Charles Milles Manson (born November
12, 1934) is an American criminal who led what became known as
the Manson Family, a quasi-commune that arose in California in
the late 1960s He was convicted of conspiracy to commit the
Tate/LaBianca murders, carried out by members of the group at
his instruction. He was found guilty of the murders themselves
through the joint-responsibility rule, which makes each member
of a conspiracy guilty of crimes his fellow conspirators commit
in furtherance of the conspiracy's object
