week as well as lieutenant colonel bill mcculloch and all the men and women of the first battalion fifth marine. thank them for their service and their hospitality. thanks for watching. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> larry: tonight, a former charles manson follower, who was there when the brutal crimes were committed, breaks her silence. >> i was told to go get a change of clothing, a knife, my driver's license. >> larry: about the murders that shocked the country, a madman who ordered them. >> when i started hearing, like, horrible things -- >> larry: plus an exclusive with sharon tate's sister. she was there as the woman who savagely stabbed the actress and her unborn baby without mercy

was denied parole. deborah tate tells us why susan atkins should die behind bars. next on "larry king live." we have a fascinating hour ahead. an in-depth look at the manson family's reign of terror four decades ago. before we get to our exclusive guests including a former manson follower, here's a look at charles manson and his so-called family. >> one of the reasons i don't want out is because i am very mad and i don't know whether i could control myself. >> larry: 40 years after one of the most notorious murder sprees in american history, the man responsible for seven brutal killings is still in prison and has never shown regret. >> the only thing i'm guilty about something, the fact i have remorse or fear about anything. >> larry: on the night of august 9th, 1969, charles manson dispatched members of his so-called family to the home of actress sharon tate, the

pregnant wife of director roman palanski. when they were finished, taped, she and her child had been slaughtered with house guests. the very next night with news of the first rampage terrorizing l.a., manson followers struck again. their victims? leno and rosemary layoff yaunch ka, stabbed to death in their home. leslie van houten described her part in the killings. >> i went in and ms. lauf yaunk ka was laying on the floor and i found her. >> larry: where? >> in the back. 16 times. >> larry: the killers left messages throughout the house, words like death to pigs and helter-skelter written with their victim's blood. the phrase, helter-skelter, referred to the beatles song by the same name. manson believes the lyrics were

the wall between blacks and whites. ♪ >> larry: it took police nearly five months to track down manson and his so-called family. a manson follower who was present at the tate and labianca homes became the prosecution's star witness. manson and co-defendants were found guilty of the murders, sentenced to death. the sentences were later commuted to life in prison. at 74, charles manson has spent more than half of his life behind bars, one of the most infamous criminals on history. on september 7th on the history channel a premiere will take place titled "manson." it includes recreations of the tate labianca murders and the involvement of one of our guests in the murders. linda is with us, a former member of the manson family.

she was the prosecution's star witness in the trial of manson and his followers for those murders. out of concern by the way for her safety she is disguised. vincent, los angeles county assistant d.a. prosecuted manson and the others. wrote the number one bestseller "hemter skelter, the true story of the manson murders." you haven't seen each other since 1971. >> that's right. >> larry: what has it been like? >> it's been a long time ago. i told her i don't look a day over 90 but she looks great. you are 15 years younger than i am. wonderful seeing linda again. >> larry: do you think about that night a lot, linda in. >> i would say probably every day. >> larry: you think about it a lot, vince? >> a lot on. not every day. i've gone on to other murder cases. >> larry: that's the case that made you worldwide famous. what are your memories firsts of

charles manson. >> that he was just a very charismatic, beautiful man. >> larry: how did you get involved with the group at all? >> i was kind of left stranded by my husband with my daughter and -- >> larry: kind of took you in? >> yeah, yeah. >> larry: and did you -- were you involved with him, physically involved? ro mantly involved? >> physically involved. yeah. eventually, yeah, romantically. >> so, what brings you to los angeles? are you still in there? are you in there? i asked what brought you to l.a. >> my husband abandoned me and i'd be welcomed here. >> that makes me happy. >> larry: a month later after all, you got involved, the

murders took place, right? >> yeah. >> larry: vince, explain, before we get into the details how linda, even though she was there, present, she was not prosecuted. >> she was given immunity from prosecution to testify against manson and if there ever was, like you said, a start witness for the prosecution, it was linda kasabian. in fact, larry, without her testimony it would have been difficult for me to convict manson. >> larry: an eyewitness. >> yeah. extremely difficult. in fact, even with her testimony, the jury was out deliberating for a week and a half. so we all owe a tremendous debt of gratitude toward linda. if manson had gotten out there's no question he would have continued to kill as many people as he could have. >> larry: before that crazy night, were you involved in other criminal activities with manson? >> no. i think the worst thing i ever did was steal money. >> larry: that's a criminal activity. >> yeah. yeah. okay. it was a criminal activity,

but -- >> larry: were there a lot of people in the group? >> yeah. >> larry: how many? >> probably about 20, 20 girls. >> larry: did you live in a commune like? >> yeah. >> larry: did he have sex with many of the girls? >> yes. >> larry: did it bother you? >> no. >> larry: why not? >> that's what i was used to. a communal free love type lifestyle. >> larry: a different era, was it not? nothing indicated murders were going to take place? >> no. >> larry: what happened that night, linda? >> the night of the -- >> larry: murders. >> murders. from what point? >> larry: did someone say let's go out -- what happened. from the beginning. >> i was told to go get a change of clothing and a knife. my driver's license. and move back and -- >> larry: at a certain point you

all met? did you question why you needed a knife? >> no. >> larry: can you explain, vince, what kind of power this man had that a person would say go get a knife, okay, i'll be back with the knife? >> linda was looking for jesus throughout the country. she'd been to the american psychedelic circus in boston looking for a christ like figure. she thought manson was jesus. she found out he was a devil. he got them to the point where they were willing to kill for him. they convinced them he was jesus christ and the devil wrapped up in one person. when he told her to go along she didn't feel like he was in any position to say no. she thought they were going to go on another creepy crawly commission. >> larry: what's a creepy crawly mission? >> that's where you sneak around people's property. >> larry: for what purpose? >> to steal positions. >> larry: you had no idea a murder was at hand? >> before she joined the family

they went on creepy crawly missions in beverly hills. went into people's homes and rearranged the furniture in the middle of the night and people would wake up and see the furniture rearranged. linda, was a true hippy. a flower child. i'm convinced the only reason he asked her to go along on these two nights of murder is she was the only one in the family that had her driver's license. he told her, get your driver's license. she had no idea they were going to commit mass murder. >> larry: in your opinion she was innocent? >> absolutely. >> larry: what were the others if not flower children? >> they were willing to kill for him. she was not. >> larry: when we come back, linda kasabian on the haunts details of the tate murders. in the north of england to my new job at the refinery in the south.

i'll never forget. it used one tank of petrol and i had to refill it twice with oil. a new car today has 95% lower emissions than in 1970. exxonmobil is working to improve cars, liners of tires, plastics which are lighter and advanced hydrogen technologies that could increase fuel efficiency by up to 80%. it's fidelity's guidance -- it shows you ways to spend in retirement that can help your money last, whatever your plans. like, if we wanted to travel? husband: or start a business? advisor: yep. wife: or take some classes? sure. or find the best cheeseburger? the line isn't for everything. whatever your destination, fidelity has the people, guidance and investments to help you find your way.

in july 1969, i had just turned 20. my relationship with my husband was not there. i wasn't a priority to him. >> linda. >> no, bob. >> and there was this girl gypsy and she was a part of charlie gypsy said, don't worry. you can come live with us. i immediately decided to go with her.

>> larry: that's the history channel's upcoming drama documentary titled "manson." we're back with former manson follower, linda kasabian. i asked her when she first realized that she was part of a plot to murder. >> when i realized, really, what was going on, and this is after steven was shot in the head. >> larry: you saw him shot? >> yes. >> larry: that must have blown your mind. >> it did. it totally just -- >> larry: again, manson does not go on any of these? >> no. >> he accompanied them to a certain point. tell mr. king -- >> but then a lot of screaming and crying and -- >> larry: how many people were with you? >> one, two, three. >> larry: and you were in whose house at that time? >> i wasn't in anybody's house. >> larry: where was the guy shot? >> i was in the yard. >> larry: he was shot in the yard? >> yeah, he was in his vehicle. >> larry: oh. first one killed? >> first one, yep. and then after that happened, i was told to stay there and just kind of wait and listen for

sounds and i did that and then i started hearing like just horrible screaming. so i started running towards the house. and sadie came running out and i just looked at her and i said, sadie, please make it stop. and she said, i can't, it's too late. and that's when i saw frykowski being murdered. slaughtered. >> larry: knifed? >> knifed. >> larry: now this is all new to you. you are a hippie or a flower child. that's a child of peace. >> yeah, make love, not war. >> larry: you must have gone nuts. >> yeah.

i was in -- it was unreal. it was so real that it was unreal. >> larry: did you ask him why they were doing this? you didn't think of saying why are you killing these people? >> it wasn't that kind of a scenario where, you know, the only thing that got said was sadie, make it stop. >> larry: that was all that was said? >> that was all -- >> larry: you drove the car away? when they were finished you drove them away? >> yeah. >> larry: where did you go, back to manson? >> yeah. >> larry: and how did you feel? you're driving back with three people who have just killed people. >> i was in a total state of shock. i didn't know what to feel. didn't know what to think. i just witnessed a man looking straight into his eyes leave this earth. leave his body. he died. >> larry: why didn't you call the police? >> i thought of doing that while i was still there.

and the murders were still going on. and i thought about my daughter back at the ranch. i thought about being found at somebody else's house. calling for help and also back in that time in frame, you didn't turn to the police. the police was -- >> larry: enemies? >> enemies, yeah. >> larry: so back you went to the house. what did manson say when you got back? >> everybody was gathered together, and he asked if we had remorse. and i kind of watched and waited to hear what everybody else was saying to kind of follow in their footsteps as to -- because i couldn't say, you know, what i really felt. >> larry: no one had remorse? >> no. no. >> larry: how about you? >> no. i was shocked. yeah, it's like --

>> larry: you didn't feel you had anything to be remorseful about since you didn't plan on doing this, right? >> but it's like, oh my god, you know? this person, this beautiful person was just -- his life was taken. savidgely murdered. right there. >> larry: when we come back, more with linda kasabian. plus, former manson follower susan atkins who was denied parole a 13th time this week despite the fact she has terminal brain cancer. we'll get reaction from sharon tate's sister. sfx: coin drop, can shaking

when you own a business, saving sounds good. so hear this: regions makes it simple to save money and time with lifegreen checking and savings for business, free convenient e-services and regions quick deposit, so you can deposit checks right from your desk. so switch to regions and start saving. plus, get a business financial review through a regions cashcor analysis. it's how business gets into the rhythm of saving. regions - it's time to expect more. >> larry: welcome back. over the years, charles manson never shied away from the tv cameras. here's manson in his own words. >> i don't really accept any attorney. i don't accept the court. i don't accept the whole situation. you know, like i was in the

desert minding my business. this confusion belongs to you. it's your confusion. i don't have any confusion. i don't have any guilt. i know what i've done and no man can judge me. >> are you guilty of any murders? are you guilty of plotting any murders? >> i killed a chicken once. >> any human beings? >> no. no. >> you're absolutely innocent of any conspiracy to commit murder or telling anyone to commit murder or planning it? >> i'll plead guilty to the indians. >> you say in your minds, that i'm guilty of everything that you have got on paper. so, therefore, it would run logic that i would need to have remorse for what you think is reality. and if that would be true, then all the ocean's contents, if it were my tears, there would not be enough to express the remorse i have for the sadness of that world that you people live in. well, god, i guess you're my

best friend being as i invented you. >> do you believe in god? >> sure, i believe in myself. why wouldn't i? so which one? >> are you jesus christ? >> which jesus? there's all kinds of jesus. there's a black jesus down in florida. he's having a good time. there's a mexican jesus in mexico. i mean, there's all kinds of -- jewish jesus. jesus is coming back everywhere and nothing can stop it. it's a consciousness that lives in your mind. >> larry: when we come back, more with our exclusive guest, linda kasabian. i'll ask her why she went out on a second killing spree. to stay on top of my game after 50,

i switched to a complete multivitamin with more. only one a day men's 50+ advantage... has gingko for mem÷$y and concentration. plus support for heart health. ( crowd roars ) that's a great call. one a day men's.

bad cholesterol but your good cholesterol and triglycerides are still out of line? then you may not be seeing the whole picture. ask your doctor about trilipix. statin to lower bad cholesterol, along with diet, adding trilipix can lower fatty triglycerides and raise good cholesterol to help improve all three cholesterol numbers. trilipix has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or stroke more than a statin alone. trilipix is not for everyone, including people with liver, gallbladder, or severe kidney disease, or nursing women. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you are pregnant or may become pregnant. blood tests are needed before and during treatment to check for liver problems. contact your doctor if you develop unexplained muscle pain or weakness, as this can be a sign of a rare but serious side effect. this risk may be increased when trilipix is used with a statin.

if you cannot afford your medication, call 1-866-4-trilipix for more information. trilipix. there's more to cholesterol. get the picture. what were you thinking of when you saw linda kasabian yesterday? >> i was thinking how pretty she looked. >> are you upset with linda? >> no, not at all. >> do you think she will testify for the prosecution? >> that's up to linda. >> most of the people i didn't even know. linda kasabian, for example, she'd only been at the ranch a couple of weeks. i'd seen her maybe twice. you know, like i never paid that much attention to the people that came around that ranch. they came and went as they chose. >> larry: the night after the tate murders, the manson family struck again. i asked linda kasabian and

prosecutor vincent about what happened on the second night. >> the second night manson accompanied his killers in a car looking for the victims completely at random. so in the vast sprawling metropolis of l.a. no one was safe. they stopped at a church in pasadena. the doors were locked. no one inside. they stopped in front of the one with leno and rosemary labianca. husband and wife. leno was the owner of a small supermarket chain called gateway market. so they stopped there, and manson sent his killers into the house with instructions to murder the occupants. then he drove off with linda and two other people. at the time of the murders, manson and the people in the car were having milkshakes. but that was the second night, the labianca night. she did not participate in the tate or labianca murders. and the point has to be made because she has suffered through the years from people in towns she's lived in and her children

thinking she was involved in these murders. >> larry: that's why we have her disguised. >> but she was not involved in any way whatsoever -- >> larry: but there is a significant question, linda. why did you go out the second night? >> because manson told me to. >> larry: what did you do all day after the first night of murders? >> i remember being -- watching tv and finding out who the people were inside the home. >> larry: why didn't you take your daughter and flee? >> i was afraid. >> larry: you were afraid he was going to harm you? or? >> it wasn't just something that i could turn around and walk out of there. >> she did leave the family the first opportunity she had. three days after. and she went back to her mother. >> larry: why not the first day? >> it's not that easy to leave a family of murderers. but the first opportunity she had, she fled the family. went back to new hampshire where her mother was. when she learned there was a

warrant out for her arrest she voluntarily surrendered, came out to l.a. and she was willing to tell me everything that happened without asking for anything to return although her lawyer properly got her immunity from prosecution. but she told me from the very beginning she knew she was the one that was going to have to tell the world what happened. >> larry: when the second night occurred, what were you thinking then? >> how -- >> larry: didn't you ever -- didn't you say to charlie manson, why are you doing this? why are you telling people to do this? >> i didn't say anything like that, but i did at the point where it came down to the line where it was -- i was going to be forced to have to do this. kill somebody. is when i looked him in the eye and said, charlie, i'm not --

>> tell mr. king and the national audience that you stopped in venice, an apartment house in venice and manson gave you a knife and told you to go inside the apartment -- >> larry: this is the second night? >> well it was the second night. after at the labianca residence. gave you a knife. told you to go inside an apartment house and murder an actor friend of yours whom she had met a couple of weeks earlier when she was hitchhiking up pacific coast highway. what did you tell manson when he told you to murder. >> he told me how to murder this man. >> what did you tell him? >> i told him, charlie, i'm not you. i can't kill anybody. he said sure you can and he took off and pretended that his finger was a knife and went like this. he said just do this. then he dismissed me and two other people to go and commit this murder. >> larry: what did you do? >> and he took off. i knocked on the wrong door. >> larry: were you going to kill someone? >> no. certainly not. >> she frustrated what would have been an eighth murder in two nights by deliberately knocking on the wrong door.

>> larry: when were you assigned the case? >> three months later. the first moment the manson family became suspects, i was assigned and started working on it two years nonstop. >> larry: during those three months, what were you doing, linda? >> i was -- >> larry: before there were any arrests? >> i went to get help. when i did get away from the family. yes, i did leave my daughter, but i knew she would be okay. i got to new mexico which is where my husband was and told him the story. and did not receive any support from him whatsoever or really anybody. eventually i did find somebody that was willing to help me. he felt the story was a little incredible that maybe i wasn't telling the truth. he called the ranch and they had all been arrested and my daughter was put into a receiving foster care. >> larry: how old was she?

>> 18 months. >> larry: what fueled manson's desire to kill innocent people? some answers after the break. before i started this job, i admit, i had some doubts. probably a lot like you. but i like what i found. i think you will too. car for car, when compared to the competition, we win. simple as that. i just know if you get into one of our cars, you're gonna like what you see. so we're putting our money where our mouth is. buy a new chevy, buick, gmc or cadillac and if you are not 100% happy, return it. we'll take it back. that's our new 60-day satisfaction guarantee. and as always you'll get our 100,000-mile, 5-year powertrain warranty on every vehicle. that's how strongly we feel about our cars. and how committed we are to you. so put us to the test-- put us up against anyone and may the best car win.

>> larry: the most puzzling thing in all of this. why did he do this? >> i think at the bottom is tremendous hostility for society. he hated society.

thought he had been given a bad hand in life. you know, he was short, 5'2." said he had no parents. he didn't know who his father was. his mother ran around a lot, was an alcoholic. she'd drop him off at a neighbor's home for a couple of hours. disappear for a couple of days or weeks. he had this tremendous hostility. when he formed the family, i don't think he was thinking of using it to commit murder. but somewhere along the line, i think it was a slow evolutionary process, he realized he could get these kids to do anything he wanted. i think he used them to vent his spleen on society for them. >> larry: by having them kill. why didn't he kill himself? why department he go out and participate in the killing? >> it's not because, you know, they said hitler, the head of -- >> larry: nazi. >> -- eliminating the jewish race. aplarnt participant apparently he was uncapable himself. the story goes he fainted when he went to auschwitz. that's not the case with manson.

he participated in the killing of shorty shay. shot a philadelphia guy, left him for dead. why didn't he do it? it's speculation on my part but i'm almost positive he'd have to confirm this, that he thought he'd be able to immunize himself from criminal responsibility by getting others to do his bidding for them. as it turned out it was more difficult to convict him because he was not present at the murder scene. not like o.j. simplen with his fresh blood at the murder scene. when your blood is at the murder scene and the victim's blood inside your car and home, that's the end of the ball game. >> larry: linda, you might not have convicted him. >> it would have been extremely difficult. >> larry: was it hard, linda, to testify? >> yeah, it was. it was -- >> larry: had to look at all your friends, right? supposed friends? >> yeah, i definitely -- >> larry: had to look at charlie manson. >> yes, i did. >> larry: did he look back at you? >> yes, he did. >> larry: was he angry? >> yes. yes. >> larry: plenty angry. >> yes. >> larry: what happened to you after that? >> after that i was -- >> larry: what have you been doing with your life? >> trying to live a normal life,

which has been really hard to do. raised four children. >> larry: are you living -- you can't tell us where you're living. >> no, i prefer not to. >> larry: are you okay now, though? >> yes, i am. as of 12 years ago. i've been on a mission of healing and rehabilitation and i went through a lot of drugs and alcohol and self-destruction and probably could have used some psychological counseling and help 40 years ago, but never received it. >> larry: how many are in jail now? >> well, all of them are still behind bars. i don't believe they should get out at all, of course. obviously, susan atkins is a different story. she's near death. one leg amputated. the other one is paralyzed. she can't even talk. she's mumbling.

you can't put her into the same category. >> larry: have they changed? >> i think they've all renounced manson and i done know if they are sincere. my belief is the renunciation of manson is sincere. but at that time, they were all killers. this lady here, this young woman was not a killer. i told the jury in my summation. on a hot summer night of august the 8th, 1969, charles manson sent out from the fires of hell at spahn ranch three heartless, blood thirsty robots and unfortunately for him, one human being, the little hippie girl, linda kasabian. this girl is different and we owe a lot to her. >> larry: do you still hear the screams? >> if i choose to go there. yeah. but i have learned to put it in its proper perspective over the years. and deal with my own feelings of shame and guilt. >> larry: you do have guilt? >> of course.

i felt guilty that i felt as though i carried the guilt that nobody else had guilt for at the time. >> larry: thank you both. >> thank you larry. >> thank you, larry. >> larry: when we come back, sharon tate's sister tells us why none of the manson family should be granted parole. hey buddy, i appreciate the ride, you know. no problem. ♪ mind if i take a shortcut? yeah, sure. ♪ i knew the subaru legacy was the smart choice... what i didn't expect... was the fun. the all-new subaru legacy. feel the love. and when my symptoms-the coughing, wheezing, tightness in my chest came back- i knew i had to see my doctor. he told me i had choices in controller medicines. we chose symbicort. symbicort starts to improve my lung function within 15 minutes.

that's important to me because i know the two medicines in symbicort are beginning to treat my symptoms and helping me take control of my asthma. and that makes symbicort a good choice for me. symbicort will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. and should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort contains formoterol. medicines like formoterol may increase the chance of asthma-related death. so, it is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on other asthma medicines. see your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse. i know symbicort won't replace a rescue inhaler. within 15 minutes symbicort starts to improve my lung function and begins to treat my symptoms. that makes symbicort a good choice for me. you have choices. ask your doctor if symbicort is right for you. (announcer) if you cannot afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help.

sfx: chear that?can shaking if you cannot afford your medication, that's the sound of people saving. saving money, saving time, and saving for the future. regions makes it simple - starting with lifegreen checking and savings - featuring free convenient e-services, up to a $250 annual savings account bonus and a free personal savings review. so make the switch today - and get into the rhythm of saving. regions - it's time to expect more. >> larry: our entire program tonight has been devoted to that

terrible night many years ago and the case of manson and those horrific murders. we close the show tonight in these remaining moments with deborah tate, the sister of actress sharon tate, murdered that terrible night. you were supposed to be at the house? >> yes, i was. >> larry: what happened? >> earlier that afternoon, the young man that was supposed to drive me up had hurt his ankle frisbee accident and showed up with two other guys to keep him from limping. and i gave sharon a courtesy call. i didn't think that that was a proper thing to do, to show up with two extra people that she didn't know. and she agreed that she would rather not have to put on makeup or even clothes. it was such a hot, muggy afternoon. so i canceled. >> larry: where did you hear or how did you hear about the tragedy? >> my mother -- my mother's home

was -- we had just moved back in from sausalito, and we were home unpacking boxes. >> larry: you and your mother? >> me and my mother. and my boyfriend of the time called my mother and had said that he heard on the radio that sharon had been killed in a fire in benedict canyon. and, yeah, so -- >> larry: when you found out what really happened, what went through you? >> i didn't think it could be possible. i got on the phone immediately and started calling fire stations when that panned out to be untrue, i called police stations. did everything to track down what has actually happened. >> larry: who finally told you? >> the police department. >> larry: one thing to die, tragedy enough. and then to die that way when it's not accidental and horrific. >> i had spent the entire summer

at that house in sharon's absence. i was basically the lady of the house, so i had gotten to know everybody, abigail, extremely well. jay was, of course, a dear, dear friend. he was like a big brother. it was -- i lost my entire support team that evening. >> larry: as i told you, i interviewed sharon a couple weeks before this happened. and not only gorgeous, drop dead gorgeous, terrific person and bright. >> great. great individual in every way. >> larry: now since then, though, you have stayed dramatically involved in trying to prevent paroles. >> absolutely. >> larry: of anybody. in a dramatic moment during the hearing in which susan atkins' parole was eventually denied, her husband led her through a recitation of the 23rd psalm. let's watch. >> even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of -- >> death. >> i shall fear no -- >> evil.

>> for thou art with me. your rod and your staff. >> are with me. >> larry: she is dying is she not? >> yes. >> larry: so what's wrong with at this point letting her out? >> i lost my mother to brain cancer. nobody that i know that has brain cancer has managed to survive a year, let alone a year and four months past her last compassionate release plea, which deems that you need to be terminal within three months. >> larry: she's not? >> i have my doubts, to tell you the truth. i don't know how it's possible that she continue on this long after. >> larry: you have no compassion for her? >> i have all the compassion in the world for her. i wish her very well and always have.

in jail, i hope they thrive and can serve and provide a useful life to other inmates. but i cannot let them out into society. i will never trust that these people are rehabilitated. >> larry: would you have preferred that they were executed? >> back in the beginning, i did not believe in the death penalty. now i do. >> larry: debra tate is our guest. from tums that can control your heartburn for hours all day or all night. it's called tums dual action, and it's the longest lasting tums ever. tums dual action works two ways to relieve heartburn: like all tums, it goes to work in seconds. plus, tums dual action has an effective acid reducer that works for hours, all day or all night, to keep heartburn from coming back. rely on tums dual action for fast, long-lasting relief of heartburn. brand power. helping you buy better. most people try to get rid of algae, and we're trying to grow it.

the algae are very beautiful. they come in blue or red, golden, green. algae could be converted into biofuels... that we could someday run our cars on. in using algae to form biofuels, we're not competing with the food supply. and they absorb co2, so they help solve the greenhouse problem, as well. we're making a big commitment to finding out... just how much algae can help to meet... the fuel demands of the world. what did you think of this morning's proceedings? >> i didn't think anything about it. >> larry: back with debra tate. atkins said she converted to catholicism while in prison. do you believe she's changed? >> i've sat across from them, as i am from you now. >> larry: you appear at parole hearings. >> absolutely. and we are this close.

i've never got one word of remorse. i've never gotten an apology, which is one of the basic factors in the 12-step program, which is a requirement that they fulfill. >> larry: now you say that she hasn't shown remorse. this is what she said in 1985 at a parole hearing. watch. >> i know the pain and the suffering that i caused mrs. tate. i look at myself today and i'm appalled that i could even have been involved with something like that. >> larry: isn't that remorse? >> not in my opinion. there's no tears. there's no tears. it's something that people have to do in order to gain the trust of the parole board in letting them out. >> larry: were you there for that? >> no, i was not there for that. >> larry: do you hate these people? >> not at all. >> larry: no? >> i don't.

i'm not capable of hate. i feel -- i feel bad that their lives have been wasted, but that was a choice that they made in the lifestyle that they lived. this wasn't an isolated killing, an act of passion. this was predtorial killing. >> larry: your sister wasn't targeted. >> not at all. >> larry: could have been any house. >> could have been any house. it changed the way the world looked at everything at that time. when you're not facing your own home, it's a terrible thing. >> larry: back with debra tate right after this. what do you think? hey, why don't we use our points from chase sapphire and take a break? we can't. sure, we can. the points don't expire... ♪ there is nothing for me... ♪ there's no travel restrictions... we could leave tomorrow. we can't use them for a vacation. you can use the points for just about anything. i know... ♪ the way you look tonight ♪ chase what matters. get your new chase sapphire card at chase.com/sapphire.

welcome to the now network. right now five coworkers are working from the road using a mifi-- a mobile hotspot that provides up to five shared wi-fi connections. two are downloading the final final revised final presentation. - one just got an email. - woman: what?! hmph. it's being revised again. the copilot is on mapquest. and tom is streaming meeting psych-up music - from meltedmetal.com. - ( heavy metal music playing ) that's happening now with the new mifi from sprint-- z) the mobile hotspot that fits in your pocket. sprint. the now network. deaf, hard-of-hearin÷l and people with speech disabilities access www.sprintrelay.com.

miss atkins very callously denied sharon the opportunity of life. >> larry: we are back with debra tate. when you heard about the labianca murders the next night, did you hook them up? >> absolutely. i had my suspicions. >> larry: so it was too coincidental? >> too coincidental. >> larry: linda kasabian has been with us earlier in the show. she witnessed the murders but didn't do anything to stop them. but according to bugliosi, was the key witness. what are your feelings about her? >> as far as i'm concerned, larry, she was an accessory to

murder and, therefore, should hold the same penalties as everybody else. >> larry: but the d.a. says he wasn't sure he could have had a solid iron case without her. >> i think he should have tried. he may not have been sure but i think the points could have been made without that. i don't think it's absolutely necessary. however, i'm not a lawyer. and the laws of today are much different than they were in 1969. it could have been a much more severe point to try to make. >> larry: were you at the trial? >> my father wouldn't allow me to go to the trial, but i followed it every day. >> larry: why wouldn't he allow you to go? >> he was having difficulty, himself. i would -- he was afraid that i would lose my temper. it was hard for him to control himself. i was basically the son my father never had, and -- >> larry: you were the youngest sister? >> no. i'm the middle sister.

sharon and i had an extremely close relationship. >> larry: there was another sister? >> there was another sister. she passed from breast cancer. in 2000. i'm the last of my line. >> larry: how close were you with sharon? >> extremely close. as military children, you're moved all over the country or the world every three years, so the only consistent thing in each other's lives are your family. >> larry: did you like your brother-in-law? >> i loved my brother-in-law and i still do. >> larry: do you think he will ever come back to this country? >> when i saw him in 2005, i tried to talk him into coming back to this country. >> larry: taking a shot? >> absolutely. i thought that he has a duty to try to clear up the record. however, the way l.a. d.a. want to treat it, they want to take him back, but they want it publicized.

they want it on camera, turn it into a three-ring circus. he has no need to come back here. >> larry: were they very much in love? >> very much in love. roman and sharon admired each other. he worshipped the ground she walked on. they had a wonderful life together. they balanced each other completely. >> larry: why wasn't he there that night? >> he was in london finishing up "day of the dolphin." she had just gotten back from italy doing her last film, which was "13 chairs." >> larry: that's what i interviewed her about. >> yes. >> larry: what did you think of her career? >> i was very, very proud of her. sometimes i thought it was a little funny or contrived. i didn't understand all the dynamics. i rehearsed, ran parts with her very often.

she said that she thought that i was the better actress in the family. >> larry: back with our remaining moments with debra tate, reliving a horror after this. [ engine powers down ] gentlemen, you booked your hotels on orbitz. well, the price went down, so you're all getting a check thanks. for the difference. except for you -- you didn't book with orbitz, so you're not getting a check. well, i think we've all learned a valuable lesson today. good day, gentlemen. thanks a lot. thank you.

introducing hotel price assurance, where if another orbitz customer books the same hotel for less, we send you a check for the difference, automatically.

what has mr. manson learned in the 23 -- almost 23 years that he has been in prison for these murders? in my estimation, mr. manson has learned nothing. >> larry: we are back with debra tate. does it bother that there are movies, documentaries, best selling books all about this? >> it does. i feel that many people have made a lot of money off of my family's pain, and they continue to do so. so many of the documentaries or even statements that i myself have made are taken and chopped and taken out of context. i would love to have the opportunity to tell the entire story in a cohesive manner that is complete, and i haven't had the opportunity to do that. >> larry: why don't you write it? >> i have thought about that, larry.

i have actually thought about writing it. there's so much. my mother's advocate work. my father actually to deal with his pain went out into the world, hollywood world and did his own investigation. there are so many heroes in this family story that have not been explored. >> larry: did you like "helter-skelt "helter-skelter? " >> i never read "helter-skelter." >> larry: did you see it? >> i didn't see it. i will not contaminate my memories with somebody else's version. >> larry: even the d.a.'s? >> even the d.a.'s. >> larry: in the '93 hearing of susan atkins, she said your sister asked her to let her baby live and susan said she didn't have any mercy on her. >> absolutely. >> larry: how far along was -- >> the baby would have lived had somebody got there. sharon was full term.

she was going to be giving birth within the next week, week and a half at the most. >> what was it? >> it was a boy. >> larry: did she know it was a boy? >> no. >> larry: no. not back then they didn't know. what are your feelings about manson? >> i think that charlie has a unique gift and that is to recognize and band together sociopaths. there were many members of the manson family that weren't willing to go out on these raids and commit violent acts or crimes. he had the propensity to recognize them and band them together. >> larry: why do you think he wanted to do it, though? what was his kick? he didn't kill anyone. >> he did not kill anyone, actually, but -- that we know of in this particular case. i question -- >> larry: what do you think was his kick in sending other people out to kill people? >> i think that it made him feel like a big man to be able to have that kind of influence on people, and i also think that he

was very bitter at society. he had been in and out of the system most of his life. he was a dysfunctional individual. >> larry: did you ever talk to him? >> i did talk to him. well, i saw him. i did not speak to him. he did not speak to me. >> larry: where did you see him? >> in the county jail before he was convicted. i had myself taken in and we sat across from each other like this and neither one of us had anything to say. >> larry: what went through you? >> i wanted to look into his eyes and see what i saw. i wanted to see if i felt that he was guilty, and it was like looking into the eyes of a shark, dark, empty eyes. >> larry: would it take anything to have you say let someone out? >> yes. i am capable of saying let someone out if i see all the right signs.