Charles Manson: Leader of the Manson Family Dies at 83

Charles Manson was an American cult leader and criminal. Born on November 12, 1934, in Cincinnati, he spent much of his youth in reform schools and prisons.

He gathered followers known as the Manson Family in California in the late 1960s. In August 1969 his followers murdered seven people, including actress Sharon Tate. He was convicted in 1971 of first-degree murder and conspiracy and was sentenced to death, which became life in prison.

He was denied parole 12 times. Manson died of cardiac arrest in a hospital in Bakersfield, California, on November 19, 2017, at age 83.

Achievements: Convicted in the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders.

Birth: November 12, 1934 - Cincinnati, Ohio.

Profession: Cult leader.

Interesting Facts: He never personally committed the murders.