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| US police end Manson ranch search | US police end Manson ranch search |
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| The search for bodies at a US ranch used by cult leader Charles Manson, nearly 40 years after his followers went on a killing spree, has ended. | The search for bodies at a US ranch used by cult leader Charles Manson, nearly 40 years after his followers went on a killing spree, has ended. |
| No bodies or hidden graves have been found, despite clues that had led scientists to the site. | No bodies or hidden graves have been found, despite clues that had led scientists to the site. |
| Manson and several members of his gang are serving life for the murders, which included that of actress Sharon Tate. | Manson and several members of his gang are serving life for the murders, which included that of actress Sharon Tate. |
| New tests at the remote hideout in California's Death Valley prompted the search for more victims. | New tests at the remote hideout in California's Death Valley prompted the search for more victims. |
| Initial results found at least two potential grave sites, and prompted the local sheriff to allow new digging. | Initial results found at least two potential grave sites, and prompted the local sheriff to allow new digging. |
| Animal bones | Animal bones |
| Rumours have long persisted of more bodies at the ranch, with suggestions that hikers had gone missing or followers had disappeared after falling out of favour. | Rumours have long persisted of more bodies at the ranch, with suggestions that hikers had gone missing or followers had disappeared after falling out of favour. |
| Inyo County Sheriff Bill Lutze said: "So far there have been no human remains found." | Inyo County Sheriff Bill Lutze said: "So far there have been no human remains found." |
| He added he was glad that no evidence of further victims had been found, saying: "If we come up with nothing, that's great because there's nobody out here buried." | He added he was glad that no evidence of further victims had been found, saying: "If we come up with nothing, that's great because there's nobody out here buried." |
| The dig had been due to continue on Thursday, but with work having gone faster than expected, it was called to a halt on Wednesday. | The dig had been due to continue on Thursday, but with work having gone faster than expected, it was called to a halt on Wednesday. |
| Hideout | Hideout |
| Charles Manson was a career criminal who believed a race war was coming. He called it Helter Skelter, after a song by The Beatles. | Charles Manson was a career criminal who believed a race war was coming. He called it Helter Skelter, after a song by The Beatles. |
| Investigators found the search for bodies challenging | Investigators found the search for bodies challenging |
| To kick-start this war Manson ordered his followers - known as The Family - to murder. | To kick-start this war Manson ordered his followers - known as The Family - to murder. |
| Over two nights in Los Angeles they killed seven people, including Sharon Tate, who was pregnant. | Over two nights in Los Angeles they killed seven people, including Sharon Tate, who was pregnant. |
| Their hideout was a remote ranch 300 miles (500km) away - in Death Valley. | Their hideout was a remote ranch 300 miles (500km) away - in Death Valley. |
| Manson was found there hiding under a sink. He and four others are still serving life in jail. | Manson was found there hiding under a sink. He and four others are still serving life in jail. |