Spahn Ranch, located on Santa Susana Pass Road in Chatsworth, was once originally owned by silent film actor William S. Hart. It was a popular backdrop for many western films and a western village movie set existed until it was destroyed by fire in 1973. George Spahn purchased the property in 1948. Twenty years later, Charles Manson and his family moved there after Manson made arrangements for one of the family members, Lynette Fromme, to do Spahn's housekeeping and be his companion in exchange for living there rent-free. Police first raided Spahn Ranch in August 1969 in search of criminal evidence. Investigators working on the case involving Charles Manson and the Family look for evidence at Spahn Movie Ranch. Photograph caption dated December 12, 1969 reads, "35-foot well on Spahn Ranch probed for bodies. Flood control district crews didn't uncover any victims and halted search."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Manson, Charles,--1934-2017--Homes and haunts Manson, Charles,--1934-2017--Trials, litigation, etc Los Angeles County Flood Control District (Calif.) Criminal investigation--California--Los Angeles Crime--California--Los Angeles Ranches--California--Los Angeles Spahn Movie Ranch (Los Angeles, Calif.) Chatsworth (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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