Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. This story is from the February 18th, 1971 issue of Rolling Stone. Five months after the drowning death of Brian Jones, a music festival held near San Francisco turned murderous, smothering Aquarius and its political anthems with a handful of apocalyptic screen images, "restless youth" seemingly devouring itself. Sergeant Donovan testified that 12 days after the killing he had only one eyewitness (Cox). Thats the way it looked from the D.A.s table. Oops, we were unable to send the email. But the murder trial that grew out of it was full of exasperating, grubby Little People. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Thanks for your help! The Municipal Railway outdid itself in getting special bus service so as to avoid a traffic mess. He died on March 29, 1985 in Morgan Hill, California, USA. However, a close examination of the film revealed that Hunter had pulled a gun first. On his arm were needle-marks, consistent with the finding of 1.0 MG% of methamphetamine in the urine and 0.1 MG% of amphetamine in the liver. . And, he testified, I attempted to get his gun hand . And there was gleaming Meredith Hunter in his lovely green suit, so photogenically high on a speaker box, so close to the stage. March 1 (UPI) -- Police in Maine said the last of the three bison to escape in Aroostook County was safely rounded up with help from the animals' owner. It was a Harley-Davidson. A North Carolina jury convicted a former CIA contractor of assaulting a detainee in Afghanistan. He is currently serving a two-to-10-year sentence for possession of marijuana. Over the years, though, Ive learned how to get up and do it again., Hells Angels are on stage with the Rolling Stones Mick Jagger, wearing red, and guitarist Mick Taylor, with back to camera. This browser does not support getting your location. The people moved back in again.. Alan Passaro was born on 23 August 1948 in Farrell, Pennsylvania, USA. The young people heading for Altamont on December 5th and 6th, 1969, did not exist. Celeste, was there every day, watching for the moments when Alan would turn around and give to her one of those intimate facial signals that recollect good times in bed, good meals eaten together, skiing (which he loves) and the hours of delicious whispering and joking and telling of secrets. March 1 (UPI) -- A North Carolina woman found out she had won a $1 million Powerball prize just hours before celebrating her 58th birthday. Alan was 36 years old at the time of death. Try again later. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Look, I aint no cop. Jagger comes sweeping in, surveys the unruly scene. (By weight lifting he had got his weight up to 186 pounds, a gain of 34 pounds since Altamont.) Im signed up for a course in butchery, and I cut hair sometimes, but its bullshit. Because it had blood on it, on the collar and on the front.. I rode while I was cutting hair and coming clean you know, I tried all that straight shit, and it wasnt me. They couldnt find right ways to earn their living; she a graduate of a beauty college, he a graduate of a barber college. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. - Douglas Percy Bliss on his friend Eric Ravilious from their time at the Royal College of Art Eric Ravilious loved. David A. Passaro, of Lillington, N.C., is shown in this undated handout family photo provided by WRAL TV in Raleigh, N.C. Passaro, a former Army ranger hired by the CIA to conduct interrogations . Theyre going to keep denying me parole for a full eight years and a half. The body of Alan D. Passaro, 36, of nearby Morgan Hill, was found by two boaters Sunday in Anderson Reservoir, about 75 miles south of San Francisco. Question by Walker: Would you know what I meant if I said Mr. During his testimony, Passaro said he had acted in what he believed to be self-defense. A CIA contractor is on trial for assault after a military detainee died in U.S. custody in Afghanistan. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. I myself jumped down there and the wiring has shorted out somewhere. Edit your search or learn more. 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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Sheriff's deputies today sought clues in the drowning of a former Hells Angel once tried for the 1969 stabbing death of a teenager at a Rolling Stones concert at Altamont Raceway. The problem in the Altamont case is that the state of California had accused only one of many who should be defendants. . Alan Passaro died in 1985 after drowning in the Anderson Reservoir in Santa Clara County His death was labeled suspicious, but has gone unprosecuted In 2008, . Burke, in his lowkeyed way, asked Passaro why he and a couple of other Angels left the stage. Seal pup returned to water after crossing busy New Jersey road. Sure, the Angels tie into the rock culture as far as the music goes. And, if youre honest, youll just drag up from the depths all the times youve hated or felt passionately about something and play it. Person hired to promote new 'Scream' movie prompts 911 calls. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. This gun, like the witnesses, did little or nothing for the prosecution. Looking back I dont think it was a good idea to have Hells Angels there. The event is best known for . The Hells Angels, a rowdy crowd, and a poorly-arranged venue all conspired to turn a multi-band extravaganza, headlined by the Rolling Stones, into a violent and even deadly debacle. Edit your search or learn more. I cant tell you why. All Rights reserved. By the time I got to Hunter he had already been stabbed. Officials of the California Highway Patrol said they werent required to make a big effort in the Altamont area because the whole affair was set up at the last minute. ). He wasnt! But they might have done. His black hair was too neat and too thick. On the day before the verdict, while the injury was deliberating, Celeste asked him, Where did you sleep last night, Alan? He gave her a really affectionate smile and said, at the Hilton.. And they been using me since. Patrick Peyton of County Mayo, Eire, appeared before 250,000 persons in the Polo Grounds of Golden Gate Park, telling them: The family that prays together stays together. The lovable, round-faced priest also reported on praying victories over communist infiltrators in South America. How could any clean-living man or woman believe a person like that. Passaro was arrested and charged but he claimed self-defense and he was later accquitted. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? After 17 days of testimony, 22-year-old Alan Passaro found not guilty in the stabbing death of 18-year-old Meredith Hunter. His wife, Celeste, had recalled: Alan, when we first met, hated to have me take his arm. When Walker took this case, the Las Vegas odds makers probably would have bet 100 to one against him. As John Burke said: The movie was the whole thing. (One not filmed byGeorge Lucas because his camera broke.). Meredith was killed as the Stones played, the horror recorded onGimme Shelter, David and Albert Maysless documentary. Trivia (2) Passaro was caught on film stabbing Meredith Hunter and put on trial for murder. All of a sudden, someone down in front, where this one bike, right directly in front, was, is yelling. The bike had caught fire. Polish basketball player breaks slam dunk world record. I think maybe a 71 PX. Mick Jagger Mick Jagger sings at the Altamont Rock Festival at Livermore, Calif. on while Hells Angels cross stage during melee to help fellow motorcyclists. Weve updated the security on the site. She gave in during the last hour of deliberation. I had to help one chick to the back with a cut foot. They helped us with money for the lawyer. A man must not show feelings. I didnt see the stabbing of Meredith Hunter but I remember him. I went there to have a good time and sit on the stage. (Sitting at the formica-topped table in the prison reception room, Alan Passaro was so eager to talk to Rolling Stone that he brought with him a sheet of vellum on which he had written in pencil, in a small, artistic hand, a numbered list of points he wanted to cover. (Maybe you can beat on a cop and get away with it, but dont beat on no Hells Angel. Passaro, who had a history of crime, was found dead in 1985 with $10,000 in his pockets. who tried the case. I saw Hunter fall down, and he was still being kicked on., Hunter said, I wasnt going to shoot.. I got where I hated the beauty business, she said, and he got where he hated the barber business. They just kicked back and didnt do shit. They told me if I could sit on the edge of the stage so nobody would climb over me, I could drink beer until the show was over. And if you got to go through fifty people to get to him, youre gonna get to him. The Mandalorian Season Three Gets Off to a Disappointing Start Alan Passaro was born on August 23, 1948 in Farrell, Pennsylvania, USA. Statute book says Im out in November. Trivia (2) Passaro was caught on film stabbing Meredith Hunter and put on trial for murder. Just a scared punk.). Cox had the morning off the next day, when Judge Hayes let some police officials tell about their bad experiences with Angels. The incident was caught on camera and became a central scene in the Maysles Brothers documentary Gimme Shelter. Youll get your face kicked. Foxiz News Network. If you enjoy what we do, please consider becoming a patron with a recurring monthly subscription of your choosing. Kiss the young lady, please., Watts demurs. As soon as Burke got through with this reluctant witness, George Walker zoomed in to develop one of his favorite themes: That everybody around the Altamont stage had been so stoned nobody would know who was stabbing whom. 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