Charles man sellers biography

Charles Milles Manson (né Maddox, November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017) was an American criminal and cult leader. In the late 1960s, he formed what became known as the Manson Family, a quasi-commune in California. Manson's followers committed a series of nine murders at four locations in July and August 1969. In 1971 he was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of seven people, including the actress Sharon Tate, all of which were carried out at his instruction by members of the group. Manson was also convicted of first-degree murder for two other deaths.

At the time the Family began to form, Manson was an unemployed ex-convict who had spent half of his life in correctional institutions for a variety of offenses. Before the murders, he was a singer-songwriter on the fringe of the Los Angeles music industry, chiefly through a chance association with Dennis Wilson, drummer and founding member of The Beach Boys. Manson believed in what he called "Helter Skelter", a term he took from the Beatles' song of the same name to d

Charles C. Mann

American journalist and author

Charles C. Mann (born 1955) is an American journalist and author, specializing in scientific topics. In 2006 his book 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus won the National Academies Communication Award for best book of the year. He is the co-author of four books, and contributing editor for Science, The Atlantic Monthly, and Wired.

Biography

Mann was born in 1955 and graduated from Amherst College in 1976.[1][2] Mann has written for Fortune, The New York Times, Smithsonian, Technology Review, Vanity Fair, and The Washington Post.[3] In 2005 he wrote 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, followed in 2011 by 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created.[4] He served as a judge for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award in 2012.[5] He has also written for the TV series Law & Order.[6]

He is a three-time National Magazine Award finalist and a recipient of writing awards from the Ame

Charles Manson

American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)

Charles Manson

Manson's 1968 mugshot

Born

Charles Milles Maddox


(1934-11-12)November 12, 1934

Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

DiedNovember 19, 2017(2017-11-19) (aged 83)

Bakersfield, California, U.S.

Known forManson Family murders
Spouses

Rosalie Willis

(m. 1955; div. 1958)​

Leona Stevens

(m. 1959; div. 1963)​
Children3
Conviction(s)
Criminal penaltyDeath; commuted to life imprisonment
Accomplice(s)Members of the Manson Family, including Susan Atkins, Mary Brunner, and Tex Watson
Victims9+ murdered by proxy

Charles Milles Manson (né Maddox; November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017) was an American criminal, cult leader, and musician who led the Manson Family, a cult based in California in the late 1960s and early 1970s.[1] Some cult members committed a series of at least nine murders at four locations in July and Augu

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