A commune, gang, and cult led by Charles Manson, active in California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The group consisted of approximately 100 followers who lived an unconventional lifestyle and used psychoactive drugs. They committed at least nine murders, including the Tate-LaBianca murders, and other crimes. The group dissolved after Manson and other members were arrested.
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