Charles Manson, leader of murderous '60s cult, dead at 83

Source: CNN | November 20, 2017 | Steve Almasy and Brandon Griggs

(CNN) – Charles Manson, the wild-eyed 1960s cult leader whose followers committed heinous murders that terrorized Los Angeles and shocked the nation, died Sunday of natural causes, according to the California Department of Corrections. He was 83.

The diminutive and charismatic Manson orchestrated a wave of violence in August 1969 that took the lives of seven people, spawned headlines worldwide and landed him and his “Manson Family” of followers in prison for most of the remainder of their lives.

Manson served nine life terms in California prisons and was denied parole 12 times. His notoriety, boosted by popular books and films, made him a cult figure to those fascinated by his dark apocalyptic visions.

“He was the dictatorial ruler of the (Manson) family, the king, the Maharaja. And the members of the family were slavishly obedient to him,” former Manson prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi told CNN in 2015.

To the point they would kill for him.

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    Not much one can say. The Lord will judge him as He sees fit.

    I would say, rest in peace, but I hope the Lord forgives me because I just can’t say it.

    Would be nice if, with Manson’s passing, the loved ones of his victims could find peace. But I doubt it.

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