The Greatest Human Murderer, 'Charles Manson Dead At 83

According to TMZ reports, Charles Manson -- the man who masterminded
one of the most heinous murder sprees in
American history - - is dead . . . this according
to the sister of his famous victim .
Debra Tate tells TMZ she received a call from the prison
telling her Manson died 8: 13 PM Sunday

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We' re told the prison is contacting all of the victims '
families .
Manson died of natural causes, according to prison officials .
Manson was recently wheeled into Bakersfield hospital and
escorted by 5 uniformed cops . Our sources had said at the
time , " It 's just a matter of time . " He was covered in
blankets and looked ashen in the gurney.
TMZ broke the story . . . Manson was taken from Corcoran
State Prison to the hospital back in January where he was
being treated for intestinal bleeding .
As we reported . . . Manson was supposed to undergo surgery
but it was deemed too risky.
Manson has been locked up since his arrest in December 1969
for the Tate- LaBianca murders. He was convicted of
conspiracy to commit the slayings , which occurred one day
after the next in August 1969 .
Manson was not present , but members of the so- called
Manson Family slaughtered 5 people, including actress Sharon
Tate, at her home in the Beverly Hills area. Manson 's goal
was to start a race war he called " helter skelter" . . . from
the Beatles song .
The night after the Tate murders , members of the family
randomly murdered Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. In all , the
family inflicted 169 stab wounds and 7 gunshot wounds .

Manson got the death penalty in 1971 , but when that was
ruled unconstitutional . . . it was changed to 9 consecutive
life sentences .
Manson was 83