Tex Watson

Biography

Charles Denton "Tex" Watson (born December 2, 1945) is an American convicted murderer who was a central member of the "Manson Family" led by Charles Manson. Watson is often described as the tactical ringleader of the Tate-LaBianca murders on August 9–10, 1969, when Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Susan Atkins murdered pregnant actress Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Wojciech Frykowski, Abigail Folger, and Steven Parent at 10050 Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles. The next night, Watson traveled to Los Feliz, Los Angeles, and participated in the murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. Watson was convicted of murder in 1971 and sentenced to death. As a result of a 1972 California Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality in the state of the death penalty, he avoided execution but has remained incarcerated ever since. Watson has been denied parole 18 times since he became eligible for parole in 1976 after his death sentence was commuted. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tex Watson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Chaos: The Manson Murders

as Self (archive footage)

Helter Skelter: An American Myth

as Self - Former Family Member (voice) (archive sound)

Helter Skelter: An American Myth

as Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)

Manson: The Women

Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders

Murders of Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Pardoned From Above: The Charles "Tex" Watson Story

as Self