Scott, I’m from south Texas and I have followed your site for almost 30 years. As a historian I really appreciate the thorough job you do in researching in order to bring your followers facts and stories that are founded in truth. I’ve always loved cemeteries, celebrity homes, lives scandals and deaths so very interesting, and when I get to California I’m going to make sure your dearly departed tour #1 on my list to do. I hope you are able to get your museum back settled and opened to the public. Thanks for sharing your passion with the rest of us!

I bought a piece of the fireplace from you years back. Still got it in the original bag you sent it in with the little extras. Thanks Scott! 🙏👍😁

Fascinating, as always. I love your willingness to share your life's work with others. Stay safe and God bless.

@flexmasterson4297

3 ай бұрын

Scott, have you ever wondered what your successor will be saying when he is giving the tours? And what he is selling? Here is a photo of Scott on his set, along with the Ciello Drive signs you can see in the photo and a copy of Scott’s official death certificate. Scott was THE authority on the criminal goings on in Hollywood and had what many say is the largest collection of Hollywood crime memorabilia, then or now. Now Scott felt strong,y that he had a duty to humanity to ensure the history of these crimes and the people they touched, as well as the cultural impact the crimes had, e preserved for posterity…..I would,pay for the tour or one of Scotty’s folders of goodies.

My FAVORITE TOUR EVER! The Helter Skelter Tour. Scott was amazing!!❤

I remember buying the book HelterSkelter in the early 70's. The cover said, " This book will scare the hell out of you", it did. Have read everything I could find since then and til this day.

@lisaagunzo4973

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!! I read Helter Skelter in the summer of 76 and it terrified me...Have also read everything I can find...

@lisabradford8180

2 жыл бұрын

@@lisaagunzo4973 78 is probably when i first read it too. that cover alone scared me, those red letters against black plus knowing what the book was about. spooky😮

@sheryldalton8965

2 жыл бұрын

Scott's documentary 'six degrees of helter skelter' has many interesting facts about the case i've never heard before.

@mattkaustickomments

2 жыл бұрын

My mom had a hardback copy. I didn’t read it - I could read but only at a second grade level - but I looked at the pictures. The murder scene photos were especially freaky and left a lasting impression. In the book, they completely (and probably physically used scissors to) cut out the victims so what was left was a white silhouette of the victim. I think Sharon’s scene may even have shown the rope across her neck but white silhouette on either side of it, and possibly the same thing with Jay. The shaved- head Manson girls outside the courthouse also left an impression. I had to sneak looks at the book since mom had told me it was not for kids.

@nancysmith965

Жыл бұрын

I lived with my Mom & Grandma and remember watching the movie on TV before I noticed the book on Grandma's bookshelf. So I guess you could say I've followed the Helter Skelter/Manson stories since I was a little kid.

I love Scott! Could listen to his stories and knowledge for hours and have!

Someone mentioned Scotts voice. He does have a great voice. He could read a cereal box and make it interesting

@dianabeurman364

2 жыл бұрын

THATS FOR SURE!!

I was born in 1969. As a matter of fact, when Sharon Tate was killed my mom was 6 months pregnant with me. I was born in early November. My mom still remembers with vivid clarity the news on television covering the Tate Murders and how it struck all kinds of terror in her. My dad was driven crazy with my mom’s constant concerns about windows being open at night. We have always lived in San Diego so the Manson crimes were too close for comfort. She couldn’t sleep for months even after I was born. She became a nervous wreck after Tate was killed. By the way, I enjoy your stuff a lot.

@carmelabozulich4037

2 жыл бұрын

I grew up & lived in San Pedro, about 30 miles south of where the murders happened. I was 13 years old when they happened…terror was everywhere, no one felt safe, no matter how close or far away you were.

@marbury2403

2 жыл бұрын

Ok

@allenfreeland6494

Жыл бұрын

You have to watch your back no matter where you go and no place is safe proof.My cousin from Jersey thinks that I was paranoid when I heard noise in his area.He thought that I been in New York too long hell with that.You have to be on your ps and Qs at all times and my cousin didn't understand that.

I’ve been a fan of yours for many years, Scott. I love your work. I hope you have your extensive treasure trove of historical items insured or something, because it would be a disaster to lose it all in a fire or have it stolen! I mean your entire collection.

Scott, Steven Parent's death popped up on my App and it was only then that I realized he was born the same year as I was - 1951! I'm now 70 years old. Hard to believe the crimes were committed so very long ago as I remember as if it were yesterday.

@lisabradford8180

2 жыл бұрын

its hard to think of steven as being 70, isn't it? he'll always be that 18 year old💔

@personaking7844

Жыл бұрын

I live in Cali ..I stumbled upon his grave a few years ago....it was very dirty I don't think he get visitors any more...so me and my Bru cleaned it with bottled water as best we could....rip.....

@BarbaraAdler-zj4zr

Жыл бұрын

@@personaking7844 thank you for doing that🥰

@lindahill9980

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Scott

My dad was in the jury pool for the Manson trial. Thank heavens he was not picked. He was a heart felt guy and it would have really hurt him to see all the evidence.

@lisabrown6280

Жыл бұрын

Wow that is amazing!

I swear i would love to spend a few hours with scott he is so fascinating

Fascinating stuff Scott. This is Terra, we've talked. I took one of your tours, it was the murders tour. Murder and something else. I was born in Hollywood and learned lots of things I didn't know. Maybe go through your collection and take out stuff that isn't of something you really want, keep the rest. You will regret it someday....the next day. Big hug to you, you've given me lots of great time on the internet.

I was 14 when I read the book Helter Skelter and it scared the hell out of me...I remember being so glad the state i lived in was far far away.......

I'm a voice over artist and I do find HIS voice very good and can listen to him narrate true crime, especially the Manson murders...awesome work

Wow, that's freakin creepy that he's seen/heard things attached to the bricks from the Tate fireplace. I've read before that a lot of people think Benedict Canyon in itself is haunted. Why? Who knows, but the original owner of the Cielo Drive house didn't even feel safe there. She had said when she first moved into the newly built home, she always heard noises coming from the living room area of the house, also, if I'm not mistaken, Trent Reznor felt uneasy there too. I think any items from that house absorbed the horror that happened there. Very interesting, but creepy.

@user-kp8sx1nh1c

10 ай бұрын

Before Sharon Tate's house was destroyed Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor took the front door off the house where the word PIGS was written with her blood. He brought it back to New Orleans with him. If he feels haunted, I hope he checks the door he stole from Cielo Drive.

@tia2all501

7 ай бұрын

Yes I agree with you 😮

@user-fy5by5xp7n

5 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂 ain't nothing haunted...

I just love all the history artifacts you have from so many different places, especially the Tate house. I can’t wait to do your tour one day!

just have to say thanks again Scott. the sheer amount of time you must spend researching topics is staggering .if someone doesnt believe that, pick a topic and try it yourself. i did and had a new appreciation for your work. not just that , but field trips and souveniers are extra cool. Like they say, mental illness takes various forms. 🙂🙂🙂 thanks again, Jeff....

Thank you Scott for sharing. I could listen to you talk for hours. I love David as well and enjoy his videos as well.

Debra Tate had Stage Two or Three Breast Cancer, which also took her sister Patty, when she did the auction at Juliens' a couple years ago. In 2020, she still spoke of having it. Knowing her mortality, she also wanted good homes for Sharon's clothing. Still, I wish better scrutiny could have been exerted over them, as her wedding dress is now in Zac Begen's Haunted Museum in Vegas, which is really tasteless.

@DearlyDepartedTours

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a real blurry line. If you’re going to sell her things you can’t control who buys them. She was not happy that I bought some of Sharon’s things. I gave up trying to defend myself a long time ago.

@chelceemills854

2 жыл бұрын

@@DearlyDepartedTours do you mind me asking why she was unhappy that you purchased some of Sharon’s belongings?

@mattkaustickomments

2 жыл бұрын

@@chelceemills854 Probably because she thinks Scott is profiting from her death / exploiting her death. Other people see him as a pop culture/ crime historian. Like Scott says, it can get pretty blurry.

@lisellesloan3191

2 жыл бұрын

@@DearlyDepartedTours Interesting. I remember there was some kind of proviso in Julien's Auction catalogue, saying that buyers must agree to treat the items respectfully, or words to that effect. But it was very vague, whatever the proviso was. I think ideally she should have had some of the more important Sharon items sold individually, so she could have more control, such as Sharon's wedding dress. I think a lot of her clothing could have gone to a museum, such as the Smithsonian, even. However, I know she needed to sell her items quickly, for medical reasons. I agree, Scott, she had no real right to be upset you bought some of Sharon's things. But really, if she had watched your videos, she would know that you do indeed treat people's mementoes respectfully--they really are from the "dearly departed" to you. Death holds a certain fascination over all of us, in my opinion. Even Jay Sebring himself loved the fact that he lived in the old Paul Bern/Jean Harlow mansion, and pointed out to guests the exact spot where Bern had breathed his last.

@PaulDoe79

2 жыл бұрын

@@lisellesloan3191 not trying to be rude but Debra is a very toxic person. The way she treated her family and her constant need for attention is nauseating. Especially after all of the incredible work by Doris and Patti. Debra had no interest in victim's rights until she realized she could make a living off it and get the attention she has long craved. She was actually using Sharon's name to promote her nude modeling back in the early 80s. In every interview or documentary she makes her role in the case bigger and bigger. She also puts down Sharon and her family in order to make herself appear better. (Her little comments about how Sharon would tell her SHE was the real actress or in her own words that "SHE" was the lady of the house when Sharon was filming in Europe so that she could claim Sharon's friends who died with her were also close friends of hers. But what angers me most is her lies. She lies about things that don't even make sense. Saying Sharon's throat was slashed, dismissing Roman Polanski's rape case as "not really rape" and telling Patti she made an appointment for her with the top cancer specialist in the country.

Just discovered your channel & I'm obsessed! Also, watching this video I caught a glimpse of your 1969 ink, love it! Your focus on the lives of the victims is really special. So glad you've preserved so many artifacts. Keep going!

Very interesting stuff. Thank you for taking the time to show us. On the anniversary may all the victims Rest In Peace.

Didn’t catch the live stream, but thank you for all that information - great stuff. You know Scott, you collect all this stuff so we ( your fans ) don’t have to, and we love you for it.

RIP to all. I was 8 yrs old been entriqued ever since!

@janieleishman9130

2 жыл бұрын

I agree I was 7 years old when it happen and I’ve been intrigued ever since to . I just love Sharon she was so beautiful and talented .

I took your DD tour a couple of years ago. It was great! I saw your video regarding how there is no evidence or proof at all that Sharon and her friends ate their final meal at the El Coyote. I mentioned it on another site somewhere and boy, was I blasted for that! How dare I question Hollywood Legend!! LOL. Keep the great videos coming!

@DearlyDepartedTours

2 жыл бұрын

Objectivity is a lost art.

Scott, these are the curious details everyone else seems to leave out. The little things add up to the lifetime of these people.

I love what you are doing. Thanks for these updates. Please keep doing these. Some day I would love too visit your tours.

The most interesting life is your own and what you see along the way sharing 💫⭐💓 thank you

You have kind eyes. I believe that Sharon and you are somehow connected. Thank you for all your great work!

Scott, you are fascinating and one of my favorite people on earth! I appreciate you!

Thank you so much for sharing your treasures. I was 8 years old! Just hearing everything you know is amazing. 👍

The rope that was used at Cielo is at a crime museum along with the car.

Thank you again for everything you do. It is appreciated 💕

Just found your channel, your voice sounded so familiar and I realized I had seen you on the Helter Skelter documentary, six degrees. I was 7 in 1969 and the Manson murders are still my worst nightmare!

I was 4 years old, vacationing in Cap Cod , Massachusetts with my family when The Manson Killings took place. I was too young to remember myself but my mom remember's seeing newsracks filled with the Horrible massacre about it. I do remember though vacationing somewhere else in 1977 and seeing newspapers about the "Son of Sam killings. I do remember that ! Great stuff Scott Michaels. My family travelled a lot and I am sorry I missed your Dearly Departed Tours. I love old Hollywood and I would of loved it ! Glad we still have you on You Tube though. 😊

Your truly amazing.. just watched six degrees of Helter Skelter today!! You should do more documentaries!!

Thanks for the acknowledgment Scott. Very nice of you to take the time. Your the best. Sorry I missed this one live. My best to Troy.

I was pleasantly surprised, when I stumbled across your KZread channel Scott. I have been viewing all of your content. I also have admired and enjoyed your work for many years. Looking forward to more awesome content in the future. Thank you very much.

I love the artefacts and the pictures you and your friends took. One never knows how long those buildings will exist and also I love how you tell the stories behind it: What happened and how you took the pics. I could listen to you for hours. And also how you talk about that documents. Thanks for sharing them. ❤️🥳👍😃💝

I hate I missed this live but it's just wonderful! Thank you for sharing all these fascinating items💙🌞💙

I have a holster I purchased from Frank Retz made from German leather and a suitcase from Ruby Pearl filled with vintage black powder blanks among other props from Spahn Movie Ranch. I was a student at UMass/Amherst that shut down after Kent State & Cambodia. We stayed on Retz's property for 2 weeks to interview and get settled to cover the trial in May-June 1970. Ridership was almost non-existent due to the notoriety and George had to sell off many beautiful props in the back barn. The Ranch hands were ok. The remaining family members wanted cash or drugs. One girl had a significant trust fund that carried the bill. We ended up on DeSoto at Ruby's neighbor and the Topanga at Red Meecham's a friend of Retz. The Santa Ana fires destroyed Spahn and Simi Hills in September. We received a $2500 journalism grant to cover our expenses,for a year? You could survive on $35/week in Chatsworth in 1970. Good work. I'm 72 and my grandson has taken interest in this event like many others. It was an unusual time in that alternative cultures popped up in so many places.

Another FUN one! Thank YOU Scott! Always enjoyable...

I love your documentary and have seen it many times. I don't know why this case is so fascinating but for me, maybe because I was born the same month in the same year - August of 1969. I probably originally saw your documentary on a disc from Netflix years ago, but it's one I keep going back to. I lived in LA from Dec of 1992 to June 1996 (I live in NYC) but I haven't been back since 1999. Thank you for posting these - I understand why you collect all this stuff. I am a history buff too and have contributed to a book on Dario Argento, a few small newspapers and am opening a theater in the Midwest. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.

Hey Scott, I really enjoy all your videos and wanted to thank you for posting!! Wishing you increasing success with all your endeavors😊

Winifred Chapman is buried in Santa Rosa Memorial Park, Santa Rosa, CA. She was a veteran of WWII.

Wow! What a fabulous treasure trove! Each piece is amazing history. God damn I love your interest and stories! Fabulous treasures!

thanks for sharing your collection! I try to watch all of your great videos! take care

Scott is a very interesting man and is compulsive viewing, his enthusiasm for the Tate/ La Bianca killings is totally infectious and I never get tired of listening to him discuss the subject 👍

I have so much respect for you, Scott. Wish I could have an actual Manson conversation with you! Pipe dreams lol!

Love 'Tab' Thanks for all of your great postings! 💟

You showing the exact same kind of the Labianka’s fork is one of my top 10 favourite KZread moments!!!

If that piece of fireplace could talk.

@soso8824

Жыл бұрын

...It would scream...and cry.

Great show I really liked it. Thanks Scott.

Great video! Also I am a DJ, and I agree with you all in that Scott has a really nice voice.

Hi Scott, watching all the way from Sydney Australia

Your amazing keep up the great videos, your friend from Georgia, God bless you and your family

Yes finally he admits its a real street sign 🤣 on a side note never knew Steve McQueen gave the eulogy at Sebring's funeral.

@marshamariner7897

2 жыл бұрын

On the DVD ab Manson he said that the people who bought it found pictures of parties and holidays w Steve and others

Fab as always , I'm looking forward to your next podcast , stay safe x

Love all of your videos Scott! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Love your documentary on all the stuff you have

Names, phone numbers & photographs from the past. Fascinating documentation.

I just saw Rosemary La Bianca’s drivers license, on Ghosts of Hollywood. It was issued March 3rd 1965; listing her Birthday as Dec. 15th, 1929. It was placed in a toilet tank in Sylmar by Kasabian-where it sat for four months.

Even with the Creepy Factor This is very Interesting!!! Good Job Sir!!!

I will second that yes Fascinating great to listen to facts and story's.

Sorry I missed you live. Here now watching the replay.

81 minutes well spent!!!!!

The dude from 3 Dog Night used to score from Wonderland Ave according to his book.

Such a unique collection😎

Loved your 6 degrees movie a while back.. I bought the DVD it was that good brother

Love you Scott! you are amazing!

I love you Scott!!!

Good Morning, Scott 4/24/24. I could listen to you every single day. You should also be in radio with that wonderful voice! We have a Gateway groc store here in AL., I wonder if its affiliated today? There's a Parker Brothers Ouija board in our storage. I get it out in October and put it on the fireplace for decoration with my pumpkins. I just look at it as pressed cardboard. It doesnt scare me at all. The spade is missing the plastic center. It came from a yard sale for $2.

Hi Scott. I didnt get to see the live stream unfortunately. I always find what you have to say fascinating. I cant explain to myself why I find the Cielo Drive and La Bianca murders so engrossing. Can you explain to me why this is? Anyway,your a great guy Scott and I could talk to you all day about your historical exhibits,artifacts and documents. Cheers from Glasgow,Scotland.👍😉

Enjoyed your video. I remember when these events really happened. People were horrified and incredulous. It was hard to understand and comprehend because there was no logical rhyme or reason for the killings. Author Jacqueline Susann and her husband Irving Mansfield were in LA and were invited to Sharon's house the night of the killings. Jackie and Irving had an early dinner with Rex Reed ( who was testing for Myra Breckenridge) and declined Sharon's invitation. Jackie turned white the next morning when she heard about the killings.

@evancoker194

Жыл бұрын

Not so long ago, Steve McQueens' wife said that Steve had planned to be at the Tate home that evening, as he was good friends with Jay Sebring. But that he had 'picked up a girl' and gone elsewhere with her. Had McQueen arrived, if Voytek Frykowski had been any kind of a man (we can see Jay fighting for Sharon) three men there would have had a fighting chance against the madness.

Wow u r the Bomb. Great voice with up beat easy going style. Need to visit a fun happy place HERSHEY PA Smells good too😊

Hi Scott, really interesting. I was just a kid when that happened but I remember everything, we lived about 15 miles away.

Glad I found your channel Scott..

I read Coroner, I still have it and was always under the impression Noguchi did a half-ass job on the Monroe autopsy then changed his mind years later regarding her cause of death. They lost her organs...Jesus Christ.

@soso8824

Жыл бұрын

Just like Bugliosi...I believe that Noguchi was 'on the take', meaning that they both were bought and paid for.

@evancoker194

Жыл бұрын

Some of the most powerful people in the country were leaning on him. A person is going to do what they're told.

Thanks again scott😊

Hi Scott, do u have a video walk through of Cielo Dr.? I’ve seen one online but it wasn’t thourough

I love it!!!

Love your work!

I do love relics. Most of mine are typical - piece of the Berlin Wall, piece of Alcatraz, rock from top of Stone Mountain, piece of Crazy Horse monument, etc. I did obtain a small piece of wood sliver from the Unabomber's cabin when they had it on display in Washington. Anyway - I and my wife were doing the famed "Atlantique" show (massive antique show in Atlantic City, New Jersey where only the finest and MOST interesting of collectibles and antiques would show up) once and this guy had an actual painting by Gacy of himself as Pogo. It was, I would say a near-perfect piece to own. He offered it to us for $400 (which was a pretty good deal at the time in the early 90's), but then dropped it to $350. He wanted to move it bad. In fact, he admitted that he did NOT like owning it. I and my wife held it.....and well, we both felt this dread...and this painting (and yes - we deal in art) literally oozed "evil". I know it sounds weird..but it did. No piece of art ever exuded that feeling over us....ever. The word "creepy" doesn't describe it. We thought about it and thought about it..AND thought about it. We knew it would be a fantastic investment at THAT price. But, our consciences took over our greed, and we both felt that IF we had bought it. something bad was going to happen to us. We finally decided to pass. There's an old saying with dealers - you never regret what you bought....but you ALWAYS regret what you didn't buy. THIS was one time....that saying was wrong. Even now, whenever I tell that story (and yes, it IS absolutely true) , it causes me "jitters".......

I'm driving around Omaha, NE doing late night ubereats deliveries and enjoying the hell out of these stories 👍

I saw the very well-researched documentary on Jay Sebring, and I think that top attorney that Jay had draw up the divorce papers was highly credible. He remembered specific details. That said, do I think Sharon was literally about to divorce Roman? No, they had clearly worked out their differences, as she wanted him to commit to being a father and tone down his infidelities, which he obviously agreed to. I think Sharon's friends might have suggested divorce when they were all angry at him, and Jay likely heard about this, and said, "Sharon, I can have the papers drawn up, and if Roman doesn't take your complaints seriously, you can show them to him" or words to that effect. I know people who have done the same thing with their spouses who were taking them for granted, and it knocked them right out of their complacency.

@evancoker194

Жыл бұрын

Sharon Tate strayed. She was engaged to Jay Sebring. Some faithful woman. She went for an unfaithful sicko. She sure knew how to pick 'em. A bad decision ultimately put her in the wrong place, at the wrong time.

@jasonsloan1242

Жыл бұрын

Hatami would say different- besides polanski claimed to be an "auteur"; why did he commit to staying in London when he was the hub of the wheel. Just a convenient excuse.

Fascinating stuff. Really interesting.

Scott Michaels is so polite, yet still edgy. I could listen to him all night eh.

Mitch is my name, and I found six degrees in Oregon and I love what you do.you have a lot of things in your collection and I also have a thing about death and l would be very happy to meet you in the future 😃.

Hello from italy. I bought the book helter skelter. This case IS very terrifaid. I think IS the most grewsome of history of USA crime!

@janetphillips2875

2 ай бұрын

You need to get Tom O'Neill's book, CHAOS, that is several interviews with Bugliosi, and Bugliosi accidently let the cat out of the bag about what he was really up to!! He then started threatening Tom after that. You may want to start with Tom on Joe Rogan's podcast show. It is QUITE FASCINATING! Also, you may be interested in the 1980 mock trial The People vs. Lee Harvey Oswald. Bugliosi was the prosecuting attorney, and the great and wonderful Gerry Spence of Wyoming was the defense. Mr. Spence is still with us at 94 yrs old, and has a trial lawyers training school in Dubois, WY., called Thunderhead Ranch, the Gerry Spence Experience.

IF you partnered-up, you could own a book store chain, Scott Michaels. Somewhere near the cemeteries out West. East, too! Good that you’ve got a store, though! It’s nice that someone wants to keep ‘some of’ these memories alive! People are so forgetful, by & large. As I said in a more recent comments’ section, very thoughtful! 🌷🤷🏽🧜🏽‍♀️

Hey Scott! Love your videos and I'll definitely be taking one of your tours if I ever make it out to LA! I live near the house where the Ma Barker gang and the FBI shootout took place. It was moved from the original site of the shootout and you can tour the house. When I make it out there, I'll pick up some souvenirs for you.

Love ur channel 💜

Gorgeous Magazine shot of Sharon Tate at 11:45. Love your stuff Scott Michaels !

Love your channel keep up the great work it’s amazing. Lee in the uk 🇬🇧

@DearlyDepartedTours

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Lee

Completely agree, David Oman house is certainly haunted and even I'm a sceptic. Hello from England, if I'm ever In LA I'll come and see you for a tour, I've also recently seen the Once upon a time movie xx

Hi Scott, Where r yr You Tube Videos of sphan ranch and Barker ranch i cant find them. They were so good to watch.

I was 10 years old in 1969. I live in Alabama now but then I lived in El Segundo CA. My babysitter when I was very young brought one of her friends over to babysit me. I found out later when I saw her on the news. Her friend was Susan Atkins,!! She even read me a story.

@soso8824

Жыл бұрын

Wow..thats crazy.

I love these videos where you show your collections and the unboxing. Please do more. X

Neal Cassady ...chaos book I'm looking forward to reading 😄

@soso8824

Жыл бұрын

Tom Oneill, author of CHAOS. And this book blew me away....far more revealing than Bug's Helter Skelter.

Hi Troy and Scott hope your doing well 💗