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Is that really Cappy?

posted 18 years ago by g_monte
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I've been interested in this case for several years and have seen this doc many times but there's always been one thing I've wondered about. There's a scene in which Squeaky, Sandy and Brenda are asked why they didn't go along the night of the Tate murders and Sandy says something like "well, Cap wanted to go but there wasn't enough room in the car". Then they cut to shots of a young woman frolicking around. Apparently this is supposed to be Cathy "Cappy" Gillies. I've seen several pictures (but little actual live footage) of Cathy and this woman just doesn't look like her. Anyone know?

[–] bredlau3 18 years ago

I'll have to watch it again, but I think it is her.

[–] fivefids 18 years ago

One of the girl's knickname was "Capistrano" so that's the reference. If it's the same person you're refering to, then that's her.

[–] bredlau3 18 years ago

Capistrano and Cappy are the same girl. It looks just like her. It doesn't look like her in the picture in Helter Skelter which is a mug shot (with her hair short) but in that movie it looks just like her.

[–] hoyo-mont 14 years ago

Here is a screen shot at this particular moment in the film ("Cap wanted to go but there wasn't any room in the car").
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/4038/screenshot20100924at913.png

I don't see why it wouldn't be here. There's only a few other photos that I know of.

[–] bredlau3 14 years ago

Yep, that's her.