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Manson Family Murders
In August 1969, members of the Manson Family, a cult led by Charles Manson, committed the Tate-LaBianca murders in Los Angeles, killing seven people including pregnant actress Sharon Tate. Manson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Leslie Van Houten were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death in 1971, though their sentences were commuted to life imprisonment after California's Supreme Court struck down the death penalty in 1972. Manson died in prison on November 19, 2017, at the age of 83, while several of his followers remain incarcerated.