serial Killer? Nope..I’m with Billy the Dik. THAT would be Dick Manson Cheney.

Is Charlie Manson any crazier than the Rev. Sung Moon? (The Korean cult leader that the Bush Dynasty pays homage to) Nope.

Same with these fellows Hagee and Parsely. (I know that’s not the correct spelling for his name, but I don’t care). So, we have terrorists still controlling US politics from the highest offices of the land, and these clowns are digging for Charlie Manson victims from 40 years ago.

I don’t understand. I’m not trying to understand, and I’m never gonna understand. Understanding the motivation behind this would make me as crazy as they are. I refuse to go down like that.

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By PatrickHenry, May 10, 2008 at 12:51 pm Link to this comment

People don’t always disappear in the desert.

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By Conservative Yankee, May 10, 2008 at 10:21 am Link to this comment
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Funny, I thought I was delving into serious news..

This site is becoming a joke!

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By hippy pam, May 10, 2008 at 8:02 am Link to this comment

They were caught BEFORE they could do more damage.
There could have been a different outcome had that not happened.Are the COPS gonna give them “priviledges?” for giving “information?”.That MAY BE JUST A PLOY for PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT????
And were there MORE OF THE “FAMILY” out there???

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By DennisD, May 10, 2008 at 7:52 am Link to this comment
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Maybe they’ll finally find Jimmy Hoffa and or Bush’s brain.

Why should the media concentrate on TODAY’S issues when there’s so much crap that no one cares about from 30, 40, 50 years ago to “investigate” over and over again.

As if anyone worried about losing or has lost their home, job, or car and doesn’t have enough to eat gives a flying rat’s ass about this sh*t.

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