Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. Charles Manson, accused leader of a hippie cult charged with the ...

"I don’t think you fall out of love," she said. It's been nearly 50 years since notorious cult leader Charles Manson and some of his devout followers shocked the world with a series of brutal murders, ...

The Manson family’s infamous crimes are reexamined in the March 2025 Netflix documentary 'CHAOS: The Manson Murders' Emily Krauser is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since 2022 ...

Charles Manson, wild-eyed leader of a cult "family" who killed seven people in a bloody rampage in Los Angeles that shocked the nation in 1969, died of natural causes Sunday, according to the ...

On 9 August 1969, the writing on the wall for the Sixties dream was smeared in blood. “PIG”, it read, daubed on the front door of 10050 Cielo Drive in Los Angeles, where pregnant film actress Sharon ...

Born Charles Milles Maddox on November 12, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Manson’s early years were marred with instability. His mother, Ada Kathleen Maddox, was just 15 when he was born. His biological ...

Charles Manson, the notorious killer and cult leader, was destined to leave prison only one way after receiving nine life sentences - in a coffin. The malevolent figure who cast a long shadow over ...

Patricia Krenwinkel, 77, who was part of what was known as the Manson family, was convicted of seven counts of murder in 1971. A California panel said she posed little risk of reoffending. By Adeel ...

The film is built around Tom O'Neill's theory that Charles Manson learned mind-control techniques from the CIA's MKUltra program. But guess what? There's no evidence. The Manson saga has been ...