9 Chilling Facts About Infamous Cult Leader Charles Manson
Charles Manson is one of the most infamous figures in criminal history.
He ordered one of the most horrifying murders in Hollywood: that of actress Sharon Tate.
He was the leader of one of the world's most infamous cults.
And he's even going to factor into American Horror Story: Cult.
With Charles Manson's recent resurgence as a person of interest in the public eye, it's entirely possible that a lot of people in the present day don't know his story.
After all, he committed his most prolific crimes in the late 1960s.
Here's a primer on who he is, what he did, and where he is now. He had a tumultuous early family life.
Charles Manson was born on Nov.
12, 1934 in Cincinnati, Oh.
His mother, Kathleen Maddox, was 16 at the time.
She was allegedly an alcoholic and a sex worker.
At one point, reports say she sold him for »
