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Dig for Human Remains at Ranch Where Manson Hid

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PlusDig for Human Remains at Ranch Where Manson HidDig for Human Remains at Ranch Where Manson HidThe Associated PressDecades after law enforcement raided the ranch where Charles Manson hid following a 1969 killing spree, detectives and scientists are on the hunt for undiscovered graves. The AP's John Mone travelled to the ranch for this report. (May 20)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [[VO: Shots of the desolate Death Valley, the area of Barker's Ranch, Charles Manson's hideout]][[SUPER: Death Valley National Park, CA]] [[TRACK]]ON THE COMPOUND OF SMALL ADOBE RANCH HOUSE...STUCK IN THE EXTREME HEAT OF THE CALIFORNIA DESERT ... [[NATURAL SOUND OF DIGGING UP FULL]] [[VO: police picking up rocks looking at them...still photos of charles manson...dissolves to photos of atkins, krenwinkel, fromme, sharon tate[[TRACK]]MAY LIE THE CLUES OF A CRIMINAL MAD MAN... SO EXTREME THAT HE INCITED OTHERS TO COMMIT A RASH OF MURDERS IN THE LATE 1960S...INCLUDING THAT OF ACTRESS SHARON TATE. [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Sgt. Paul Dostie//Mammoth Lakes Police Department]]"I think it was just a critical time in history. it was the death of the 60s. those women looked like the girls next door." [[STAND UP]] [[SUPER: John Mone//The Associated Press]]"behind is the barker's ranch cabin. a one time hide out for Charles Manson and his followers." [[VO: Shots of manson from ap file photos...camera moves...etc. ranch house exterior...shot of kitchen in ranch...sticker of charlie mansons psycho face on a fridge]][[TRACK]]MANSON's CULT OF DEATH...PICKED A RANCH IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK TO STAY IN NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO...AND PERHAPS LEFT BEHIND MORE VICTIMS. [[SOT]][[SUPER: Sgt. Paul Dostie//Mammoth Lakes PD]]"i think our greatest fear is that we're off by a few feet from where any of the remains lay." [[VO: shot of police working the scene, paul dostie and his dog. ]][[TRACK]]SO WHAT LED AUTHORITIES TO RE-CHECK THE RANCH? A POLICEMAN NAMED PAUL DOSTIE. HE TRACKS COLD CASES...AND HIS DOG BUSTER HAS A NOSE FOR FINDING HISTORIC GRAVE SITES. EARLIER THIS YEAR DOSTIE PURSUED RUMORS OF MORE MANSON FAMILY MURDERS HERE... BUSTER SMELT TROUBLE...AND SCIENTISTS TESTED SOIL SAMPLES....THE RESULTS SPURRED A CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION... [[SOT]][[SUPER: Mark Wise//Oakridge National Laboratory]]"finding clandestine graves is a difficult task. this is about as difficult a location as you can get..." [[vo: cutaway of wise, shots of the ranch from elevated position. LIDAR scanning crime scene area][[TRACK]]MARK WISE IS ONE OF TWENTY FORENSIC EXPERTS AND POLICE OFFICERS ON THE CASE. THE BARKER RANCH IS IN INHOSPITABLE ARID TERRAIN ABOUT 50 MILES FROM ANY TOWN. THE TEAM IS USING SPECIAL TOOL CALLED LIDAR TO COLLECT DATA FROM THE GROUND.. [[SOT]][[SUPER: Lt. Charles Illsley//Retired Detective, Forensic Consultant]] Lt. Charles Illsley//Retired Detective, Forensic Consultant"it gives you the shape of the evidence. the relationship between evidence items...and it's tied to gps. [[nats full up of shovels digging earth...pictures of manson...wide shot of ranch...]THEY'RE PAINSTAKINGLY REMOVING SOIL INCH BY INCH...FOR ANALYSIS. THEY MIGHT INCH CLOSER TO DISCOVERING DECADES OLD COLD CASES ...WHERE THE INNOCENCE OF THE 60S WAS LOST...JOHN MONE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA.

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  • I live not to far from this!!

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  • Your eyes are closed and your minds are dead.

  • Didn't Charlie use lime to decompose the bodies? They did find Shorty Shay. He was never cut up into pieces. His body was found in tact. Another one of Charlie's murders. Then Charlie tried to kill Lotsapoppah. Charlie apologized to him in prison. Charlie is innocent. Yeah, right. Rot in prison Charlie. You should have gotten the chair.

  • difficult? Sheeeeeeeeit me and my dog Lucy will find some bones next winter.

  • I know! Fuck that asshole sensationalist. I'd like to see him being dug for somewhere.

  • hahahhaah this is funny why ? cause........IM NUTWS WOOOOOO

  • is taht geraldo rivera..they should have kille him and burioed HIM out therea t eh spahn ranch.geraldo is a scumbag hack journalist demagogue

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