1. Manson never actually killed anyone.

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2. ...but there may have been as many as 35 victims of the Manson Family.

Two members of the Manson Family, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme and Ruth Ann Morehouse being led back to jail after being arraigned. The pair frequently interrupted Charles Manson's trial.
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3. Charles Manson was an aspiring writer.
4. Manson's Family was given very specific rules.

Bruce Davis (convicted of one Manson murder) sits in a courtroom, surrounded by other Manson Family members.
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5. Manson was inspired, in part, by a very famous book.

6. The Manson Family had a celebrity hit list.
7. Charles and the Manson Family members were huge Beatles fans.

The Beatles
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8. Scientology was too weird even for Manson
9. The Manson Family followers were fiercely loyal to the very end.