Charles Manson

Charles Manson was an American criminal and musician. Born November 11, 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, and died November 19, 2017 in Bakersfield, California, United States. He played a mix of styles including Acoustic, Folk and Spoken Word. He is known in connection with the 1969 “Tate-LaBianca” murders and other crimes, for which he was convicted for a total of 9 counts of First Degree Murder and 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit Murder. His 1971 Death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 1972 when California temporarily abolished the Death Penalty. The most widely accepted account of the crimes, trial, and motive for the “Tate-LaBianca” murders, is the subject of the 1974 book Helter Skelter, written by Vincent Bugliosi with Curt Gentry.