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- Rachel Paige
- Leslie van Houten. At age 19, van Houten dropped out of school and ran away to join Manson’s family. She would commit her first murder on August 9, 1969, participating in the deaths of Rosemary and Leno LaBianca (even though many of the stab wounds found on the victims were done post-mortem).
- Patricia Krenwinkel. Patricia met Manson in 1967 and literally uprooted her life for him, leaving Los Angeles to head to San Francisco. While a part of Manson’s family, she went by the name “Katie” and was once picked up by Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys and later turned his house into a place for Manson and his family to stay (until Wilson kicked them out).
- Squeaky Fromme. Squeaky’s real name is Lynette, and she does appear (played by Dakota Fanning) in the new film. Fromme was not a participant in either the Tate or LaBianca murders and instead took to camping outside the trial so she could be close to Manson.
- Susan Atkins. While Atkins didn’t participate in every murder committed by the Manson family, she was there for a majority of them. She was present for the death of Gary Hinman (Manson wanted some of his money), and later the Tate murders and the deaths of the LaBianca couple.
- Linda Kasabian
- Mary Brunner
- Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
- Susan Atkins
- Leslie Van Houten
- Patricia Krenwinkel
- Tex Watson
- Bobby Beausoleil
After two failed marriages and the birth of her daughter Tanya, Kasabian joined Manson's commune at Spahn Ranch in July 1969. During the Tate-LaBianca murders, Kasabian waited outside. The prosecutor called her a "star witness," and she was granted immunity in exchange for her testimony. At trial, she told jurors Manson's women did "anything and ev...
Mary met Manson in 1967, and is often regarded as his first follower. On April 15, 1968, Mary gave birth to Manson's son, who she named Valentine. Brunner was charged for the murder of Gary Hinman, but later received immunity as she testified against fellow Manson followers Bobby Beausoleil and Susan Atkins. However, in 1971, Brunner assisted other...
While many of the members were on trial and testifying, Fromme and other Manson family members camped outside and spouted their devotion to Manson at passers-by and the media. Fromme was never linked to the Tate-LaBianca murders, but she was eventually charged and convicted for the 1975 attempted assassination of President Gerald R. Ford. She was c...
Atkins was known as "Sexy Sadie" on Spahn Ranch, an abandoned movie set used as the group's commune. She was sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to life in prison after the state changed its death penalty laws in February 1972. Atkins was denied parole 13 times before dying in prison from brain cancer on Sept. 24, 2009, at age 61, CNN...
Former homecoming princess Van Houten was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder. She was granted a retrial in 1976 because her lawyer disappeared during her initial trial. She was found guilty and began her sentence at the California Institute for Women in Corona in 1978. After 53 years behind b...
Krenwinkel was convicted of seven counts of first-degree murder in 1971 and became the state's longest-serving female inmate after the death of Atkins, according to the Los Angeles Times. In May 2022, the California State Board of Parole Hearings recommended Krenwinkel's release. However, on Oct. 21, 2022, California Gov. Gavin Newsom blocked her p...
Convicted of seven counts of murder, Watson was sentenced to life in prison in 1971. However, after the California Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was unconstitutional in 1972, his sentence was commuted to life in prison. During his sentence, he married, divorced and became a father of four while incarcerated. He also earned a degree in ...
Beausoleil was convicted in 1970 of the first-degree murder of Gary Hinman, the first murder committed by Manson's follower that set the precedent for the "Helter Skelter" killing spree. He has been denied parole review nearly 20 times; in 2019, the California Board of Parole commissioners recommended that he be released on parole, which was denied...
- Elaine Aradillas
May 15, 2019 · They called them the Manson Girls. These women were forever defined by their relationship to Charles Manson, a notorious cult leader and orchestrator of a mass murder.
- Elena Nicolaou
Aug 8, 2019 · In our cultural narrative, the Manson girls are the key to Manson’s allure, and they are also his accessories. They are meaningful to the extent that they illustrate Manson’s unnerving...
Apr 18, 2018 · Journalist and therapist Nikki Meredith has corresponded with two of Charles Manson's most infamous followers for decades: convicted murderers Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel. Meredith spoke with us about what the former cult members are like today.
Jan 21, 2020 · The lives of his female followers are explored in the Lifetime movie “Manson’s Lost Girls.” Here’s a glimpse into the stories of five Manson girls—and what became of them after they were separated from the man who had so thoroughly dominated their psyches.
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Jul 30, 2019 · In the summer of 1969, Charles Manson and his murderous “family” went on a rampage in Los Angeles that left nine people dead.
