Charles Manson, the notorious cult leader who directed his followers to commit a string of brutal murders, and who became a symbol of the dark side of 1960s counterculture, has died aged 83.
Manson was admitted to Bakersfield hospital, California earlier this month and died of natural causes yesterday.
In 1969, his followers, known as the Manson Family, killed nine people.
He was sentenced to death in 1971 and then it was reduced to 9 life sentences.
Source: BBC
