Editing Manson Family (section)

=== Murder of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca ===
{{Main|Tate–LaBianca murders}}

The night of August 9, 1969, seven Family members ([[Leslie Van Houten]], [[Steve "Clem" Grogan]], [[Charles Manson]], and the four from the previous night) drove to<ref name="bugliosi" />{{Rp|176–184, 258–269}}<ref name="watson12"/> the home of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.<ref name="bugliosi" />{{Rp|22–25, 42–48}} Watson said that, having gone there alone, Manson returned to take him to the house with him. After Manson pointed through a window to a man sleeping in the living room, the two men entered the house through an unlocked back door.<ref name="watson12"/> Watson bound the couple and covered their heads with pillowcases. Manson left, sending Krenwinkel and Van Houten into the house.<ref name="bugliosi" />{{Rp|176–184, 258–269}}<ref name="watson12" />

Watson sent the women to the bedroom where Rosemary had been bound. He began stabbing Leno with a bayonet in the living room.<ref name="watson12" /> Going to the bedroom, Watson discovered Rosemary swinging a lamp at the Family women. He stabbed her with the bayonet, and returned to the living room to resume attacking Leno, whom he stabbed 12 times.<ref name="watson12" /> Krenwinkel stabbed Rosemary. Watson told Van Houten to stab the woman, too,<ref name="watson12"/> which she did.<ref name="bugliosi" />{{Rp|204–210, 297–300, 341–344}} Krenwinkel used the LaBiancas' blood to write "Rise" and "Death to pigs" on the walls, and "Healter{{sic}} Skelter" on the refrigerator door.<ref name="bugliosi" />{{Rp|176–184, 258–269}}<ref name="watson12" />

Meanwhile, Manson directed Kasabian to drive to the home of an acquaintance of hers. Manson dropped off Kasabian, Grogan, and Atkins, and drove back to Spahn Ranch.<ref name="bugliosi" />{{Rp|176–184, 258–269}} Kasabian allegedly thwarted a murder by deliberately knocking on the wrong door.<ref name="bugliosi" />{{Rp|270–273}}