Charles Manson is escorted to court for a preliminary hearing on December 3, 1969 in Los Angeles, California ; Members of the Manson "family" attend pre-trial hearings in 1970 in Los Angeles. For ...

Defense attorneys Ronald Hughes, left, and Paul Fitzgerald were among the lawyers representing Charles Manson and his co-defendants at the 1970 trial. (Bettmann Archive) When Charles Manson announced ...

When Charles Manson announced that he wanted Ronald Hughes to represent him at his murder trial, even Hughes seemed surprised. He was no one’s idea of a skilled defense attorney. He had passed the bar ...

For decades, many have wondered how Charles Manson could convince a group of young adults to kill multiple people in his name — and why he did it. Several theories have been put forth, most notably ...