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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.
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.
Sep 17, 2018 · Barbara Hoyt: Hoyt (pictured at right in the above photo from 1970) was once a carefree 17-year-old who happened to meet the Manson family while eating lunch under a tree, following a bad argument with her dad.
- Jill Sederstrom
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.
- Jill Sederstrom
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.
Barbara Hoyt was once a devoted follower of Charles Manson, but after fleeing the group in terror she'd later testify against Manson and other group members linked to the brutal murders of actress Sharon Tate and her friends.
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Dec 4, 2017 · Barbara Hoyt was a former member of the Manson Family who testified against them in the Tate-LaBianca murders trial. She passed away in 2017 and received mixed reactions from the blog readers who commented on her life and role.