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|Box title = Evil-doer|image = Image: Tex.jpg|imagewidth = 250|Row 1 title = Full Name|Row 1 info = Charles Denton Watson|Row 2 title = Alias|Row 2 info = Tex Watson|Row 3 title = Born|Row 3 info = 2 December 1945|Row 4 title = Skills|Row 4 info = Charisma, carrying out murders, fake sorrow|Row 5 title = Goals|Row 6 title = Type of Villain|Row 6 info = Spree killer, Homicidal maniac, Dark Priest}}{{Quote|I am the Devil and I'm here to do the Devil's business.|Tex Watson}} | |Box title = Evil-doer|image = Image: Tex.jpg|imagewidth = 250|Row 1 title = Full Name|Row 1 info = Charles Denton Watson|Row 2 title = Alias|Row 2 info = Tex Watson|Row 3 title = Born|Row 3 info = 2 December 1945|Row 4 title = Skills|Row 4 info = Charisma, carrying out murders, fake sorrow|Row 5 title = Goals|Row 6 title = Type of Villain|Row 6 info = Spree killer, Homicidal maniac, Dark Priest}} | ||
{{Quote|I am the Devil and I'm here to do the Devil's business.|Tex Watson}} | |||
'''Charles Denton "Tex" Watson''' (born December 2, 1945) is an American [[murder]]er who was a central member of the "[[The Family|Manson family]]" led by [[Charles Manson]]. He led and participated in the Tate/LaBianca murders under the orders of Manson in August 1969, from which he was found guilty of murder and has been in prison ever since. | '''Charles Denton "Tex" Watson''' (born December 2, 1945) is an American [[murder]]er who was a central member of the "[[The Family|Manson family]]" led by [[Charles Manson]]. He led and participated in the Tate/LaBianca murders under the orders of Manson in August 1969, from which he was found guilty of murder and has been in prison ever since. | ||
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A few months after the murders, The Family's location was raided by the police, which resulted in Watson fleeing back to his native Texas. He was tracked down not long after and arrested for the Tate/LaBianca murders. For the next nine months he fought exradition back to California, but eventually was returned. | A few months after the murders, The Family's location was raided by the police, which resulted in Watson fleeing back to his native Texas. He was tracked down not long after and arrested for the Tate/LaBianca murders. For the next nine months he fought exradition back to California, but eventually was returned. | ||
In 1971, when finally deemed able to stand trial, he was found guilty of his role in the murders and sentenced to death which was commuted to life in prison, with the possibility of parole, but has been denied parole 14 times, | In 1971, when finally deemed able to stand trial, he was found guilty of his role in the murders and sentenced to death which was commuted to life in prison, with the possibility of parole, but has been denied parole 14 times. He was most recently given a five-year denial of parole at a board hearing on October 27, 2016, and remains incarcerated at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California | ||
==Prison Life== | ==Prison Life== | ||
In 1975, Watson became a born-again Christian and has his own website "aboundinglove.com". He has discussed his role in the murders and states that he believes God has forgiven him. | In 1975, Watson became a born-again Christian and has his own website "aboundinglove.com". He has discussed his role in the murders and states that he believes God has forgiven him. | ||
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