( CNN ) -- A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas on Wednesday rejected a request by imprisoned Charles Manson follower Charles D. `` Tex '' Watson not to turn over personal tape recordings to Los Angeles police . Police want decades-old recordings between Watson and his attorney because authorities believe the tapes might provide new clues about unsolved killings involving followers of Manson , according to court documents . Watson asked the judge to allow police to listen to all recordings in the presence of a court trustee or other designate but not take possession of them as the judge earlier ordered . The judge declined Watson 's request to reconsider that order . Parole hearing for Manson follower postponed . `` To the extent Watson seeks a remedy regarding the LAPD 's use of the recordings , or to prevent their release to the media , such matters are governed by nonbankruptcy law and can be addressed to a court of competent jurisdiction , '' Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Brenda T. Rhoades wrote in her ruling . In the meantime , Los Angeles police plan to pick up the tapes on Friday , spokesman Cmdr . Andrew Smith told CNN . Photos : Charles Manson throughout the years . In a new letter to CNN , Watson asserted that `` there are no unsolved murders committed by the Manson Family . '' The tapes are about eight hours of recordings between Watson and his attorney from 1969 , Bill Boyd of McKinney , Texas , whose law firm is now a debtor in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the same state , court papers said . According to court documents , Watson waived his attorney-client privilege to the tapes in 1976 , and his attorney received partial payment for his legal fees when he gave a copy of the tapes to Chaplain Raymond G. Hoekstra , who subsequently wrote a book , `` Will You Die for Me : The Man Who Killed for Charles Manson Tells His Own Story . '' Watson wrote a June 5 letter to CNN : `` There is nothing new on the tapes that was excluded from my book 'Will You Die For Me ? ' The book was co-authored to show delicate consideration when sharing the graphic details of the crime in order to show respect towards the families of the victims . '' Watson , Manson and three others -- Susan Atkins , Patricia Krenwinkel , and Leslie Van Houten -- were convicted of murder and other charges in a two-night rampage that left pregnant actress Sharon Tate and seven others dead , including Leno and Rosemary LaBianca . The enduring fascination of the Sharon Tate murder . The gruesome killings were chronicled in the best-seller `` Helter Skelter , '' and in Wednesday 's court ruling , the judge notes that `` Watson expresses concern that the contents of the recordings may be hurtful to the families of his victims in the Tate-LaBianca murders . '' In 2008 , Watson wrote CNN that he was aware of no bodies buried in a remote Death Valley , California , site called Barker Ranch , the hideout for Manson and his family , when CNN did a report about a corpse-sniffing dog visiting the site . In court filings last week , Watson requested `` that the Tapes not be turned over to the LAPD , because they are not a creditor to my late attorney Bill Boyd , God rest his soul '' and `` because repercussions of the motion have not been fully considered by all parties concerned . '' Added Watson in court documents : `` ... this case is high notoriety , with much media attention . For this reason , special consideration should be made with who takes possession of The Tapes , so they will not be misused for purposes unintended by the court and that could be hurtful to the families of the victims . '' Watson , 66 , was convicted of seven counts of first-degree murder and was denied parole for the 16th time in November . He will be considered again in 2016 , according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . Charles Manson denied parole , with next parole hearing set for 2027 . Two men relate to same haunting specter -- Charles Manson .
A bankruptcy judge rejects a request by Charles `` Tex '' Watson . Watson wanted police to only listen to his personal tapes , not take possession of them . Los Angeles police believe the tapes might have clues about unsolved killings . Score: 6