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GALLERY: Five decades of Charles Manson mug shots and photos

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Friday, August 18, 2017
Oct. 8, 2014 - 80-year-old Charles Manson.
June 16, 2011. Charles Manson in Corcoran, Calif. Manson, scheduled to have a parole hearing at Corcoran State Prison on Wednesday, April 11, 2012.
Convicted mass murderer Charles Manson is shown, 1971.
Charles Manson is escorted to his arraignment on conspiracy-murder charges in conneciton with the Sharon Tate murder case, 1969, Los Angeles, Calif.
Charles Manson sticks his tongue out at photographers as he appears in a Santa Monica, Calif., courtroom on June 25, 1970.
Charles Manson is escorted to court for formal sentencing in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 19, 1971.
Unsuccessful in his attempts to obtain a mistrial, Manson heads for court in Los Angeles on Aug. 6, 1970 to listen to further cross-examination of state's witness, Linda Kasabian.
Cult leader Charles Manson looks back and smiles as his attorney, public defender Fred Schaefer, talks to him in Independence, Calif., on Dec. 4, 1969.
Co-defendants in the Sharon Tate murder case, from left, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten, walk to court in Los Angeles for sentencing, March 29, 1971.
Three members of Charles Manson's clan leave a Los Angeles Courtroom just after being found guilty, along with Manson of first degree murder, Jan. 25, 1971.
Beatle George Harrison, October 28, 1970. He was asked to comment on Manson's attorneys trying to subpoena John Lennon to testify on ideas allegedly contained in Beatle songs.
Four members of the Charles Manson "family" kneel on the sidewalk outside the Los Angeles at Hall of Justice, March 29, 1971, keeping vigil.
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Oct. 8, 2014 - 80-year-old Charles Manson.
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