Killer Locations
1967–1969 · Died 2017
Charles Milles Manson was an American cult leader whose followers carried out a series of nine murders across two nights in August 1969 that shocked the nation and signaled the violent end of the 1960s counterculture. Manson himself never directly participated in the killings — instead he commanded absolute psychological control over a group of young followers known as the Manson Family, directing them to commit murder on his behalf. Manson's influence over his followers grew from a toxic blend of Beatles lyrics, apocalyptic race war prophecy, and Scientology-influenced mind control he called "Helter Skelter" — his belief that a race war was imminent and that the murders would help ignite it. On the night of August 8, 1969, Family members entered 10050 Cielo Drive in Beverly Hills and murdered five people including actress Sharon Tate, who was eight and a half months pregnant. The following night they killed Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in their home across town. Manson was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy in January 1971 and sentenced to death — a sentence later commuted to life imprisonment when California briefly abolished the death penalty in 1972. He was denied parole twelve times and died in prison on November 19, 2017 at the age of 83. The locations below span the full geography of the Manson Family's reign of terror — from the remote desert ranches where the Family lived to the Beverly Hills homes where they killed.
Active Years
1967–1969
Confirmed Victims
9
States Active
CA
Died
November 19, 2017
The house where the Manson Family killed Rosemary and Leno LaBianca.
The house where the Manson Family killed 6 people, including Sharon Tate.
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Charles Manson and members of his Family were captured at this remote Death Valley hideout in October 1969.
A movie ranch turned hideout for the Manson Family.
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