Manson family member Linda Kasabian who helped send cult leader Charles to prison dies aged 73

Linda Kasabian, whose testimony was crucial in sending cult leader Charles Manson to prison, has died at the age of 73

Linda Kasabian, who was a key witness in Manson's 1970 murder trial, died in hospital in Washington on January 21.

Ms Kasabian's cause of death was not listed on her death certificate, though her body is believed to have been cremated. Her death certificate stated that she had changed her last name from Kasabian to "Chiochios" in a bid to protect her identity from the Manson cult, according to TMZ.Ms Kasabian testified about the killing of pregnant Hollywood star Sharon Tate and four more people in 1969.

The murder took place at filmmaker Roman Polanski's house in Los Angeles, after cult members entered the home and murdered five people on Manson's orders.

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