Charles Manson, who should have been dead decades ago, finally died on Sunday night. He had been sentenced to death, but when California struck down the death penalty in 1972, his sentence was changed to life in prison.



Justice was long denied for his victims, as Manson died of “natural causes” in a hospital.

Mass killer Charles Manson died of natural causes Sunday evening at a Kern County hospital, authorities said.

The 83-year-old cult leader died at 8:13 p.m., according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Michele Hanisee, president of the Assn. of Deputy District Attorneys, issued a statement Sunday saying that Vincent Bugliosi, the deputy district attorney who prosecuted Manson, “provided the most accurate summation: ‘Manson was an evil, sophisticated con man with twisted and warped moral values.’

“Today, Manson’s victims are the ones who should be remembered and mourned on the occasion of his death,” Hanisee said.

So, of course, that means that all the crazy people are coming out to make their appearance on that most easily accessed social media platform… Twitter.

And the reactions range from the conspiracy sympathizers…

Charles Manson never killed anyone & spent his entire life in prison. OJ Simpson decapitated his ex-wife & walks the streets a free man.

??

— KGB•AGENT•DEPLORABLE (@sloan_blown) November 20, 2017

Charles Manson Never Killed Anyone. RIP

— im out of your league kiddo (@posssibIy) November 20, 2017

Charles Manson was the only person mentally strong enough to resist hypnotizing effect of terrible Beatles music, break free, resist, seek to liberate others. He tried freeing Dennis Wilson but failed. Years later Wilson would drown himself after realizing Manson was right.

— CHERUB PRINCE KANTBOT, DUKE OF ALL THE ANGELS (@KANTBOT20K) November 20, 2017

https://twitter.com/Nyoka_ya_Mpembe/status/932497227485990913

All my life I've been an outsider. I remember my first day of middle school, not having anyone to sit with, eating all alone. But then someone came along, someone who taught me it was okay to be weird and okay to believe in the upcoming racewar–Helter Skelter. RIP Charles Manson

— im not a soyboy just bc i enjoy JRPG's (@stolenvalorcop) November 20, 2017

https://twitter.com/BrovitoTweets/status/932499839442653184
… to people who are really, yes, REALLY, tweeting out “RIP.” Do they not realize what it stands for?
https://twitter.com/montimai/status/932501116394250240
https://twitter.com/SkrtTheKid/status/932500983925547008

RIP Charles Manson

— blush (@el_jisho) November 20, 2017

Also, did I mention that anyone can use Twitter – including really stupid and confused people?

rip charles manson, another great artist gone this week 🙁

— Jon (@rxflxcts) November 20, 2017

Charles Manson was hilarious in Get Him to the Greek, RIP.

— Senci (@SenahidD) November 20, 2017

#RIP Charles Manson pic.twitter.com/5A2itQEyWo

— Happy to Be Tommy (@HappytobeTommy) November 20, 2017

rip Charles Manson. Still bump ur music

— julian (@jungyules) November 20, 2017

https://twitter.com/AndrewComaa/status/932500470722990080

RIP Charles Manson pic.twitter.com/CKNql2NSOf

— Not Elroy Fudge (@NotElroyFudge) November 20, 2017

Some people were trying to be helpful (but on Twitter, no one can hear you scream unless they actually pay attention).

Are people really confusing Charles Manson, a cult leader responsible for organizing several brutal murders in the 60's, with Marilyn Manson, a musician who named himself after Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson (gross)? Stop with the RIP's! #goodriddancecharlesmanson

— Jacquee Sovereign (@Jacquee) November 20, 2017

And then… well… this one tried.

Good riddance Charles Manson you son of a bitch pic.twitter.com/lWdBbGDuDt

— BURK (@tylerburk21) November 20, 2017

Most normal people were pointing out the obvious.

the fact that some of you are mixing up Charles Manson and Marilyn Manson makes me cringe.

— Josh (@JoshxHolder) November 20, 2017

Millenials who don't know the difference between Charles Manson and Marilyn Manson are really making fools of themselves tonight paying their respects to a mass murderer…

— William LeGate (@williamlegate) November 20, 2017

Twitter is not for those who are trying to enlighten the masses.

People writting «RIP Charles Manson» #CharlesManson pic.twitter.com/OYoSVszplr

— Sonia (@Sonia_Lodbrok) November 20, 2017

However, some people did remember the real victims.

Please Retweet for victims of #CharlesManson they are the ones who should be remembered and mourned on the occasion of Charles Manson's death. pic.twitter.com/zczqBNCY7s

— Rebecca (@BeckyDeplorable) November 20, 2017

Remembering the victims of the late Charles Manson
Sharon Tate (and her unborn baby, Paul Richard Polanski)
Jay Sebring
Wojciech Frykowski
Abigail Folger
Steven Parent
Leno LaBianca
Rosemary LaBianca
Gary Hinman
Donald Shea pic.twitter.com/ftrceXHrpI

— Ann Gives a Hoot (@Chilon_Sparta) November 20, 2017

#CharlesManson just died. Hope families of his victims find peace after that horrific slaughter. And I hope HOLLYWOOD doesn’t celebrate him

— Pauley Perrette (@PauleyP) November 20, 2017

Side note: it's incredibly bizarre how his inhuman, savage acts of malevolence are glamorized because he was good at finger painting or whatever.

— Dave Weasel (@DaveWeasel) November 20, 2017

The real news isn’t that Charles Manson is finally dead. It’s that people still glorify him for being a murderer, and that some are too confused or too dumb to know what they are tweeting out into the void.