Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 25 September 1984

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Nineteen people including an unborn baby and its mother perished as the fire roared through the 50-year-old three-story structure. Thirty-six other people were injured and within 10 days six of them had died. At least nine victims were relatives of Humberto de La Torre. His uncle Mateo survived. Humberto de la Torre was arrested the following December in Texas, pleaded guilty to 25 counts of murder and in 1985 was sentenced to 625 years in prison.
(4 September 1982)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1985

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BirthFactDeath (x) Tuesday 25th of September 1984 40 years ago His Face Melted
50-year-old Family leader Charles Manson, originally no name Maddox is doused with paint thinner and set on fire by inmate Jan Holstrom in the hobby shop in California Medical Facility, Vaccaville, California, United States. Manson suffered second-and third-degree burns over 18% of his body, mostly his head and hands.