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Mar 12, 2023 · Read on to find out about the surviving Manson Family members and where they are now. READ THIS NEXT: How Angela Lansbury Saved Her Daughter From Charles Manson.
- Lia Beck
- Freelance Writer
- New York, NY
Sep 8, 2024 · The next night, displeased with the chaos of the killings, Manson brought six of his “family” members, including Leslie Van Houten, to the home of supermarket owner Leno LaBianca, killing him and his wife Rosemary the “proper” way, as Manson wanted.
- Austin Harvey
Jul 12, 2023 · Some Charles Manson followers have been released, like Leslie Van Houten, but others are still behind bars or have died.
- colin.mcevoy@hearst.com
- Senior News Editor, Biography.Com
Jul 16, 2023 · Arguably one of the most infamous Family members, Patricia (or Katie — with other aliases such as Big Patty, Yellow, Marnie Reeves, as well as Mary Ann Scott) also met Charles Manson in 1967 and was drawn in by his charm.
- Linda Kasabian
- Mary Brunner
- Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
- Susan Atkins
- Leslie Van Houten
- Patricia Krenwinkel
- Tex Watson
- Bobby Beausoleil
After two failed marriages and the birth of her daughter Tanya, Kasabian joined Manson's commune at Spahn Ranch in July 1969. During the Tate-LaBianca murders, Kasabian waited outside. The prosecutor called her a "star witness," and she was granted immunity in exchange for her testimony. At trial, she told jurors Manson's women did "anything and ev...
Mary met Manson in 1967, and is often regarded as his first follower. On April 15, 1968, Mary gave birth to Manson's son, who she named Valentine. Brunner was charged for the murder of Gary Hinman, but later received immunity as she testified against fellow Manson followers Bobby Beausoleil and Susan Atkins. However, in 1971, Brunner assisted other...
While many of the members were on trial and testifying, Fromme and other Manson family members camped outside and spouted their devotion to Manson at passers-by and the media. Fromme was never linked to the Tate-LaBianca murders, but she was eventually charged and convicted for the 1975 attempted assassination of President Gerald R. Ford. She was c...
Atkins was known as "Sexy Sadie" on Spahn Ranch, an abandoned movie set used as the group's commune. She was sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to life in prison after the state changed its death penalty laws in February 1972. Atkins was denied parole 13 times before dying in prison from brain cancer on Sept. 24, 2009, at age 61, CNN...
Former homecoming princess Van Houten was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder. She was granted a retrial in 1976 because her lawyer disappeared during her initial trial. She was found guilty and began her sentence at the California Institute for Women in Corona in 1978. After 53 years behind b...
Krenwinkel was convicted of seven counts of first-degree murder in 1971 and became the state's longest-serving female inmate after the death of Atkins, according to the Los Angeles Times. In May 2022, the California State Board of Parole Hearings recommended Krenwinkel's release. However, on Oct. 21, 2022, California Gov. Gavin Newsom blocked her p...
Convicted of seven counts of murder, Watson was sentenced to life in prison in 1971. However, after the California Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was unconstitutional in 1972, his sentence was commuted to life in prison. During his sentence, he married, divorced and became a father of four while incarcerated. He also earned a degree in ...
Beausoleil was convicted in 1970 of the first-degree murder of Gary Hinman, the first murder committed by Manson's follower that set the precedent for the "Helter Skelter" killing spree. He has been denied parole review nearly 20 times; in 2019, the California Board of Parole commissioners recommended that he be released on parole, which was denied...
- Elaine Aradillas
Oct 15, 2022 · After serving more than 40 years in prison, Manson died on November 19, 2017, at the age of 83. Biography reports the former cult leader died of natural causes. Although Manson referred to his followers as his "family," he also married two women and fathered at least three children.
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