Paul Cox, 18, nervously told the court that he had seen Passaro stab Hunter twice (the autopsy revealed that Hunter had been stabbed five times). You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. There was an error deleting this problem. I cant tell you why. 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. 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. Thats the difference.. The plunder of the dead festival has not ceased. Barger had more to say on KSAN, San Franciscos underground FM station: We were told if we showed up, we could sit on the stage and drink some beer that the Stones managers had brought us, you know. Sergeant Donovan testified that the gun had not been fired in recent years. He says he and his gang were told they could drink all the beer they wanted if they kept punters off the lower stage. When Walker took this case, the Las Vegas odds makers probably would have bet 100 to one against him. By the time the Stones came on everybody was wired up. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. No, things havent gone the way Alan and Celeste would have liked best. GREAT NEWS! They just kicked back and didnt do shit. and says with amused disbelief to no one in particular, What is going on? He gets the lay of the land from a chuckling and ultra-mellow Jerry Garcia, attired in an outtasite lavender wool poncho, and chats warmly with Ian Stewart. But Richards was playing to the home crowd. (At Altamont that day, he said, I was just doing what I had to do. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? He died on 29 March 1985 in Morgan Hill, California, USA. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. It might be said that they overdid their proving because the superstar they were hired to defend had raised a great turmoil of ambivalent vibrations in the crowd. He laced his thin hands together continually and worried his knees together and glanced fearfully at nothing else but his own confused memories of that day. In 1980, Passaro was sentenced to two years in prison on an unrelated weapons charge and federal racketeering charges brought against a group of Hells Angels, authorities said. But as the months went by, the fright built up in him. The Altamont Festival brings the 1960s to a violent end (AP Photo). For one thing, the motorcycle was laying on its side May be we had to have a little talk with the guy that knocked it down.. Alan David Passaro Birth 6 Jul 1948 - Sharon Merce, Pennsylvania Death 04/07/1985 - Morgan Hill, Santa Clara, California, USA Mother Anna Meyer Shapona Father Alvaro Passaro Quick access Family tree New search Alan David Passaro family tree Family tree Explore more family trees Parents Alvaro Passaro 1901 - 1980 Anna Meyer Shapona 1902 - 1994 Mick Jagger, he put it all on the Angels. But Hunter had also been badly beaten about the body and head. Belli alleged that the Maysles Brothers, who made the film, had offered Passaro $10,000, but the 22-year-old Angel had said no. Jason Derulo Pens First Book 'Sing Your Name Out Loud', Wizkid More Love, Less Ego Tour Postponed to Fall 2023, A Year After Brain Injury, Amy Grant Sets First Solo Musical Return in a Decade, Blink-182 Postpone First-Ever Latin America Tour Dates Following Travis Barker Finger Injury, Raye Relives Her Sexual Assault in Harrowing 'Ice Cream Man' Video, How to Watch 'The Mandalorian' Online: Stream Season 3 Now, Alex MurdaughCalled 'Family Annihilator' by Prosecution in Murder Trial. Try again later. I didnt go there to fight. Alan David Passaro, Defendant-appellant, 624 F.2d 938 (9th Cir. 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. Learn more about managing a memorial . Right, film people, lets do something! Jagger proclaims. He told the jury that when he phoned Rolling Stone: I was very nervous, wound up like a clock, and agreeing with everything he said. (Commenting on this the other day, Burks said: I still think he was telling us what had gone on there. He was a notorious member of the Hells Angels biker gang. He allowed himself to lean half an inch forward and his eyes looked somewhat out of focus, as though this fidgety snitcher was not quite worth the dislike of a member of the mystic Angel brotherhood. There was little indication of emotion in Passaros voice until he talked about his role in the brotherhood of the Angels. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. On December 6 1969 Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death by a Hell's Angel at The Rolling Stones Altamont Free Concert Meredith Hunter in 1969, wearing the same lime-green suit he would wear to Altamont. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? The jury selection game is combination chess and poker. But the brotherhood and its mystique sprawling between all of the establishments and the mediaeval rigidity of the old German duelling fraternities pulled more strongly. And Ive been hurt by experts. In this Dec. 8, 1969 file photo, the Rolling Stones perform at the Gimme Shelter rock concert at the Altamont Race Track in California (AP Photo, file). The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time Snubbing the King: Why Don't Big Stars Want to Perform at Charles' Coronation? cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. He had been really hard to get. He was found dead floating in the Anderson Reservoir with $10,000 in his pocket in 1985. His wife, Celeste, had recalled: Alan, when we first met, hated to have me take his arm. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Here is how Robert Hatch, writing about Gimme Shelter in The Nation, saw Mick Jagger as he was filmed at Altamont: He hits the crowd with his pelvis, flings his scarf around his shoulders, jabs nervously at his flowing hair, mouths like a woman in heat, jerks with an aggressive, staccato beat that is as explicit as an anatomy chart. Did that alter the trial's outcome? Passaro, who had been a member of the Angels for four months at the time of the concert, was arrested and charged with murder after being identified as a suspect from film footage shot by Albert and David Maysles at the concert. Or was it the big gun that riled them? Try again later. And you know what? (Afterward, Alan Passaro said of Cox: That dude was no pro. . Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Cause of death was drowning, though foul play was never confirmed. When he looked at Cox, his eyelids drooped a trifle. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Alan Passaro - Biography. He said he hadnt been smoking grass. . No. He said he and another inspector couldnt get out to Altamont that evening because they couldnt penetrate the disorderly human anthill that surrounded the event. Hells Angels flank the stage. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. March 1 (UPI) -- A person dressed as the "Ghostface" killer from the "Scream" franchise prompted multiple 911 calls in California, but police said the person was hired to promote the latest installment in the franchise. March 1 (UPI) -- A trio of engineers broke a Guinness World Record when they created and threw a paper airplane that flew a distance of 289 feet and 9 inches. A MediaComms.IO company. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? I myself jumped down there and the wiring has shorted out somewhere. Sure, the Angels tie into the rock culture as far as the music goes. Meredith was killed as the Stones played, the horror recorded onGimme Shelter, David and Albert Maysless documentary. Some of his colleagues thought that would help him figuring that Angels are neither for law nor order. Search above to list available cemeteries. And, he testified, I attempted to get his gun hand . Polish basketball player breaks slam dunk world record. About the indeterminate sentence. But to be fair, out of the whole 300 Angels working as stewards, the vast majority did what they were supposed to do, which was to regulate the crowds as much as possible without causing any trouble. 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. Since the guy he shot was a fugitive at the time, we couldnt take him to a doctor or an emergency ward. But as he took some drags on the cigar the softness of him was covered over by a tough, con-wise expression on his face. 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. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Then he orders Charlie, poor, long-suffering Charlie, Do the same thing as I did. The legendary motorcycle group Hells Angels fight with pool cues during the Altamont Free Concert by John Springer Collection via Getty Images. The judge ruled that the death penalty remained an option. Wonderful. A number of prospective black jurors were excused by Judge Hayes because they admitted they could be prejudiced in favor of the gas chamber. His black hair was too neat and too thick. Kiss the young lady, please., Watts demurs. And I aint no peace freak not by no sense of that word peace. Somebody get my face and Ill get theirs. Fans enjoy themselves at the infamous Gimme Shelter rock concert featuring the Rolling Stones, at the Altamont Speedway in Livermore, Ca. For, on the tenth floor of the courthouse, in the jail, facing reporters, he declared: I am more glad for my mother than for myself. A jailer gave him a cigar, and as he leaned back to light it, his mother, Katherine, in his mind, was more glad than he was! . Farrell, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA, Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California, USA. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. He asked Bryant: If you smoked a couple of numbers would you know what that meant? During a performance by The Rolling Stones, Meredith Hunter, 18, was stabbed and beaten to death in front of the stage by Alan David Passaro, a member of the Hells Angels (the motorcycle club was . Pictures. By the time I got to Hunter he had already been stabbed. No luck. Our site is an advertising supported site. Hells Angel Alan Passaro intercepted Hunters lethal charge, stabbing the teenager five times and then viciously beating him. Yeah, the one by Kafka. Id ask them if they meant joint.'. Edit Search New Search Jump to Filters. He didnt pinpoint any suspects for 47 days. Try again later. As the day went on, the crowd, which numbered some 300,000, descended into a madness fueled by drugs and alcohol. Alan David Passaro, 24, one of Barger's soldiers and an ex-convict, was charged with Hunter's . He worked for awhile at Daltons Barber Shop in Milpitas, a few miles away. Cox had the morning off the next day, when Judge Hayes let some police officials tell about their bad experiences with Angels. They know theyre coming back. How could any clean-living man or woman believe a person like that. it looked as if he fell to the ground and the crowd was on him.. He talked to one of their leaders about the gun and was told: Itll turn up on my porch one day. And it did (even though nobody knows for sure that it was Hunters gun). Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Fans frolic at the infamous Gimme Shelter rock concert featuring the Rolling Stones at the Altamont Race Track in Livermore, California on December 8, 1969. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Still, 45 days after the homicide, lots of people, even lawyers and newspapermen, were reading what Cox told John Burks in Rolling Stone. The man he pointed to looked very different from the one who had ridden his Harley Davidson down to Altamont that day. A North Carolina jury convicted a former CIA contractor of assaulting a detainee in Afghanistan. the murder indictment. But shortly afterward, Cox maneuvered the witness into saying a hitchhiker at Altamont offered me a hit. The defense attorney smiled and glanced toward the jury. Edit your search or learn more. based on information from your browser. All my life I wanted to be a Hells Angel. (One not filmed byGeorge Lucas because his camera broke.). DONATE, Before the money moved in, Kings Cross was a place for born-and-bred locals, clubs and crime, See what really went on during that time in NYC's topless go-go bars, Chris Stein 's photographs of Debbie Harry and friends take us back to a great era of music. Just a scared punk.). And when they come back fightin, they got thumped. Mostly, a little bit to the side of the stage so that people who were there didnt have to move back too far. 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