Charles Manson, mastermind behind 1969 deaths of actress Sharon Tate, 6 others, dead at 83

By Fox News —— Bio and Archives November 20, 2017

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Charles Manson, the hippie cult leader who became the hypnotic-eyed face of evil across America after orchestrating the gruesome murders of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six others in Los Angeles during the summer of 1969, died Sunday after nearly a half-century in prison. He was 83. Manson, whose name to this day is synonymous with unspeakable violence and madness, died of natural causes at Kern County hospital, according to a California Department of Corrections statement. -- More...