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| Charles Manson taken to hospital in California, report says | Charles Manson taken to hospital in California, report says |
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| Charles Manson, the cult leader who sent followers known as the “Manson Family” out to commit gruesome murders, has been taken to hospital, the Los Angeles Times has reported. | Charles Manson, the cult leader who sent followers known as the “Manson Family” out to commit gruesome murders, has been taken to hospital, the Los Angeles Times has reported. |
| Manson, 83, was in a hospital in Bakersfield, California, and his condition was unclear, the paper reported, citing Kern County sheriff’s lieutenant Bill Smallwood. | Manson, 83, was in a hospital in Bakersfield, California, and his condition was unclear, the paper reported, citing Kern County sheriff’s lieutenant Bill Smallwood. |
| A spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation declined to comment to the Los Angeles Times. She cited privacy laws that preclude the agency “from commenting on protected health information for any inmate in our custody”, the newspaper reported. | A spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation declined to comment to the Los Angeles Times. She cited privacy laws that preclude the agency “from commenting on protected health information for any inmate in our custody”, the newspaper reported. |
| Charles Manson was one of the most notorious murderers of the 20th century. He led a cult known as the Manson Family in California, most of whom were disaffected young women. Some became killers under his messianic influence. | Charles Manson was one of the most notorious murderers of the 20th century. He led a cult known as the Manson Family in California, most of whom were disaffected young women. Some became killers under his messianic influence. |
| Despite spending more than 40 years in prison for the murders of seven people in 1969, Manson did not carry out the killings. Instead he convinced members of his ‘family’ to murder. One of their victims was the actor Sharon Tate, who was married to Roman Polanski and was more than eight months' pregnant when she was killed. | Despite spending more than 40 years in prison for the murders of seven people in 1969, Manson did not carry out the killings. Instead he convinced members of his ‘family’ to murder. One of their victims was the actor Sharon Tate, who was married to Roman Polanski and was more than eight months' pregnant when she was killed. |
| By the time of his trial in 1971, Manson had spent half of his life in correctional institutions for various crimes. He became a singer-songwriter before the Tate murders and got a break in the music industry when he met Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson, who let him crash at his home. | By the time of his trial in 1971, Manson had spent half of his life in correctional institutions for various crimes. He became a singer-songwriter before the Tate murders and got a break in the music industry when he met Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson, who let him crash at his home. |
| It is believed that Manson intended using the murders to incite an apocalyptic race war he called Helter Skelter, taking the name from the Beatles song. | It is believed that Manson intended using the murders to incite an apocalyptic race war he called Helter Skelter, taking the name from the Beatles song. |
| The killings and the seven-month trial that followed were the subjects of fevered news coverage in the US. Manson occupied a dark, persistent place in American culture, inspiring music, T-shirts and half the stage name of musician Marilyn Manson. | The killings and the seven-month trial that followed were the subjects of fevered news coverage in the US. Manson occupied a dark, persistent place in American culture, inspiring music, T-shirts and half the stage name of musician Marilyn Manson. |
| State and local officials were not available for comment. | State and local officials were not available for comment. |
| Manson, who was serving a life term for orchestrating one of the most notorious crimes in US history, had been imprisoned for more than 45 years at Corcoran California state prison. | Manson, who was serving a life term for orchestrating one of the most notorious crimes in US history, had been imprisoned for more than 45 years at Corcoran California state prison. |
| In the 1960s, Manson, an ex-convict, assembled a group of runaways and outcasts known as the Manson Family. In the summer of 1969, he directed his mostly young, female followers to murder seven people in what prosecutors said was part of a plan to incite a race war. | In the 1960s, Manson, an ex-convict, assembled a group of runaways and outcasts known as the Manson Family. In the summer of 1969, he directed his mostly young, female followers to murder seven people in what prosecutors said was part of a plan to incite a race war. |
| Among the victims was the actor Sharon Tate, the pregnant wife of the film-maker Roman Polanski. She was stabbed 16 times by cult members. | Among the victims was the actor Sharon Tate, the pregnant wife of the film-maker Roman Polanski. She was stabbed 16 times by cult members. |
| Manson and his followers Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten and Charles “Tex” Watson were convicted of murder and sentenced to death. | Manson and his followers Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten and Charles “Tex” Watson were convicted of murder and sentenced to death. |
| All avoided execution when a US supreme court ruling temporarily banned the death penalty in 1972. | All avoided execution when a US supreme court ruling temporarily banned the death penalty in 1972. |
| Another Manson Family member, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, was never charged in the murders but went to prison for trying to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975. Fromme, whose gun did not fire, was paroled in 2009. | Another Manson Family member, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, was never charged in the murders but went to prison for trying to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975. Fromme, whose gun did not fire, was paroled in 2009. |
| Manson was taken to Mercy hospital in Bakersfield in January for what authorities described as a serious medical problem, the Los Angeles Times reported. | Manson was taken to Mercy hospital in Bakersfield in January for what authorities described as a serious medical problem, the Los Angeles Times reported. |
| While the California state prison has medical facilities, California prisoners are generally sent to outside hospitals if they need “surgical services, emergency care, or diagnostic services of an acute nature”, Joyce Hayhoe, a spokeswoman for the federal receiver who controls prison medical care, said at the time. | While the California state prison has medical facilities, California prisoners are generally sent to outside hospitals if they need “surgical services, emergency care, or diagnostic services of an acute nature”, Joyce Hayhoe, a spokeswoman for the federal receiver who controls prison medical care, said at the time. |
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