“So, Charles Manson has died, aged 83, of “natural causes”.
“The con-man, musician and erstwhile cult leader, who came to embody mainstream American fears of the 1960s counterculture “gone wrong”, had an easier death at Kern County hospital in California than any of the seven people whose murders he orchestrated in August 1969.
“Manson has been largely out of the public view since his conviction for the Tate-LaBianca killings in January 1971 alongside several members of his “family” – but there has been little diminution of his grisly fame.
“Earlier this year it was announced that Quentin Tarantino is making a film about the Manson murders.
“Big names such as Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt are among those said to be lining up for parts.”
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