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    Barbara Hoyt (December 27, 1951 – December 3, 2017) was an American nurse and a member of the "Manson Family", led by Charles Manson. Hoyt was a witness in District Attorney Vincent Bugliosi's prosecution of Manson and his followers for the Tate-LaBianca murders, one of the highest-profile murder trials in history.

  2. Aug 20, 2022 · Barbara Hoyt was a teenage runaway who joined the Manson Family in 1969 and later testified against them. She survived a LSD poisoning attempt and became a nurse, but died of kidney failure in 2017.

  3. Feb 29, 2024 · Barbara Hoyt was a member of Charles Manson's cult in the late 1960s, but she escaped and testified against him and his followers in the murders of Sharon Tate and others. Learn about her life before and after the Manson Family, and how she recounted her story to Dateline: Secrets Uncovered.

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  4. Barbara Hoyt turned state’s evidence as a witness for the prosecution in numerous trials against Charles Manson and the others; the Tate/Labianca murders and the murder of Donald Jerome “Shorty” Shea (People v. Manson, People v. David, and People v. Grogan). However, she was almost killed to prevent her testimony.

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  6. Feb 29, 2024 · Barbara Hoyt was a follower of Charles Manson, the infamous cult leader who orchestrated several murders in the late 1960s. She shared her experience with the group, from the early days of fun and love to the terrifying escape from Spahn Ranch.

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  7. Apr 15, 2012 · FILE - In this Sept. 23, 1970 file photo, Barbara Hoyt, 19, former member of Charles Manson’s hippie “family” arrives at court to testify as a prosecution witness in the Tate-La Bianca murder...

  8. Dec 3, 2017 · Barbara was now eager to testify against the family. After providing loads of incriminating testimony at the murder trials, Hoyt returned to high school, graduated, and then pursued a nursing degree in college. Hoyt passed away on December 3, 2017.

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