The cause of death for notorious cult leader Charles Manson was acute cardiac arrest, with colon cancer as a factor. That's according to a death certificate obtained by TMZ, which listed respiratory failure as a contributing cause.

Charles Manson, the leader of the notorious 'Manson Family' cult which committed a series of violent murders in 1969, is the topic of a new Netflix documentary, Chaos: The Manson Murders.

What songs did Charles Manson write? He learned how to play the guitar while in prison and eventually recorded an album. It's available for purchase.