The most recent image of Charles Manson, taken in August (L) (Courtesy of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation). Hollywood in Los Angeles (Top R). (Oreos via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA). Manson’s followers killed actress Sharon Tate (pictured with her husband Roman Polanski) in her Los Angeles Home along with four others on Aug. 9, 1969 (Bottom R). Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images
Charles Manson, the notorious cult leader who ordered his followers to commit a series of horrific murders in 1969, has died of natural causes aged 83.
After more than 45 years in custody, Manson passed away on Sunday evening, Nov. 19, at Kern County hospital, said a statement from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
