On November 12, 1934, Charles Manson was born to a sixteen-year-old single mother in Cincinnati, Ohio. By all accounts, Manson endured a tumultuous childhood, moving in and out of foster homes and having repeated encounters with the law. At the age of...

A hardened recidivist criminal, Charles Manson sought vengeance on a society he felt perpetuated his vicious cycle of incarceration. With a charismatic litany of love/hate, life/death mind games and heavy drug use, he attracted...

Charles Milles Manson (b. November 12, 1934) is a convict who led the "Manson Family," a quasi-commune that arose in the U.S. state of California in the later 1960s.[1][2][3] He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit the Tate-LaBianca murders, which...

Charles Manson was denied parole Wednesday, the 11th time since 1978 that the cult leader was ordered to continue serving life sentences for a murderous rampage in 1969.Manson, 72, did not attend or send a representative to the proceeding before the Board of Parole Hearings...

Leslie Van Houten, the former Charles Manson follower convicted of taking part in a murderous rampage that terrorized Los Angeles 38 years ago, has been denied parole for the 18th time.The two-year denial issued Thursday by the parole board means Van Houten, 58, must wait...

Paris Hilton better like chicken. The hotel heiress was sentenced Friday to 45 days at the Century Regional Detention Center, Los Angeles County's jailhouse for women just south of downtown in Lynwood.Inmates get three low-sodium meals a day, with dinner the only hot meal. Beef...

Today is Thursday, Jan. 25, the 25th day of 2007. There are 340 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 25, 1981, the 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived in the United States.On this date:In 1787, Shays's Rebellion suffered...

Charles Manson is known as one of the most sinister and evil criminals of all time. He organized the murders that shocked the world and his name still strikes fear into American hearts. Manson's childhood, personality, and uncanny ability to control people led to the creation of a family-like cult and ultimately to the bloody murders of numerous innocent people.