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, ...

Charles Manson is escorted to court for a preliminary hearing on December 3, 1969 in Los Angeles, California ; Members of the Manson "family" attend pre-trial hearings in 1970 in Los Angeles. For ...

Charles Manson died while serving nine life sentences in 2017 — nearly 50 years after masterminding the 1969 killings of Sharon Tate and eight others in Los Angeles. The infamous criminal commanded ...

Charles Manson had a well-known "Manson Family" cult of followers, but his biological family has long flown under the radar. Before orchestrating the brutal murders of then-pregnant Sharon Tate, Jay ...

Manson — who later took his stepfather, William Manson’s, last name — was sent to the Gibault School for Boys in Terre Haute, ...

The mystery of Charles Manson’s motive in notorious cult killings is getting a fresh look as an FBI criminal profiler reveals a “perfect storm” of factors came together for the infamous murders.

The mystery of Charles Manson’s motive in notorious cult killings is getting a fresh look as an FBI criminal profiler reveals a "perfect storm" of factors came together for the infamous murders.

Contains mentions of violent crimes. Netflix has released Chaos: The Manson Murders, and since interest in the Charles Manson ...

For decades, many have wondered how Charles Manson could convince a group of young adults to kill multiple people in his name — and why he did it. Several theories have been put forth, most notably ...

Charles Manson spent the majority of his 83 years behind bars Lynsey Eidell is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in GLAMOUR, ...