California corrections officials released a photograph taken Wednesday of aging convicted mass murderer Charles Manson that shows him with a receding hairline, a fading forehead Swastika carving and a thick, graying beard.
The photo of the 74-year-old cult leader was taken at California State Prison, Corcoran, as part of a periodic update of inmate images, said Terry Thornton, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
August marks the 40th anniversary of the killings for which Manson is serving a life sentence. He and other members of his so-called “family” were convicted of killing pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six other people during a rampage in the Los Angeles area in 1969.
Manson has made 11 failed bids for parole since 1978. His next parole hearing is set for 2012.
