Charles Manson. In 1971 he was found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of seven people (Abigail Ann Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Steven Earl Parent, Sharon Tate Polanski, Jay Sebring, and Leno and Rosemary La Bianca) - most notably of the actress Sharon Tate - all of which were carried out by members of the group at his instruction. Manson also received first-degree murder convictions for the deaths of Gary Hinman and Donald "Shorty" Shea. After Manson was charged with the crimes of which he was later convicted, recordings of songs written and performed by him were released commercially. Susan Denise Atkins (May 7, 1948 September 24, 2009) was a convicted American murderer who was a member of Charles Manson's "Family".
Charles Manson is a convicted murderer.
Charles Manson. In 1971 he was found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of seven people (Abigail Ann Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Steven Earl Parent, Sharon Tate Polanski, Jay Sebring, and Leno and Rosemary La Bianca) - most notably of the actress Sharon Tate - all of which were carried out by members of the group at his instruction. Manson also received first-degree murder convictions for the deaths of Gary Hinman and Donald "Shorty" Shea. After Manson was charged with the crimes of which he was later convicted, recordings of songs written and performed by him were released commercially. Susan Denise Atkins (May 7, 1948 September 24, 2009) was a convicted American murderer who was a member of Charles Manson's "Family".

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Charles Manson. In 1971 he was found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of seven people (Abigail Ann Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Steven Earl Parent, Sharon Tate Polanski, Jay Sebring, and Leno and Rosemary La Bianca) - most notably of the actress Sharon Tate - all of which were carried out by members of the group at his instruction. Manson also received first-degree murder convictions for the deaths of Gary Hinman and Donald "Shorty" Shea. After Manson was charged with the crimes of which he was later convicted, recordings of songs written and performed by him were released commercially. Susan Denise Atkins (May 7, 1948 September 24, 2009) was a convicted American murderer who was a member of Charles Manson's "Family".

Based on the evidence paragraph above what can we conclude about the claim "Charles Manson is a convicted murderer."?

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