Charles Manson is escorted to court for a preliminary hearing on December 3, 1969 in Los Angeles, California ; Members of the Manson "family" attend pre-trial hearings in 1970 in Los Angeles. For ...

Defense attorneys Ronald Hughes, left, and Paul Fitzgerald were among the lawyers representing Charles Manson and his co-defendants at the 1970 trial. (Bettmann Archive) When Charles Manson announced ...

Patricia Krenwinkel, 77, who was part of what was known as the Manson family, was convicted of seven counts of murder in 1971. A California panel said she posed little risk of reoffending. By Adeel ...

When Charles Manson announced that he wanted Ronald Hughes to represent him at his murder trial, even Hughes seemed surprised. He was no one’s idea of a skilled defense attorney. He had passed the bar ...

For decades, many have wondered how Charles Manson could convince a group of young adults to kill multiple people in his name — and why he did it. Several theories have been put forth, most notably ...

Long Before Little Charlie Became the Face of Evil In a new biography, Jeff Guinn provides a more probing view of the cult leader Charles Manson by delving deeper into his past and deeply troubled ...