The dig will be carried out `` to either confirm or put to rest speculation that bodies may remain there from the Charles Manson era , '' Lutze said in a written statement . NEW : Digging to begin this month at old Manson family ranch . Detective , cadaver dog may have found five graves ; soil tests inconclusive . A new dig is underway on the grounds of a former Los Angeles County jail where Charles Manson, leader of cult who killed actress Sharon Tate and six others, was imprisoned for life. Manson 's top lieutenant does n't believe anyone else was killed at hideout .
NEW : Digging to begin this month at old Manson family ranch . Detective , cadaver dog may have found five graves ; soil tests inconclusive . A new dig is underway on the grounds of a former Los Angeles County jail where Charles Manson, leader of cult who killed actress Sharon Tate and six others, was imprisoned for life. Manson 's top lieutenant does n't believe anyone else was killed at hideout .