Manson, Charles
Pronunciation: /ˈmans(ə)n/
Definition of Manson, Charles
- (b.1934), American cult leader. He founded a commune based on free love and complete subordination to him. In 1969 its members carried out a series of murders, including that of the American actress Sharon Tate, for which he and some followers received the death sentence (later commuted to life imprisonment).