BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - The Latest on reports that mass murderer Charles Manson has been hospitalized (all times local):
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A spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says mass murderer Charles Manson is alive Wednesday.
Spokeswoman Terry Thornton would not comment on several news reports that the 82-year-old Manson was taken form Corcoran State Prison to a hospital in Bakersfield.
Manson was convicted of orchestrating the 1969 murders of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six others. The cult leader attracted disaffected young people who lived in in a commune, followed his orders and were ultimately turned into killers.
Both TMZ and the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that Manson has been hospitalized.
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