The killer had been transferred to the hospital over the weekend.
Charles Manson, leader of the cult that perpetrated numerous mass murders, died at age 83 after being transferred from prison to a hospital in recent days with little chance of survival.
The horrific story of Manson has been the subject of many songs, such as Ozzy's "Bloodbath In Paradise," Sonic Youth's "Death Valley '69," and Neil Young's "Revolution Blues," and was also part of the pseudonym used by Marilyn Manson.
Another connection between Charles Manson and music is his claim to have found a prophetic message in the Beatles' "Helter Skelter," as well as his friendship with Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys, which led them to record "Cease To Exist," a song composed by Manson, under the title "Never Learn Not To Love."
The murder of young actress Sharon Tate, wife of Roman Polanski, who was eight months pregnant, was the crime that gained the most notoriety in the press due to the brutality of the invasion of the Beverly Hills mansion and the murder of four other people. The trial was followed by the entire American society and resulted in Manson being sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment the following year.