Charles Manson, mastermind of 1969 murders, dies at 83
(LA Times Clippers)

Charles Manson, who masterminded a string of bizarre murders in Los Angeles in 1969 that both horrified and fascinated the nation and signified to many the symbolic end of the 1960s and the idealism and naiveté the decade represented, has died. He was 83. Considered one of the most infamous criminals...