Charles Milles Manson is an American criminal who led what became known as the Manson Family, a quasi-commune that arose in the California desert in the late 1960s

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committed one of the most terrifying crimes in American history when they broke into the Los Angeles home of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and savagely murdered her and four of her houseguests

Who did the Manson family kill?
On 8 August 1969, on the instructions of Charles Manson, Krenwinkel joined three other members of Manson's cult, “the Family”, as they murdered the actress Sharon Tate, who was pregnant, and four more people at the home Tate shared with her husband, the film director Roman Polanski, near Beverly Hills.
Is Charles Manson Still Alive?
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1971 - Charles "Tex" Watson is found guilty of the murders of seven people and is sentenced to death. 1972 - The death penalty is abolished in California. The sentences for all Manson Family members are commuted to life in prison. April 12, 2012 - Manson is denied parole for the 12th time

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Why is Charles Manson so popular?
Believing he was a modern incarnation of Jesus Christ, and figuring he could benefit from a race war in America, Manson convinced several followers to go on a murderous spree in 1969, during which they killed seven people. The most prominent victim was actress Sharon Tate, the wife of film director Roman Polanski.
Who was killed with Sharon Tate?
In November 1969, while in prison in connection with a car theft, Susan Atkins boasted to an inmate that she was responsible for the murder of Sharon Tate. This led to her indictment, along with the accomplices she named, Charles Manson, Charles "Tex" Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel and Linda Kasabian.

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