Furthermore, Tex Watson’s girlfriend and three of Crowe’s friends had witnessed the shooting; they called an ambulance after Manson made his getaway. At the hospital, Crowe refused to tell the police who’d shot him. Wouldn’t the police have questioned the four witnesses? Did Crowe even say who they were? Why didn’t the police pursue a near fatal shooting with plenty of witnesses, especially when the alleged shooter was a paroled ex-con? We might never know—Bugliosi doesn’t clarify any of it in Helter Skelter.
