Charles Manson is escorted to his arraignment in 1969 on conspiracy-murder charges in connection with the Sharon Tate murder case. AP hide caption
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Charles Manson (center), seen during a parole hearing in California in 1986. AP hide caption
Leslie Van Houten, who was 19 when she participated in the killings, was granted parole by a California board Wednesday. Stan Lim/AP hide caption
Former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten is seen during a hearing on Thursday before the California Board of Parole Hearings at the California Institution for Women in Corona, Calif. Nick Ut/AP hide caption
Writer and former prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi, seen here in 2011, has died at age 80. David Livingston/Getty Images hide caption
A marriage license has been issued for 80-year-old serial killer Charles Manson, seen here on Oct. 8, to wed 26-year-old Afton Elaine Burton. Burton, who goes by the name "Star," told the AP that she and Manson will be married next month. California Department of Corrections/AP hide caption
Claire Vaye Watkins is the author of the short story collection Battleborn. Riverhead Books hide caption