60 Minutes: Mar 31

50 years on from the Manson murders, Tara Brown speaks with the younger sister of Sharon Tate (pictured) while Sarah Abo unravels an outback murder on 60 Minutes.

Evil in the Outback
On 60 Minutes, Sarah Abo reveals the incredible account of a police investigation like no other – how detectives solved an horrific double murder they didn’t even know about. It began with the discovery of a woman’s bones in bushland south of Sydney. But police had no idea who the victim was, and despite their substantial efforts, for five years she remained unidentified. Then came another chance discovery – seemingly unrelated – a thousand kilometres away in outback South Australia. In a suitcase lying by the side of a remote highway, a passing motorist found more bones, this time of an infant girl. But again, police were clueless about her identity. It took even more coincidence before the crimes were connected and a tragic breakthrough was uncovered. As it turns out, the two victims were a mother and daughter, murdered by one of the most evil monsters Australia has known.
Reporter: Sarah Abo
Producers: Alice Dalley, Stefanie Sgroi

Charlie’s Devils
Right now, Hollywood is abuzz with anticipation about four upcoming Charles Manson feature films. The obsession with the crazed cult leader marks a dark anniversary: fifty years since he and his band of deluded devotees, most of them young women, went on their murderous rampage. Manson, who lived as the embodiment of insanity, died in prison 18 months ago. But as Tara Brown reports, three of the other perpetrators are still alive and one, Leslie Van Houten, could walk free from jail in the next few weeks. Van Houten claims that after half a century behind bars she deserves her release because she’s a reformed woman. However, that assurance holds little weight for the loved ones of the victims. Debra Tate, the younger sister of Sharon Tate, the beautiful Hollywood actress slain by the Manson family, tells Brown how she has devoted her life to ensuring her sister’s killers are never released.
Reporter: Tara Brown
Producer: Stefanie Sgroi

8:30pm (ish) Sunday on Nine.