The Youngest Manson Family Member
17 min readJan 9, 2021
the story of Dianne ‘Snake’ Lake
In December of 1967, Charles Manson was traveling around the southwestern United States with five women (Mary Brunner, who was pregnant, Lynette ‘Squeaky’ Fromme, Patricia Krenwinkel, Susan Atkins and Ella Jo Bailey) in an old school bus, painted black. During their travels, the sextet visited Hog Farm, the most famous commune of its time. Founded by ‘Wavy Gravy’ (true…