Although Charles Manson never actually committed any murders, this infamous cult leader was convicted of first degree murder for directing the murders committed by his followers known as the “Manson Family”. He was sentenced to death but since California invalidated death sentences that were handed down before 1972; this was commuted to a life sentence. Manson has spent a lot of his time while incarcerated creating art. If you were not aware that some the pictures had been created by him you would probably not find them disturbing but knowing the background of the artist does lend a certain macabre tone. Most are simplistic pieces created with pencil, crayons and water colors and depict shapes (such as stars and circles), masks, devils and