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Yesterday sources revealed the cult leader and mass murderer had been removed from Corcoran State Prison to receive treatment after falling seriously ill.

Initially officials from the California prison declined to comment on the reason why Manson had been moved, only confirming he was alive.

But now an official from the Corrections Department claims Manson has been sick for some time.

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Speaking to the New York Post, the source said: “He’s been getting treatment at that hospital for a while.

“I was told months ago they removed him from the prison for an undisclosed illness.”

Manson is being treated at a hospital in Bakersfield, about an hour away from his Corcoran cage, the paper said.

He was said to be suffering from a serious illness stemming from gastrointestinal issues, The Los Angeles Times and TMZ reported.

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Manson, famed for creating his own-death cult, was convicted for murdering seven people in the Hollywood area in 1969.

Actress Sharon Tate, who was eight months pregnant at the time, was among his victims.

The swastika-branded killer was jailed for life with the possibility of parole.