Charles Manson b. 1934 Drifter whose "family" committed the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders in 1969 So far He has eluded the gas chamber. A L.S. signed twice with swastika across his name on a postcard, Bakersfield, Dec. 7, 1990 Typically incoherent rambling: "...you will be with the leaders of cowards saying yes, you know it all. I know what you'll eat before you starve and I know what you would do before you did anything...."