he died in a hospital in california. he was 83. it was the summer of 1969, and the victims included pregnant sharon tait. this life filled with so much controversy. stef? definitely. you think about that, sharon tait was 8 1/2 months pregnant as well. it was said that charles manson wanted to terrorize the nation with these murders. that s exactly what he did. he was a famous no torious mass murderer everything. reporter: gruesome murders that shook the nation. five people killed tess home of hollywood starred sharon tait. another couple murdered the following night. manson was the mastermind, the leader of the clan that carried out the unthinkable. he was convicted of conspiracy and murder in 1971, and infamously went down in history. i do a lot of thing in the