When he was asked about the confrontation with Hunter, he astonished the reporters by saying, I went for my knife.. After the verdict he exclaimed, I didnt think I had a chance! Walker referred to his trial work as what a painter does. The mural he painted for the jury showed a righteous Angel sticking to an assignment, loyal to his bike brothers, and feeling his life was in danger from a man seven inches taller than he, a man probably high on speed, paranoid, waving a gun, maybe even shooting it, and causing some people to believe he might want to assassinate Mick Jagger. March 1 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers said a young seal was returned to the wild one day after it exited the water and walked across a busy New Jersey road. . 1980) Annotate this Case U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - 624 F.2d 938 (9th Cir. The Rolling Stones onstage at The Altamont Speedway in Livermore, California on December 6, 1969. Please reset your password. (Not guiltyand not free. Belli said he had filed the suit on behalf of Passaro and expected to win a substantial amount in damages for using Passaro as a movie star without his consent. The situation didnt look too promising for the defense, at the beginning: Walker certainly didnt mind getting help from jurors who might think it would be good for the country if white guys kick and stomp or even stab a few niggers. (AP Photo). You have chosen this person to be their own family member. The event turned into a disaster when a member of the Hells Angels, who had been hired as security, stabbed a gun-toting audience member. Alan David Passaro (August 23, 1948 - March 29, 1985) was a Hells Angels member known for the December 6, 1969, stabbing of Meredith Hunter to death at the Altamont Free Concert during The Rolling Stones' set, as seen in the 1970 documentary film Gimme Shelter. Passaro was arrested and charged but he claimed self-defense and he was later accquitted. Alan Passaro responded in an easy baritone to his lawyers questions. I dont know what hes using me for, but I never met the man, he said. When he waived his constitutional rights not to testify against himself and sat down in the witness chair some of the jurors leaned forward. A man must not show feelings. I mean, maybe the Stones are all right, but they used us. based on information from your browser. Trump Melts Down Over Murdoch Admitting Fox Lied About Election Fraud. Person hired to promote new 'Scream' movie prompts 911 calls. 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. Jagger laughs at his disobedient drummer. After Sergeant Robert Donovan of the sheriffs office read the article in Rolling Stone, he and other detectives finally located Cox by finding the telephone number where the call had been placed; and persuading people there to lead them to this guy who has said, I saw everything. Cox appeared before the county grand jury in March of 1970 and later in a lineup identified Passaro as the guy he saw stab Hunter in the back. Rolling Stones Keith Richards (left) and Mick Jagger (right) sing on the rose petal-littered stage during free rock concert at Altamont Speedway near Livermore, Calif., Dec. 6, 1969. At this point the trial sank into a fog of surrealism that had the jurors blinking and fidgeting; two of the men scratched their balls and two of the women crossed their legs very tightly. 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. When Jensens office leaned on the Maysles Brothers in New York to get the name of the cameraman who caught the killing, nobody seemed to know which one it was. This gun, like the witnesses, did little or nothing for the prosecution. I aint never going to ever pretend to be a cop. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? All Pictures results for Alan David Passaro. When that dude [Hunter] pulled out a piece and somebody says, Hes going to do Jagger and, being closest, I jump in and almost get my head blown off and get a murder beef and get my face blasted from coast to coast which I dont dig well, I figure Jagger could have said something instead of blaming it all on the Angels. Look, I aint no cop. Two dogs rescued after falling through ice on Colorado lake. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? His death was labeled suspicious, but has gone unprosecuted. Are you familiar with the jargon Im using? Walker worked on this theme with Paul Cox and other prosecution witnesses. In Hyde Park everybody had a good time, and there was no trouble. But Meredith Hunter was packing a double-barrelled gun. His black hair was too neat and too thick. a scene at a helipad on a pier on San Francisco Bay. He was found dead floating in the Anderson Reservoir with $10,000 in his pocket in 1985. On Saturday December 6, 1969, a free concert was held at Californias Altamont Speedway. But when Passaro took the stand he said Hunter had fired his gun just before a knife, or knives, made hamburger of his back. No luck. And my kid. Then he orders Charlie, poor, long-suffering Charlie, Do the same thing as I did. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('Unit4'); }); The killing at the Altamont Speedway in northern Californiawas caught on camera. The coroner said it had been an accidental death. Sergeant Hilliard said three of his informants had told him that Angels had remarked, in comment on her death, This is what happens to snitchers. Oakland patrolman James Carreker testified that one informant told him once: Id rather go to the state penitentiary for 20 years than be involved [as an informer] with the Hells Angels and get caught at it.. Live. There is a problem with your email/password. He says he and his gang were told they could drink all the beer they wanted if they kept punters off the lower stage. May 11, 2022 . He had had some experience with British Angels at a Stones concert in Hyde Park. 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. 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. Sergeant Donovan testified that the gun had not been fired in recent years. Immediately after the trial, Passaro was returned to jail. Try again. Carter said that eight helmeted sheriffs deputies got through to the murder scene that evening, took one look around, looked at Hunter and saw he was indeed dead, and hightailed it out of that agglutinated mass of longhairs, naked freak-outs, beaten-up kids, Angels, and bum-tripped people in all kinds of costumes that clean-cut kids wouldnt be caught dead in. A natural film extra! Other witnesses thought they saw a flash near the end of Hunters hand; indeed, the movie showed a strange glint there and nobody was sure what caused it. He was released from prison in 1984, and the following year Passaro was found dead wearing a suit and floating in the Anderson Reservoir with $10,000 in his pocket. But the patrol has no hesitation about moving in on last-minute situations caused by anti-war demonstrators. Did that alter the trial's outcome? They helped us with money for the lawyer. hes got his big red tongue out and is licking his lips. Walker approached them during a recess and suggested that their massive militant presence might not have a relaxing effect on the 12 law and order people in the jury box. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. A Hells Angel had knocked out Jefferson Airplanes Marty Balin. Despite the size of the crowd and the ardor of it, there were no casualties, save for the customary cases of fainting women and bruised toes. In Soledad, Alan Passaro read The Trial and The Understanding of Dreams. Drag images here or select from your computer for Alan David Passaro memorial. We moved them people to save that bike. They used the club for publicity for this movie of theirs. Ive played a lot of evil, ball-breaking women. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. I had to help one chick to the back with a cut foot. You can always change this later in your Account settings. It looked like he was blocking the view . Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Alan's lifetime. In 2008, FBI agent Mark Young revealed that the Hells Angels plotted to kill Mick Jagger in the aftermath of the incident, angered when Jagger went on the record as saying hed never again hire the Angels to provide security. It was supposed to be Woodstock redux. Alan was 36 years old at the time of death. Kiss the young lady, please., Watts demurs. At Altamont, Sheriff Madigan explained, Mel Belli and the promoter said they were hiring 300 private patrol. Translation: Let them take care of their own. At Altamont Alan had proved to his brothers that he was not a sissy. 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. 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. Only after I had seen the film, the witness said, was I aware of the nature of the happenings. With Dave Maysles at his side, he had been on a quest for color, swinging his lens around to pick up, now Mick Jagger, now and then a naked man, or the hips or breasts or big-eyed glory of a stoned girl, or the very colorful Angels as they stood so intransigently planted on the edges of the stage, their Deaths Head jackets to camera. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Alan David Passaro I found on Findagrave.com. Carter, testifying, said it was Sam Cutler, the Stones road manager, who hired the Angels to guard his artists. Woman learns of $1M Powerball prize hours before her birthday. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. 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). Hunter was black. (At Altamont that day, he said, I was just doing what I had to do. After that happened, we got the fire out. Thats the way it looked from the D.A.s table. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. I know some of them hit people. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. BERKELEY The murder trial stemming from an incident during the Rolling Stones Altamont concert 13 months ago ended January 19th when the jury declared Hells Angel Alan Passaro not guilty in the stabbing death of 18-year old Meredith Hunter. The first witness was a cameraman, Baird Bryant of Los Angeles, who shot the cemetery scene in Easy Rider. Edit your search or learn more. Year should not be greater than current year. . An Oakland narcotics officer, Edward Hilliard, said that in 1968 informers had quoted a young woman as saying that if the Angels didnt cut her loose from dope charges she would tell all she knew about Hells Angels and narcotics. Her body was found later in the Oakland hills. Cause of death was drowning, though foul play was never confirmed. Question by Walker: Would you know what I meant if I said Mr. Birth: He didnt pinpoint any suspects for 47 days. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. But not the philosophy: Peace, and let everybody walk on you.'. ). Walker needed help in a situation where you had movie footage showing a guy in an Angels jacket running hard like a pole vaulter at a track meet, running with an eagerness quicker than any thought, quicker than any feeling, and just a shade quicker than most peoples impulses, running right at that man who died, and with his knife. His initial charge was met with a beating from the bikers, who chased him back. Three hundred dollars. The psychologists and sociologists of America are very good at night writing Ph.D. theses about the alienation of the young. The authorities in public power are very good at boycotting the people-hood of the young. (When Sheriff Frank Madigan was asked about this he said: All we had at first was a report that someone was injured there, and when we got there we found a deceased person.). . Shit, the only dreams I have in here are of getting out., (And hes a student again: Im signed up for a course in butchery.). Foxiz News Network. Mr.Bryant, did you see blood, did you see a gun flash? Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? And ride. The event is best known for . Alan Passaro, 21, was the Angel arrested and charged with murder. As the day went on, the crowd, which numbered some 300,000, descended into a madness fueled by drugs and alcohol. The scavengers pawed over the ground as once thieves had ransacked the bodies of the soldiers on the field of Waterloo. Message in a bottle travels more than 185 miles in Australia. Walker, giving out body English he learned as a star basketball forward for UC Berkeley 13 years ago, dribbled slowly past the jury and scored. (At Altamont, he said, People were loaded and fell out. I probably was a little excited talking to him.), The contrasts in Coxs testimony with what he reported over the phone to Burks pretty much decimated him as a witness. A MediaComms.IO company. Please consider making a donation to our site. He kept getting in trouble with the law. He was close to the stage when we stopped him. Since the guy he shot was a fugitive at the time, we couldnt take him to a doctor or an emergency ward. Alan Passaro was born on 23 August 1948 in Farrell, Pennsylvania, USA. In a book that became to be known as 'The People of the Abyss' London described the time when he lived in the Whitechapel district sleeping in workhouses, so-called doss-houses and even on the streets. I stuck it [the knife] in the ground, cleaned it off.. Even the gun of Meredith Hunter was lost on the field of Altamont: as he lay dying on his stomach, somebody stole it. The incident was caught on camera and became a central scene in the Maysles Brothers documentary Gimme Shelter. at bat. But Hunter had also been badly beaten about the body and head. They couldnt find right ways to earn their living; she a graduate of a beauty college, he a graduate of a barber college. [1] Claiming self-defense, he was acquitted of the . The prosecution could round up only one witness from the multitudes near the stabbing who would testify against Passaro. Mick Jagger, center, dances on stage causing audience members to raise their arms and hands during rock concert at the Altamont Speedway near Livermore, Calif., Dec. 9, 1969. 0 cemeteries found in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA. First-aid stations ringed the field, litter-bearers abounded, a field hospital was set up nearby, and a special force of 300 policemen and 40 California Highway patrolmen were maneuvered to keep the peace through command posts from radio-equipped helicopters. 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