Notorious cult leader dies decades jail

It sounds like you're referring to Charles Manson, the infamous cult leader who was convicted of murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the 1960s. Manson died on November 19, 2017, while serving a life sentence at California State Prison in Corcoran, California.

Manson was the leader of a cult-like group known as the Manson Family, which was responsible for a series of brutal murders in Los Angeles in the late 1960s. The most notorious of these murders was the Tate-LaBianca murders, in which several members of the group broke into the homes of actress Sharon Tate and her friends, as well as a wealthy couple, and brutally murdered them.

Manson was arrested in 1969 and was subsequently convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. He was sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted to life in prison when California abolished the death penalty in 1972.

Manson spent the next 46 years in prison, during which time he became a celebrity of sorts, with many people fascinated by his charismatic leadership and the brutal crimes he was convicted of committing. Despite his notoriety, Manson remained a controversial figure, with some people viewing him as a charismatic leader who was unfairly convicted, while others saw him as a cold-blooded killer who was responsible for the deaths of several innocent people.

Manson's death in 2017 was met with a mix of reactions, with some people expressing relief that he was finally gone, while others mourned the loss of a complex and troubled individual.