UT Student was a Manson Family Killer

[ptcarter]

I was curious about the Homecoming Queen election for UT in 1970. A great story for another thread at another time if you haven't heard it. Basically, a UT Daily Beacon editorial writer was coerced into putting a bag over his head and joining in with the contestants for queen. A very amusing story that caused much campus drama and consumed the school headlines during the fall of 1970. "I have something the other candidates don't have"...

I went to the undergraduate library and asked the archival administrator to pull the beacons for that fall. She wheeled them out on a cart.



I had my camera and as I flipped the pages, I photographed the pages regarding the homecoming queen race. Lots of articles, and cartoons.. Here's one:



When I got home and put them on my computer, I was scanning them and noticed that on an opposite page, was a story (and I didn't get the whole story in the frame when I took the picture) I found.. Here's what I saw. Interesting.. Bruce Davis, A UT student was a Manson murderer.



Thought it was interesting....

 

[malinoisvol]

The Manson Family Blog: The MansonFamilyToday.info Files: The Bruce Davis Biography

When Davis was 17 years old and attending Roane High School he became sexually involved with a girlfriend. This relationship lasted for approximately one year. In 1961 Davis graduated from High school and went to work over the summer in pipeline construction. The following fall he enrolled at the University of Tennessee. During this time Davis started drinking and lost interest in school. His grades began to deteriorate. He was doing vocational training, but was dropped from it for lack of attendance and interest. He was put on probation. Over a period of two years he would attend school off and on. Davis received his transcripts from the University Of Tennessee. He had taken about 16 classes but failed most of them. He was again put on probation for poor grades. At that time, Davis was 19 years old. He next decided to drop out of school.

 

[SamRebel35]

I bet this becomes part of the Title IX lawsuit.

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

I bet this becomes part of the Title IX lawsuit.

Lolololol.

Well played.

 

[joevol33]

I bet this becomes part of the Title IX lawsuit.

Haha

 

[vollygirl]

So how do they make Sharon Tate part of this lawsuit? Her heirs?

 

[NEVolFan]

So how do they make Sharon Tate part of this lawsuit? Her heirs?

Anyone know where Knoxville is?

 

[MyBloodRunnethOrange]

I bet this becomes part of the Title IX lawsuit.

The sad part is I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[jp1]

My mother attended Roane County High School with this guy. He was a few years older than her but she said what she knew of him he seemed very normal at the time.

 

[BallinVol]

My mother attended Roane County High School with this guy. He was a few years older than her but she said what she knew of him he seemed very normal at the time.

Wait, what? Roane County High School, as in Kingston? Well, that's creepy ... I live about 5 minutes away...

 

[Coug]

Wait, what? Roane County High School, as in Kingston? Well, that's creepy ... I live about 5 minutes away...

You do realize Kingston itself is creepy right?