Manson in 1969 WikiMedia Commons Charles Manson has been a household name since 1969, when he led his "family" of drug addicts and runaways to commit a series of brutal murders in Beverly Hills. Victims included heiress Abigail Folger and actress Sharon Tate.

Manson in 2012 Associated Press/California Department of Corrections

Now Manson is applying for parole for the 12th time and looking every bit of his 77 years. With his wrinkled face and white, bushy hair, he would be unrecognizable were it not for his trademark swastika tattoo.

Here's a photo released by California prison officials in advance of his parole hearing: