He saw the drawing on air, and he said he was astonished by the a... by Bill Robles

He saw the drawing on air, and he said he was astonished by the accuracy. So I was subpoenaed.

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We're a necessary evil, when [the courts] don't allow the camera,... by Bill Robles

We're a necessary evil, when [the courts] don't allow the camera, you're the king.

The girls would have outbursts. He would have occasional outbursts. They would all do the same thing and copy him. One time they removed him from the courtroom and put him a holding cell, behind a locked door with a little screen, at one point he was agitated and (said) something to the effect of 'Somebody ought to cut your head off, judge' ... And before you knew it, Bingo! He was leaping toward the judge. The bailiff tackled him in midair.

They had a lottery for the public to get in, there were people from Holland, Spain, Russia -- all over Europe at that trial. And every morning, they would have a drawing, and these lucky few would get into the courtroom.

I had been an illustrator in the advertising field, doing everything from aerospace to advertising to schoolbooks, and then the Manson murders came up.