52 Facts About Manson Family

Manson Family was a commune, gang, and cult led by criminal Charles Manson that was active in California in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Manson Family was born in 1934 and had been institutionalized or incarcerated for more than half of his life by the time he was released from prison in 1967.

Manson Family began attracting acolytes in the San Francisco area.

Manson Family established himself as a guru in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, which during 1967's "Summer of Love" was emerging as the signature hippie locale.

Manson Family soon had the first of his groups of followers, most of them female.

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Manson Family allegedly taught his followers that they were the reincarnation of the original Christians, and that the establishment could be characterized as the Romans.

Manson Family was assisted by several of the young women from the Family.

Stromberg thought that Manson Family made interesting suggestions about what Jesus might do in a situation, seeming to be attuned to the role.

Manson Family had one of his women kiss his feet and then kissed hers in return to demonstrate the place of women.

Manson Family tossed the bus keys to the doubter, who promptly drove the bus away while Manson Family watched, apparently unconcerned.

For example, Manson tried to manipulate Danny DeCarlo, the treasurer of the Straight Satan's motorcycle club, by granting him “access” to Family women.

Manson Family convinced DeCarlo that his large penis helped keep the women in the group.

Manson Family took them to his Pacific Palisades house for a few hours.

Manson Family assured him that he had no such intent and began kissing Wilson's feet.

Manson Family claimed that Wilson gave him his Sunset Boulevard address and invited him to stop by when he came to Los Angeles.

Manson Family covered their costs, which amounted to approximately $100,000.

Wilson paid for studio time to record songs written and performed by Manson Family, and introduced him to entertainment business acquaintances, including Gregg Jakobson, Terry Melcher, and Rudi Altobelli.

On March 23,1969, Manson Family entered the grounds of 10050 Cielo Drive, which he had known as Melcher's residence.

Manson Family had befriended Polanski and Tate during the making of the documentary Mia and Roman.

Manson Family was there to photograph Tate before she departed for Rome the next day.

Manson Family said that he was looking for someone whose name Hatami did not recognize.

Manson Family advised Manson to try "the back alley, " by which he meant the path to the guest house beyond the main house.

Manson Family entered the enclosed porch and spoke with Altobelli, the owner, who had just come out of the shower.

Manson Family asked for Melcher, but Altobelli felt that Manson Family was looking for him.

Manson Family had met Manson the previous year at Wilson's home and was sure that Manson already knew that.

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Altobelli told Manson Family he was leaving the country the next day, and Manson Family said he would like to speak with him upon his return.

Manson Family said that he had been directed to the guest house by the persons in the main house; Altobelli asked Manson Family not to disturb his tenants.

Manson Family turned Spahn Ranch into a defensive camp, establishing night patrols by armed guards.

Manson Family brought in members of the Straight Satans Motorcycle Club to act as security.

Manson Family sent Family members Bobby Beausoleil, Mary Brunner and Atkins to Hinman's home on July 25,1969 to convince him to join the Family and turn over the assets Manson thought Hinman had inherited.

Atkins, in her 1977 autobiography, wrote that Manson Family directed Beausoleil, Brunner, and her to go to Hinman's and get the supposed inheritance of $21,000.

Manson Family said that two days earlier Manson had told her privately that, if she wanted to "do something important", she could kill Hinman and get his money.

Manson Family members proceeded to kill the five people they found: Sharon Tate, who was living there at the time; Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, and Wojtek Frykowski, who were visiting her; and Steven Parent, who had been visiting the caretaker of the home.

Manson Family left, sending Krenwinkel and Van Houten into the house.

Manson Family began stabbing Leno with a bayonet in the living room.

Manson Family stabbed her with the bayonet, and returned to the living room to resume attacking Leno, whom he stabbed 12 times.

Meanwhile, Manson Family directed Kasabian to drive to the home of an acquaintance of hers.

Manson Family dropped off Kasabian, Grogan, and Atkins, and drove back to Spahn Ranch.

In November 1968, the Manson Family had established headquarters in Death Valley's environs, at the Myers and Barker ranches.

For instance, Sebring's protege Jim Markham believes the murders were in response to a bad drug deal the day before, in which Manson Family went to Tate's house to sell marijuana and cocaine to Sebring and Frykowski.

Manson Family was released on August 11,1969, after undergoing a polygraph examination that indicated he had not been involved in the crimes.

Manson Family had been arrested a few days earlier with members of "the Manson Family".

Manson Family filed an affidavit of prejudice against Keene, who was replaced by Judge Charles Older.

Manson Family was arrested in Texas on November 30,1969, after local police were notified by California investigators that his fingerprints were found to match a print found on the front door of the Tate home.

Manson Family had been killed very recently by a gunshot to the head, in what the Family members initially claimed was an accident.

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In 1977, authorities learned the precise location of the remains of Shorty Shea and, contrary to Manson Family claims, learned that Shea had not been dismembered and buried in several places.

On September 5,1975, the Manson Family returned to national attention when Squeaky Fromme attempted to assassinate US President Gerald Ford.

Manson Family was trying to reach Manson because she heard that he had testicular cancer; she was apprehended within days.

Manson Family was released on parole from Federal Medical Center, Carswell on August 14,2009.

In January 1996, a Manson Family website was established by latter-day Manson Family follower George Stimson, who was helped by Sandra Good.

Manson Family stated that Manson did come to Hinman's house and slash Hinman with a sword, which he had previously denied in a 1981 interview with Oui magazine.

Charles Manson Family died of a heart attack and complications from colon cancer on November 19,2017.