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Charles Manson Misconceptions

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Charles Manson’s “Family” is one of the most well-known cults in America. His cult gained influence from drugs and the Beatles song Helter Skelter (Charles). Manson’s referred to him as Satan, though he claimed to be Jesus reincarnated. “Satanism has been labelled the fastest rising criminal element in the country” (DeRemer). Charles Manson never physically conducted a murder, but he was given the responsibility for planning them. His most infamous murder claimed the lives of actress Sharon Tate, Abigail Folger, Jay Sebring, and Steven Parent. Manson chose his four most obedient followers: Charles “Tex” Watson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Linda Kasabian to carry out the attacks (Charles).
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Though he was only convicted of one murder, he was also suspected in at least two others. Albright was also a diagnosed psychopath. His psychologist said “he could divorce reality sufficiently from his value system. So that he could tell you something false and at the time actually believe he was telling you the truth” (Hollandsworth).
Many people believe in the common misconceptions that surround serial killers. One of the most common misconceptions states that all serial killers are white males, which could not be farther from the truth. Women make for better serial killers because their victim selection and method of killing help them get away with their crimes (Schurman-Kauflin).
Nannie Doss, also known as The Giggling Granny, got her nickname because she laughed throughout her interrogation and smiled when she was sentenced to life. She killed four husbands, her mother, two daughters, and a grandson with arsenic laced food. It took years to catch her because her methods went undetected. …show more content…

The truth is that most serial killers test at borderline or just above average. Also, serial killers as a whole suffer from personality disorders, but very few get diagnosed as legally insane (Montaldo).
Serial killers are not all loners. It all depends on their personality disorders. Many serial killers have psychopathic tendencies, which mean they have normal roles in society. If they are sociopaths, they are more likely to be

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On November twelfth, 1934, Kathleen Maddox brought Manson into the world in Cincinnati, Ohio. Kathleen was only a sixteen-year-old runaway at the time she met Manson’s father, a married man known as “Colonel Scott”. She eventually met and married William Manson, who gave Charles his surname. However, the marriage was short lived and William divorced Kathleen in 1939 for a variety of reasons that range from infidelity to abandonment. Two years later, she and her brother were arrested for armed robbery and Manson was sent to live with various relatives in West Virginia.

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Groups of hippies would gather into remote communities in the countryside, striving for a life of simplicity and an escape from the pressures of suburban life. However, in many instances these communities developed into dangerous cults, as many individuals were vulnerable to manipulation due to their isolation from the rest of the world and the drug use that went on within various groups. The infamous “Manson Family” is the best known example of the dangers of cults and the devastation they cause. Led by Charles Milles Manson, which began forming during 1967's Summer of Love and was responsible for the brutal murders of Sharon Tate, Leno and Rosemary LaBianca and four others. The murders were horrific, as their victims were stabbed multiple times even after they had died, and in the case of Sharon Tate, who as pregnant at the time, her baby was cut out of stomach while she was being murdered.

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