Charles Manson

**Charles Milles Manson** (né **Maddox**; November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017) na he be an American criminal, cult leader, den musician wey lead de Manson Family, a cult based insyd California insyd de late 1960s den early 1970s. Na sam cult members commit a series of at least nine murders for four locations insyd July den August 1969. Insyd 1971, na dem convict Manson of first-degree murder den conspiracy to commit murder for de deaths of seven people, wey dey include de film actress Sharon Tate. De prosecution contend dat, while Manson never directly order de murders, na ein ideology constitute an overt act of conspiracy.

## Legacy

### Documentaries

* 1973: *Manson*, wey Robert Hendrickson den Laurence Merrick direct am
* 1989: *Charles Manson Superstar*, wey Nikolas Schreck direct am
* 2014: *Life After Manson*, wey Olivia Klaus direct am
* 2017: *Manson: Inside the Mind of a Mad Man*, television documentary about Reet Jurvetsen.
* 2017: *Murder Made Me Famous*, *Charles Manson: What Happened?*.
* 2017: *Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes*
* 2017: *Charles Manson: The Final Words*, wey Rob Zombie narrate, wey dey focuse for de Manson Family murders tell am from Manson ein perspective, wey James Buddy Day direct am.
* 2018: *Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes*, wey Liev Schreiber narrate, dey look insyd de Manson Family.
* 2019: *I Lived with a Killer: The Manson Family*.
* 2019: *Charles Manson: The Funeral*, wey James Buddy Day direct am.
* 2019: *Manson: The Women*, wey dey feature Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, Sandra "Blue" Good, Catherine "Gypsy" Share, den Dianne "Snake" Lake, documentary special on Oxygen, wey James Buddy Day direct am.
* 2020: *Helter Skelter: An American Myth*, six part TV miniseries wey Lesley Chilcott direct am.

### Fiction inspire by Manson
* 1971: *Sweet Savior*, an exploitation film.
* 1976: *Helter Skelter*, a television drama.
* 1984: *[[#Cultural impact|Manson Family Movies]]*, a film drama.
* 1990: *The Manson Family*, a musical opera by John Moran.
* 1990: *Assassins*, a Broadway musical plus references to Manson.
* 1992: *The Ben Stiller Show*, a sketch series plus Manson as a recurring character portrayed by Bob Odenkirk.
* 1998: "Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson!", an episode of *South Park* dem center around Manson.
* 2003: *The Dead Circus*, a novel wey dey include de activities of de Manson Family as a major plot point.
* 2003: *The Manson Family*, a crime drama/horror film centered around de Manson Family.
* 2004: *Helter Skelter*, a crime film about de Manson Family den about Linda Kasabian.
* 2006: *Live Freaky! Die Freaky!*, a stop-motion animated film based for de murders.
* 2014: *House of Manson*, a biographical feature film wey dey focuse for de life of Charles Manson from ein kiddie time to ein arrest.
* 2015: *Manson Family Vacation*, an indie comedy inspired by Manson.
* 2015–16: *Aquarius*, a television crime drama.
* 2016: *The Girls*, a novel by Emma Cline loosely inspired by de Manson Family.
* 2016: *Wolves at the Door*, a horror film wey John R. Leonetti direct am.
* 2017: *Mindhunter*; de first episode of season 1 dem use Manson as a case study.
* 2017: *American Horror Story: Cult*, de seventh season of de horror anthology series *American Horror Story*.
* 2018: *Charlie Says*, a film dem center around Manson den three of ein followers.
* 2019: *The Haunting of Sharon Tate*; Daniel Farrands direct am
* 2019: *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*; wey Quentin Tarantino direct am
* 2019: *Zeroville*, a film wey dey start insyd de aftermath of de Sharon Tate murders insyd Los Angeles, plus dem suspect de main character say ebe involved. Manson be portrayed by Scott Haze.
* 2021: *We Can Only Save Ourselves*, a novel by Alison Wisdom loosely inspired by de Manson Family.

## References


## External links

* FBI file on Charles Manson
* Cease to Exist: The Saga of Dennis Wilson & Charles Manson – compendium of first-hand accounts edited by Jason Austin Penick

**Legal documents**
* Decision in appeal by Manson from Hinman-Shea conviction *People v. Manson*, 71 Cal. App. 3d 1 (California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division One, June 23, 1977).
* Decision in appeal by Manson, Atkins, Krenwinkel, and Van Houten from Tate-LaBianca convictions *People v. Manson*, 61 Cal. App. 3d 102 (California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division One, August 13, 1976). Retrieved June 19, 2007.

**News articles**
*  – article by co-author of 1970 Rolling Stone story on Manson.
* Linder, Douglas. ''Famous Trials – The Trial of Charles Manson''. University of Missouri at Kansas City Law School. 2002. April 7, 2007.
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