Current Events > TIL Angela Lansbury's (from Murder She Wrote) daughter was in the Manson Family

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and that she moved her family to Ireland to be free of that influence:

Lansbury said her daughter, who is now 69, was fascinated by Manson, the notorious serial killer whose string of victims included Sharon Tate. Lansburys child became involved with drugs as a young teen and fell under Mansons spell.

It started with cannabis but moved on to heroin. There were factions up in the hills above Malibu that were dedicated to deadly pursuits, Lansbury said. It pains me to say it but, at one stage, Deidre was in with a crowd led by Charles Manson. She was one of many youngsters who knew him and they were fascinated. He was an extraordinary character, charismatic in many ways, no question about it.

Lansbury, after discovering her daughter had fallen into Mansons circle, told her husband that they had to leave the Los Angeles area for good. Staying was not an option.

We upped sticks and moved the family to a house I found in County Cork, Lansbury said. I was drawn to Ireland because it was the birthplace of my mother, and it was also somewhere my children wouldnt be exposed to any more bad influences. I still have a house there which I try and visit at least once a year. So I refused all work for a year and simply kept house.

more at link: https://variety.com/2022/film/news/angela-lansbury-saved-daughter-charles-manson-1235400889/

I was aware of this story but its still pretty cool.

Damn. She may very well have saved her daughter from becoming a murderer

I refused all work for a year and simply kept house.

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