If people recall any aspect of the trial, it’s usually the testimony of Linda Kasabian, the state’s star witness. She’d served as a lookout and a driver for the Family during both nights of murders. Granted immunity, Kasabian was able to describe the crimes and the inner workings of the Family in nauseating detail, clinching the case against Manson. And while many observers weren’t pleased that an accomplice to the murders would walk free, Kasabian took pains to appear more honorable than the others. She showed remorse; she emphasized that she hadn’t participated in any of the violence.
