Charles Manson Impact On America In The 60's

“When I look inside myself? I see everything. I see all the good, bad, the evil, I see the whole thing.” The crimes committed by the Manson Family, had a huge impact on America in the 60’s. It was Charles Manson himself that brought the horror to life in his infamous murders. His compelling evil changed history. From Manson’s background to his crimes and trial, this truly shows how manipulating of a man he was. Throughout Charles Manson’s life at a young age, he battled to support himself growing up. Neglected and abandoned as a child, he was sent to a school for boys soon after his mother ended a marriage with his stepfather, William Manson. Although times were tough Charles got by through crime. It was an everyday lifestyle for Manson,

Known as “The Manson Family,” the suspects of the crimes committed in California areas, were compelled to do such vicious doings out of love. Two of the most famous crimes committed by The Manson Family were the murders of actress Sharron Tate and well-know business owners Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. On the night of the Tate murders that took place on August 9, 1969, shocked many of Hollywood’s individuals. Sharon Tate, along with many family friends on the night of their deaths, had no idea what they were in for on that day. Tate, eight months pregnant at the time, was stabbed to death numerous times and just like her, friends of Sharon were stabbed many times as well. Steven Parent another companion murdered in the crime was shot to death inside his car before others inside the home of Sharon Tate were murdered. Members of Charlie’s family, Watson (a.k.a Tex), Atkins, krenwinkel, and Kasabian were all ordered by Manson on that night to go and kill everyone in the Tate household and the explicit instructions given to Tex was to make it a

It took a long hard year to finally convict others and Manson with first degree murder. Those long months leading up to the conviction had its up and downs and even before the trial started. On the family’s first arrest, without the evidence of them murdering the Tate household as well as Leno and Rosemary LaBianca they were charged with auto theft, they were released soon after due to an error to date (“Montaldo”). It wasn’t until they were arrested and behind bars that the truth finally came out of Susan Atkins by mistake. Susan Atkins while talking to other inmates had told all about the murders and how Manson and the others accomplished their killings. Not knowing that one of her cellmates would confess for her, she was reported to authorities. She was then offered life sentence in prison (“Montaldo”). Shortly after the murders took place, the following December 1969, Manson and his followers were arrested and put to trial the following year, on July 24, 1970. As the trial continued after many stories and confessions, Charles Miles Manson was found guilty of first degree murder and plan to commit the killings on January 25, 1971 (“Rosenberg”). Others such as, Charles Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Linda Kasabian were also sentenced to life in prison. When convicted Charles Manson was sentenced to life in prison after being sentenced to death before the supreme