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Status. Dissolved de facto due to Manson’s death. Size. 100 members. 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.
- 1967-1968
- Charles Manson
- 1967
Learn about the Manson Family, the cult led by Charles Manson that was behind the brutal crimes of 1969, such as the Tate-LaBianca murders and the Sharon Tate killing. Find out who they were, how they rose to power, and why they became the ultimate symbol of the 1960s.
- colin.mcevoy@hearst.com
- Senior News Editor, Biography.Com
- Susan Atkins.
- Murdered Sharon Tate. In December 1969, Susan Atkins stands outside a courtroom after testifying against accused murderer Charles Manson in Los Angeles.
- Leslie Van Houten.
- Murdered Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. Sheron Lawin, a member of the Board of Prison Terms commissioners, listens to Leslie Van Houten after her parole was denied in June 2002.
Jul 12, 2023 · Learn about the life and crimes of Charles Manson, the notorious cult leader who inspired and directed his followers to carry out several notorious murders in the late 1960s. Find out how he became involved with the Manson Family, the Manson-Beach Boys connection, and his death in prison.
- W. W. Norton & Company
- 3 min
Jul 12, 2023 · By ROBERT JABLON and JOHN ROGERS. Published 10:07 PM PDT, July 11, 2023. LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 1969, Charles Manson dispatched a group of disaffected young followers on a two-night killing rampage that terrorized Los Angeles. The killings remain etched in the American consciousness.
Jul 30, 2019 · July 30, 2019 3 AM PT. In the summer of 1969, Charles Manson and his murderous “family” went on a rampage in Los Angeles that left nine people dead. Victims of the so-called Tate-LaBianca...
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Nov 20, 2017 · CNN — Charles Manson’s followers were young and zealously committed. Now, 48 years after the brutal series of killings, the cult leader is dead, and most of the “Manson Family” of...
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