Charles Manson — Murderous Cult Leader Dead At 83

Charles Manson is dead at the age of 83 — with only his remaining twisted followers mourning the notorious madman whose cult terrorized Hollywood!

Manson had been rushed to a Bakersfield, Calif., hospital for the second time in 2017, and died of natural causes on Nov. 19, 2017 — having been sentenced to death in 1971. That was after he had sent out his murderous disciples to murder Sharon Tate and her friends at the Hollywood home that the pregnant actress was renting with husband Roman Polanski.

Manson had been rushed to a Bakersfield, Calif., hospital for the second time in 2017, and died of natural causes on Nov. 19, 2017 — having been sentenced to death in 1971. That was after he had sent out his murderous disciples to murder Sharon Tate and her friends at the Hollywood home that the pregnant actress was renting with husband Roman Polanski.

The night after the horrific slaughter of August 9, 1969, Tex Watson and other Manson disciples butchered Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in their suburban home. The gruesome killings — with "Helter Skelter" and "Pigs" written in blood on the walls, and "War" carved into bodies — shocked America and horrified Hollywood figures who'd previously partied with the psycho!

Those included Beach Boy Dennis Wilson, who had introduced the aspiring songwriter to brother Brian Wilson and other members of the Beach Boys. As earlier covered by The National ENQUIRER, some insiders believe that music producer Terry Melcher and his then-girlfriend Candice Bergen were the true targets when Manson sent his followers to Sharon's home.

Manson never gave up his homicidal vision, either — boasting that he still dreamt of murdering huge numbers of innocents if he were ever released from prison. "I'm willing to get out and kill a whole bunch of people," Manson told an interviewer. "What I think is going to happen is, we have to bring biology and chemistry in and kill about 400 million to 500 million of you."

The notorious madman left behind several children spawned during the "Free Love" hippie antics of the 1960s. Those include Matthew Roberts, who was never able to meet his father — but told The ENQUIRER he intended to carry on his father's work: “I will certainly promote his message, but it will be a nonviolent revolution of consciousness and the evolution of the human spirit.”