Some theorize actress Doris Day saved her only child's life by urging Terry Melcher to move out of the home that months later became the scene of horrific murders committed by members of the Manson Family.
The death of infamous 1960s cult leader Charles Manson prompted a bizarre battle over who would gain possession of the prisoner's dead body, but one T.V. star claims to have some of his ashes on display.
The body of 54-year-old Don Fluitt was found mutilated in his Albuquerque garage, prompting police to question multiple men with separate potential motives.
Charles Manson lured his followers in with the promise of an idyllic life centered on free love and acceptance, before indoctrinating them and convincing some of them to kill.
Charles Manson wasn't the only one in his family to serve time behind bars. His mom, Kathleen Maddox, also spent three years in a West Virginia prison when he was a child.
Did Charles Manson believe the Beatles were sending subliminal messages through one of their hit albums or were the brutal murders of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and others really about self-preservation?
Carmela Knight's charred remains were discovered in September 2014 after a fire ravaged her home, but strange clues left behind would prove her death was no accident.
Authorities scrupulously worked to identify a woman found brutally murdered in the dunes of Provincetown, Massachusetts, a case that would haunt New England for decades.
