Or maybe Lee Marvin. She was already a business college graduate and out in the work world. Even if you stand firm in other beliefs, it's interesting that we might have a block of missing time in Billy's California life as told in the narrative. Or "the truth" as you put it. Pete - Funny and succinct. *The three of us and our puny crews*s/b - The three of us BANDS and, our puny crews. 2023 www.lancastereaglegazette.com. Check out cielodrive.com. I must stress that these colleagues were all pretty much bottomless beer drinking pits. Christy Snider-Bitler, another classmate, was also shocked to see Garretson on the headlines of newspapers and TVs across the country in 1969. That was when I just turned 18; and, well what the story was, I was with this one kid that, you know, I knew, and he went and bought these girls a beer, and I happened to be with him when he was in the store, so I was charged for it. Everyone had teeth when they were young. This could have had an impact on his duties at Cielo, especially if he had to do any time, and especially if Rudi Altobelli was still out of the country. While Charles Manson was commissioning the LaBianca murders to cover his tracks, it also led police to rule William out as a suspect, as the LaBianca murders occurred while he was in custody. The following July, when Billy arrives back in LA to testify, he says on the witness stand that the dogs never barked the night of August 8th, 1969. The Manson relative connections are very interesting and, hopefully you can reveal a bit more about these relationships to us. You can visit Sherman's. As David/Dreath often has put it, damned fine lawyering. Before we get motoring, I want to assert that one indisputable truth in this whole big Charles Manson milieu is that the road is littered with children no one gave a shit about and often hurt. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. If this concerns you click read more. Billy was about to turn twenty and return to the heartland when August 8th happened. Which is probably true anyway but whatever. Verify and try again. Have you ever heard of a caretaker sharing the use of a private pool with his rich neighbors, aka the paying tenants, who live across the walk and can see him swimming? . The tv journalism is kinda superficial at times and I know that shocks you. If you do not agree, please immediately exit the service. He later said that he had stayed up until the early morning hours listening to music until he passed out from exhaustion. Please don't stay forever angry, Mrs. Billy #1. Distractify is a registered trademark. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Baltimore. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. There's no pool. "When I first saw it on the front page of Stars and Stripes, I thought no way, not Billy," Groff said, referring to a military newspaper. First, "she used to come home and get me out of bed so she and her Uncle John could go to bed. Lancaster is famous for General William Tecumseh Sherman. Tecumseh was tough but had an insane brother. The list is endless. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. !when they ask Billy during his polygraph if he ever had sex with a man, and Billy replies that he has, I notice that many researchers harmonize that statement with the blowjob taleActually, it's not researchers that do the harmonizing, it's Garretson himself. And also was not from Lancaster. It was quite strange but not in the way you are describing. Where was Billy for those seven days after being released from jail? William Garretson Cielo Drive Caretaker (1949-2016). There are no volunteers for this cemetery. accessed ), memorial page for William Eston "Willy, . Some basic help and starters when you have to write a tribute to someone you love. Mrs. Garretson worked as a server as several restaurant in the area. Receive obituaries from the city or cities of your choice. There would always be twenty or thirty dollars more and like she wasn't what they call a 'flatback' but she was a hustling girl." Please enter your email and password to sign in. Jealousy probably. Obituary. Maybe two counting when the police let him go. Garretson wound up suing the city for false arrest, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy and violation of his Constitutional rights. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. If you find it again, please fill us in or put up a link.Whut. He was given a polygraph examination on August 10, 1969, and that had effectively eliminated him as a suspect. GARRETSON, 58 PLANT CITY - William Thane Garretson, 58, entered into eternal rest on September 25, 2019. !Two seriously insane (and, frighteningly, stereotypical - in EVERY WAY POSSIBLE ) toothless Gypsy women had been/were taking turns on him as if Justin was a young Bill Garretson!! Interestingly, this is consistent with others who heard yelling/gunshots after 1am. Maybe he tried women's wigs first and failed. Or, nineteen year old Billy decides to hitch to California to see the country he thinks he'll be drafted to defend before it's too late. I hope you liked my Irish Rover joke in my previous post. If you live near any kind of mountain/valley situation, pay a visit and give it a go - it's quite surprising. Now, if you want to talk about the sticks, I'm from a place near the river that makes Lancaster look like a full-blown metropolis. Garretson was released from jail two days later. Maybe it took awhile to receive permission to leave town but Billy remained in California for a full week after the police release him before returning home to Ohio. Maybe he peed on the floor, who knows. 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' Spoilers That Will Keep You up at Night, The Dysfunctional Roy Family in Succession Might've Been Inspired by These Real Families, Netflix's 'Resident Evil' Show Has Survival Horror Fans Seriously Excited. Funeral services will be held at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Des . Although she didn't know him well in school, she described him as a sweet boy, who was kind and quiet. Billy is busted for lying right here and right now. Getting into cars is totally scary. went home to be with the Lord Saturday May 31, 2003. Indeed hitchhiking would be a great opportunity for a spontaneous adventure, and no doubt a fun time traveling across country. There's no way he could do that because of his personality and how nice he was. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Or even resemble it at times. And if so, why would he go to Los Angeles and not San Francisco? How and why were you staying up all night every night? Just ask one. We have set your language to She also said he loved his work at the home of film director Roman Polanski. He is currently single. Brother Luther at this time is still in prison for being half of the world's worst criminal duo ever with Kathleen. and he said, 'shut up, I'll show you,' " Garretson recalls. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Billy, how'd you meet that mobster? Just kidding. "I doubt anyone in history ever slept thru a hummer before but what do I know? You have funeral questions, we have answers. He was the homosexual that Charles mentioned in a interview that sold him drugs and pornography on several occasions. Okay, you got me. I never will. Visitation will be held at the William F. & Roger M. DeCarbo Funeral Home, 926 Cunningham Avenue on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 from 10 AM to 12 PM. He was one who never met a stranger. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Born on March 5, 1943, in Mitchells Ridge, he was the son of the late Beecher Garretson and Maggie Corns Garretson. According to our Database, He has no children. William A. He lived in a town where things change slowly and everyone knows everybody's business. Surely he felt like he escaped with his life. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? And Garretson does most of the talking. "They played a lot of head games and did the whole good cop, bad cop thing and did a polygraph," Garretson said. Would you like to offer William A. Garretsons loved ones a condolence message? Pretty girl, too. The only place I see Charlie living is Glenna and Uncle Bill's house, the 400 Caldwell address everyone always calls Manson's childhood home. Mr. Garretson was a retired coal miner, and a member of the UMWA. pete. He said Garretson's experience that night was similar to something one would hear about in the movies. The canyon (where most of the people reporting sounds were located) spread out before and beneath the crime scene, as I'm sure you've seen in pics. Ways to honor WILLIAM GARRETSON's life and legacy. I was sharing my experiences in SoCal canyon settings and relating them to the verbiage in the opening of the HS book and the police reports those comments were based on. Hi, Beauders. Please reset your password. This was his final address. starviego said:Interestingly, this is consistent with others who heard yelling/gunshots after 1amSo who, after 1am, heard dogs barking other than Emmett Steele {and don't forget, they were his own dogs !} To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Quick story. Sometimes he and Darrell double-dated and Garretson even let those two women (one Debbie T. and a Patty Montgomery) crash at the guesthouse"This hasn't got any dialogue with this Patty woman though Torque - Awesome idea reaching out to the pool friend. Howeverhe had the tendency (like many other people) to break away from the party/group and leave/go home/fall asleep in a closet, etcwhen he was WAY LOADED.We broke into 3 groups and, began to search for him in the co-op (nope) the nearby park, pub, benches (nope) and, we (were pretty loaded and loud) asked if we could get a few of the locals to accompany us as we ventured into the areas we were told to avoid at all costsWellI just happened to be in the search party group that eventually found Justinpassed out hard, in a narrow alley. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. !No word of a lie! Additionally, one of my distance cousins alive right now is married to one of Charlie's distant cousins. William hailed from Ohio but hitchhiked to California after graduating from high school in 1967. Both his aunt Glenna and her husband Bill got a college education during the Depression. Plus, I hate to say it but I think my early Wesleyan training got to me. Family members linked to this person will appear here. This was the first time I was able to clearly catch Charlie lyingWhat was Charlie lying about? You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. The Associated Press contributed to this article. And how did he acquire a new car at all? In another amazing blunder by police, the two bloody murders were originally deemed to be unrelated and were investigated by separate homicide teams. Actually, if you need backstory, start by reading the parts of, After that, read the Garretson articles on the right over there ------------------------->, For 21st century Billy info, read or refresh yourself on. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Oops, something didn't work. OBITUARY Randall William Garretson July 29, 1946 - December 8, 2020. Younger dudes allowing older dudes, especially older dudes with money, blow them is incredibly common. A sister, Carol Adkins of Princewick. Search above to list available cemeteries. "They never really was taught or loved, so no, I do not want to hate. Make sure that the file is a photo. And then move into Cielo Drive (albeit the not air-conditioned guest house) with the property owner who also btw runs around town with Hollywood stars? Seriously. Make a life-giving gesture GARRETSON, JAMES A. SR., of Hoboken, NJ (formerly of Jersey City), on Monday, February 16, 2004. See more. Bill was born on May 9, 1944, in Garretson, South Dakota, the son of James and Gertrude (DeClerk) Liester. Content apart, I like GreenWhite's style. Moreover, she said Bill had but $1.85 in his pocket.Bill did agree to an interview on Truth On Tate Labianca Radio a few years ago, and answered several questions. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). With no psychological aftercare or anything else, Billy enjoyed a free redeye back Ohio that evening where the wife he married three weeks earlier waited. Billy and Wife #1 have a child while living at this address. --Who paid the fee for Billy's high priced lawyer, and why?--How did Billy manage to avoid the draft? Keep the jury focusing on something other than what the prosecution wanted them to focus on. A couple thousand? But believe me, it has been done ! And he was high profile. William's life was certainly filled with heartbreak and tragedy. Hearing that, lead defense attorney Paul (PJ) Fitzgerald shoots out of his chair like an ignited NASA rocket, calls time, and screams, "Heyo, most honorable dude, hold up a quick sec. The words "Helter Skelter" were written in blood on the refrigerator. Editor's note: This story first appeared in the Eagle-Gazette on Aug. 9, 2009. There was no GI Bill yet. We are sad to announce that on July 13, 2022, at the age of 79, William A. Garretson in Raleigh, West Virginia passed away. Well said. Well no, lol. Police tried to hold onto him for as long as possible as they had absolutely no other leads and he was the only person found alive on the premises. However, in a 1990s documentary about Sharon Tates death, Garretson changed his story and stated that he heard what sounded like firecrackers being thrown from Steven Parents car and thought it was a prank pulled by Parent, who had just departed. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. David Kessler's top 4 tips for dealing with holiday grief. There has been nothing to suggest that Garretson's homosexual experiences extended any further than this. The 2 Gypsy women offered the same kind of "hospitality" to ALL 5 OF US in exchange for his release! You're right and good point. Offers may be subject to change without notice. OBITUARY William Arnold Garretson 25 October, 1942 - 12 April, 2019. 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