We don't have to worry about Charles Manson coming up for parole hearings any more: He's Dead, Jim!
Manson, age 83, has died. He was removed from prison for the second time this year for treatment for an unspecified illness. At that age, pneumonia is a likely suspect, but by no means a certainty.
So the head man for the Tate/LaBianca murders and several others has reached final justice.
I read Bugliosi's book, Helter Skelter, about the murders and the trial. Man, that psycho was pretty much the definition of a messianic criminal mastermind. I remember reading an article about a woman who received permission to interview him in prison, and the first thing that Manson said was "I could take that pencil from you and shove it through your eye and kill you before the guards could stop me." End of interview.
An end to a pretty valueless life who had no problem ending the lives of others and warping the lives of many.
I learned of it via an email from Rolling Stone, which included a link to an interview with him. I really don't feel compelled to read another interview or analysis on that nut. The RS link is just to the obit.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/20/508186963/charles-manson-cult-leader-of-brutal-1969-murders-dies
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/charles-manson-dead-at-83-w458873
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So the head man for the Tate/LaBianca murders and several others has reached final justice.
I read Bugliosi's book, Helter Skelter, about the murders and the trial. Man, that psycho was pretty much the definition of a messianic criminal mastermind. I remember reading an article about a woman who received permission to interview him in prison, and the first thing that Manson said was "I could take that pencil from you and shove it through your eye and kill you before the guards could stop me." End of interview.
An end to a pretty valueless life who had no problem ending the lives of others and warping the lives of many.
I learned of it via an email from Rolling Stone, which included a link to an interview with him. I really don't feel compelled to read another interview or analysis on that nut. The RS link is just to the obit.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/20/508186963/charles-manson-cult-leader-of-brutal-1969-murders-dies
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/charles-manson-dead-at-83-w458873
This entry was originally posted at https://thewayne.dreamwidth.org/1035497.html. Please comment there using OpenID.