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Charles Milles Manson (né Maddox; November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017) was an American criminal, cult leader and musician who led the Manson Family, a cult based in California, in the late 1960s.Some of the members committed a series of at least nine murders at four locations in July and August 1969. In 1971, Manson was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of seven people, including the film actress Sharon Tate.The prosecution contended that ...
The Manson Family (known among its members as the Family) was a commune, gang, and cult led by criminal Charles Manson that was active in California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The group at its peak consisted of approximately 100 followers, who lived an unconventional lifestyle, frequently using psychoactive drugs, including amphetamine and hallucinogens such as LSD. Most were young women from middle-class backgrounds, many of whom were attracted by hippie culture and communal living ...
Jun 16, 2024 · Manson’s hold over his followers was graphically illustrated in 1969, when the Family carried out several murders on Manson’s orders. The most famous victim was actress Sharon Tate, wife of film director Roman Polanski, who was killed in her Los Angeles home along with three guests. The ensuing trial of Manson and his followers in 1970 attracted national attention.
Jul 25, 2019 · Cameramen film the scene as Charles Manson is brought into the Los Angeles city jail under suspicion of having masterminded the Tate-LaBianca murders of August 1969.
Jul 28, 2019 · Charles Manson (November 12, 1934–November 19, 2017) was a mass murderer who founded a desert cult known as "The Family" in the 1960s and manipulated its members into brutally killing people on his behalf, including the pregnant actress Sharon Tate and other Hollywood residents. The crimes inspired "Helter Skelter," a best-selling book released in 1974, and an Emmy-nominated TV miniseries by the same name released in 1976.
Three female followers were tried alongside Manson: (L-R) Leslie Van Houten, Susan Atkins and Patricia Krenwinkel As members of Charles Manson's messianic cult, several of the so-called Family ...
Nov 20, 2017 · Charles Manson's messianic influence inspired his followers to commit murder. Members of his so-called Family were responsible for a series of high-profile killings that shattered the peace and ...
Nov 20, 2017 · Charles Manson, one of the most notorious murderers of the 20th century, who was very likely the most culturally persistent and perhaps also the most inscrutable, died on Sunday in a hospital in ...
Nov 20, 2017 · As members of Charles Manson's messianic cult, several of the so-called Family committed murders at his request. Mostly young women from middle-class backgrounds, they were convinced to join his ...
Nov 20, 2017 · Charles Manson, the notorious cult leader who directed his followers to commit a string of brutal murders, and who became a symbol of the dark side of 1960s counterculture, has died aged 83.
