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FILE -- This Aug. 14, 2017 photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Charles Manson. A legal battle has arisen for his remains and belongings since his death Nov. 19 of natural causes at the age of 83. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP)

Relatives, others want remains of cult leader Charles Manson

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

Charles Manson. (Associated Press)

Charles Manson, stink of the ‘60s lives with us still

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

This Aug. 14, 2017, file photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Charles Manson. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP)

Charles Manson, whose cult slayings horrified the world, dies at age 83

By John Rogers - Associated Press

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Charles Manson should’ve been executed

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this 1969 file photo, Charles Manson is escorted to court in Los Angeles during an arraignment phase. Authorities say Manson, cult leader and mastermind behind 1969 deaths of actress Sharon Tate and several others, died on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017. He was 83. (AP Photo, File)

AP Was There: Charles Manson, followers guilty of slayings

By LINDA DEUTSCH - Associated Press

FILE - This Oct. 8, 2014 photo provided by the California Department of Corrections shows Charles Manson. Authorities say Manson, cult leader and mastermind behind 1969 deaths of actress Sharon Tate and several others, died on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017. He was 83. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP, File)

Manson’s death leaves questions over autopsy, property

Associated Press

FILE - In this June 10, 1981 file photo, convicted murderer Charles Manson is photographed during an interview with television talk show host Tom Snyder in a medical facility in Vacaville, Calif. Authorities say Manson, cult leader and mastermind behind 1969 deaths of actress Sharon Tate and several others, died on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017. He was 83. (AP Photo, File)

Manson has endured as the face of evil for nearly 50 years

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 21, 1970 file photo, Charles Manson reacts to photographers as he goes to lunch after an outbreak in court that resulted in his ejection, along with three female co-defendants, in the Sharon Tate murder trial. Authorities say Manson, cult leader and mastermind behind 1969 deaths of Tate and several others, died on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017. He was 83. (AP Photo/George Brich, File)

Key figures in Manson case: Cult disciples, rich and famous

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 10, 1981 file photo, convicted murderer Charles Manson is photographed during an interview with television talk show host Tom Snyder in a medical facility in Vacaville, Calif. Authorities say Manson, cult leader and mastermind behind 1969 deaths of actress Sharon Tate and several others, died on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017. He was 83. (AP Photo, File)

Charles Manson used charm to turn youths into mass killers

By JOHN ROGERS - Associated Press

FILE - This Oct. 8, 2014 photo provided by the California Department of Corrections shows Charles Manson. Authorities say Manson, cult leader and mastermind behind 1969 deaths of actress Sharon Tate and several others, died on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017. He was 83. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP, File)

The Latest: Plans for Manson’s remains ‘undetermined’

Associated Press

FILE - In this 1969 file photo, Charles Manson is escorted to court in Los Angeles during an arraignment phase. Authorities say Manson, cult leader and mastermind behind 1969 deaths of actress Sharon Tate and several others, died on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017. He was 83. (AP Photo, File)

‘This is crazy’: Former AP reporter remembers Manson trial

By LINDA DEUTSCH - Associated Press

Leslie Van Houten reacts after hearing she is eligible for parole during a hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017 at the California Institution for Women in Corona, Calif. Van Houten, the youngest of Charles Manson's murderous followers, was granted parole by a California board Wednesday. (Stan Lim/Los Angeles Daily News via AP, Pool)

Ex-Manson disciple must get past governor to see freedom

By JOHN ROGERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 14, 2016 file photo, former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten is shown during a break from her hearing before the California Board of Parole Hearings at the California Institution for Women in Chino, Calif. VanHouten is expected to get a court hearing Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, to evaluate the role of her young age in the killing of a California couple four decades ago. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

Follower: Manson threatened grisly death if she left cult

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

California governor stops parole for Charles Manson follower

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 1970 file photo, Patricia Krenwinkel, a defendant in the Tate murder case, enters the superior court in Los Angeles for an arraignment. Krenwinkel, a follower of cult killer Charles Manson, is again seeking parole Thursday 22, 2017. (AP Photo/George Brich, File)

Parole denied for Manson follower Krenwinkel in California

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 21, 2015 file photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Patricia Krenwinkel. Krenwinkel, a follower of cult killer Charles Manson, is again seeking parole Thursday 22, 2017. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP, File)

The Latest: Lawyer for Manson follower blasts parole denial

Associated Press

FILE - This March 12, 2014 file photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Bruce Davis. A state panel on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, recommended parole for Davis, a former follower of cult leader Charles Manson, after California governors blocked four previous recommendations for his release from the California Men's Colony at San Luis Obispo. Gov. Jerry Brown will have the final say on whether Davis is released. (Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP, File)

Parole recommended for follower of Charles Manson

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this 1986 file photo, Charles Manson is seen in court. Amid reports that Charles Manson has been taken from his California prison cell to a hospital, a state corrections official would confirm only that the 82-year-old killer and cult leader was still alive. Both TMZ and the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017 that Manson had been hospitalized. (AP Photo/File)

Manson back at Central California prison after hospital stay

Associated Press

FILE - In this 1986 file photo, Charles Manson is seen in court. Amid reports that Charles Manson has been taken from his California prison cell to a hospital, a state corrections official would confirm only that the 82-year-old killer and cult leader was still alive. Both TMZ and the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017 that Manson had been hospitalized. (AP Photo/File)

The Latest: Official: Manson alive amid illness reports

Associated Press

FILE - This Oct. 8, 2014 file photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows serial killer Charles Manson. California prison official says cult killer Manson is alive following reports that he was hospitalized on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP, File)

Official: Manson alive amid reports he was hospitalized.

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press