The manson family biography

Commune, gang, and cult in California led by Charles Manson

"The Manson Family" redirects here. For the film, see The Manson Family (film).

The Manson Family (known among its members as the Family) was a commune, gang, and cult led by criminal Charles Manson that was active in California in the late 1960s and early 1970s.^[1][2][3] The group at its peak consisted of approximately 100 followers, who lived an unconventional lifestyle, frequently using psychoactive drugs, including amphetamine and hallucinogens such as LSD.^[1][4] Most were young women from middle-class backgrounds, many of whom were attracted by hippie counterculture and communal living, and then radicalized by Manson's teachings.^[1][5] The group murdered at least 9 people,^[1] though they may have killed as many as 24.

Manson was born in 1934 and had been institutionalized or incarcerated for more than half of his