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Charles Manson still alive, but his condition remains a mystery

Mass murderer Charles Manson is shown in this Oct. 8, 2014, photo. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)

Sonali Kohli and Alene TchekmedyianContact Reporters

Mass murderer Charles Mansonremained alive Friday, authorities said, but details of the illness that brought him to a Bakersfield hospital remain unclear.

Vicky Waters, a spokeswoman with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said the department would only say that Manson was still living but could not provide any further details.

Kern County Sheriff’s Lt. Bill Smallwood told The Times earlier this week that Manson is at a local hospital.

In January, Manson, 83, was rushed to Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield for what authorities at the time would describe only as a serious medical problem. He was returned to prison a few days later.