North America · 14 September 2026 to 15 September 2026 · 3 headlines · Fox News, New York Times
Death of Manson cult lieutenant in prison
Bruce Davis, one of Charles Manson's cult followers, died at age 83 on September 11 at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, where he had been serving a life sentence since 1972. He was convicted for his role in the 1969 killings of Hollywood stuntman Donald 'Shorty' Shea, 35, and musician Gary Hinman, 34, a friend of several Manson family members - though he was not the direct killer in either case and faced no charges over the separate home-invasion murders that killed pregnant actress Sharon Tate and four others. A Solano County Coroner's Office spokeswoman confirmed his death without giving further detail; Davis had repeatedly been denied parole in the decades since his sentencing.
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15 September 2026
- One of the Killers in Charles Manson’s Cult Has Died New York Times