American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017) Charles Milles Manson was an American criminal, cult leader, and musician who was the founder of the Manson Family. He gained notoriety for orchestrating the Tate–LaBianca murders, where his followers murdered nine people around Los Angeles in 1969. Wikipedia's most-read article for 2 days in a row: 2,505,992 views in all, peaking at 1,766,276 on November 20, 2017. Mon, Nov 20: 1,766,276 views Tue, Nov 21: 739,716 views Wiki link