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What was the main motive behind the Tate-LaBianca murders, according to some contemporary interviews and trial witness testimony?

  • Racial hatred

  • To start a race war

  • To gain fame

  • To exonerate Bobby Beausoleil

Answer

Some contemporary interviews and trial witness testimony suggested that the Tate-LaBianca murders were committed as copycat crimes to exonerate Manson's friend Bobby Beausoleil, who was in jail for a different murder.
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