US 1960s cult killer Charles Manson dead

LOS ANGELES: Charles Manson, the psychopathic guru who masterminded a savage killing spree in the United States in the late 1960s that shocked the world, has died aged 83, California prison officials said.
Manson “died of natural causes at 8:13 pm (0213 GMT Monday) on Sunday” at a hospital in Kern County, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a brief statement. Debra Tate — the sister of Manson‘s most famous victim, Sharon Tate — told celebrity website TMZ that she received a call from prison officials notifying her of Manson‘s death. Manson was earlier moved from the Corcoran State Prison to a hospital in the city of Bakersfield, in Kern County, to be treated for an unspecified illness, US media reported.