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Sanson was the fourth in a six-generation family dynasty of executioners. His great-grandfather, Charles Sanson (1658 – 1695) of Abbeville, was a soldier in the French royal army and was appointed as executioner of Paris in 1688. [1] Upon his death he passed the office to his son named Charles (1681 – 1726).
The executioner Charles-Henri Sanson responded to the story by offering his own version of events in a letter dated 20 February 1793. The account of Sanson states: Arriving at the foot of the guillotine, Louis XVI looked for a moment at the instruments of his execution and asked Sanson why the drums had stopped beating.
Charles Milles Manson (né Maddox; November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017) was an American criminal, cult leader, and musician who led the Manson Family, a cult based in California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. [1] Some cult members committed a series of at least nine murders at four locations in July and August 1969.
Among the few departures from the historical facts, executioner Charles-Henri Sanson was shown executing both Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. The elder Sanson actually executed only Louis XVI; it was his son who executed Marie-Antoinette, however Charles-Henri Sanson did attend the execution.
Barker Ranch is located inside Death Valley National Park in eastern California. Used as a mining and recreational property from the 1940s to the 1960s, it is infamous due to its association with Charles Manson and his "family". It was the family's de facto headquarters.
The notorious criminal is currently alive after being rushed to the hospital, but reports suggest he may not live much longer.
The court heard Sansom had murdered before - having served nearly 20 years in prison for stabbing to death a minicab driver on Christmas Eve in 1998 and stealing his wallet. He was released on ...
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