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Introduction American cult leader Charles Manson, the charismatic and talented leader of the Manson Family was born in 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio United States. The notorious Manson was connected to the brutal murders of several Hollywood residents including popular actress Sharon Tate. Surprisingly, he was never found guilty of actually committing those murders himself (Biography, n.d). With that being said, those famous slayings of Tate/La Bianca have immortalized Manson as the living embodiment of the devil. Today, many serial-murder news stories still uses images of his staring “mad eyes” to illustrate the worst serial killers. The Manson Family consisted of cult leader Charles Manson and his young, loyal disciples of murder are thought …show more content…

She later got married to William Manson, a marriage that did not last—sending Charles to a boy’s home. Despite Charles trying to go back to his mother, she refused to be a part of his life, which caused him to be on the streets conducting petty crimes. Manson began spending time in and out of jail from 1958 where he also raped a fellow inmate. Probation reports described him to be suffering from a high degree of rejection, psychic trauma, instability, and constantly striving for status and securing love (Biography, n.d).” Other reports described him as only safe under supervision and very …show more content…

Among the Family members, a small-hardcore group of young impressionable girls believed without question that Manson was Jesus. Manson was also inspired by music when he tapped into his creative talents while incarcerated and learned to read music and play the guitar. He had a strong interest in the notion of Armageddon from the book of Revelations, and Scientology among other obscure cults like the Church of the Final Judgment (Biography,

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“American Nightmare”, “The Devil in Human Flesh”, “Icon of Evil”. These are all names referring to Charles Manson. Who is Charles Manson? Charles Manson is a musician and American criminal who formed a cult in the California desert in the 1960’s. He is most famously known for his belief in Helter Skelter, a future race war between blacks and whites.

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His mother was sixteen when he was born and he never met his father. He never stayed in one place too long after his mother was arrested for an armed robbery. He lived with relatives, in foster homes, and eventually in reformatories and prisons throughout his youth. Charles Manson then started committing federal crimes. Because of this his sentences were longer than local or state sentences for offenses.

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From my personal research Manson was neglected the ability to grow up, so he grew up in his own way without guidance and ended up ruining himself as a citizen. This led Manson to discover the overall deception as a “model citizen,” and having the reputation of being feared or respected. Manson’s reputation even carried over to his probation interaction where he was labeled as an erratic schizophrenic lunatic that had no social morals. Leading the first thirty-two years of Charles Manson’s life to be riddled with prison sentences including a stay at McNeil Island Prison in Washington for 10

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She became pregnant and had Manson's first son, Charles Jr. Manson. The couple later divorced after Manson was caught stealing cars and was sentenced to three years imprisonment. Rosalie was given custody of their son and Manson was released on probation in 1958. Manson was in and out of prison from 1958 for various crimes. After serving 10 years at McNeil Island in Washington State, Manson was released once again on March 21, 1967.

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While inside, he would rape an inmate while he held a razor on the inmate. He would tap into his creative talents and learned how to play the guitar. After being released in 1967, he started a campaign that would put him down as one of the most infamous serial killers of all time. He thought he would bring about the end of the world. He was influenced by different works of art, drugs, and religions (such as the Church of Final Judgment, Scientology, Book of Revelations, LSD, and Helter Skelter by the Beatles).

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Born on November 12, 1934, Charles Manson is the embodiment of evil in American Society and has become one of America’s most notorious criminals, finding much of his satisfaction controlling individuals around him. His rise to fame and immortalization of his acts can be contributed to his early childhood, the time he spent behind bars, and the notorious Labianca Murders in the late 1960s. As the 1960s were coming to a close, Charles Manson was being released from prison again, Summer of Love had begun, and racial tensions were on the rise. Suddenly, Charles Manson and his followers commit one of the most heinous crimes of the decade, sending shock waves across the country. Early Childhood Manson’s early childhood was far from a typical one, which ultimately led to his need for stability and a family during his early adult life.

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He believed in the song Helter Skelter which was made by the beatles. He had his own “family” which was more like a cult believing in this Helter Skelter idea also. Charles Manson was a persuasive cult leader that got people to kill for him. Charles Manson was born to Kathleen Maddox (who was 15 at the time). He was raised mostly by his relatives.

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Charles Milles Manson the infamous cult leader of the Manson Family. He led his people around four locations in California over a period of five weeks in the middle of 1969. Manson had a following of over 100 people with a hard-core unit of impressionable young girls who obeyed him without question. He believed in Helter Skelter that is a song from the Beatles white album. He believed the lyrics are talking about a upcoming race war and his follower began to believe he was Jesus.

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Charles Manson is one of the most notorious criminals in modern American history. Although he did not personally kill anyone, he masterminded the homicides of seven prominent public figures. Although, some reports have reported that there were even more murders;however, there isn’t enough evidence to substantiate it just no other evidence. Some categorize him as criminally insane, but instead of the death penalty the american taxpayers have paid just over two million dollars to house and feed this cold blooded killer. Charles Manson was born Charles Miles Maddox in Cincinnati,Ohio on November 12, 1934 to a young woman named Kathleen Maddox.

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Introduction Charles Manson (1934) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio by a single mother Kathleen Maddox who was too young ( i.e. 16 years) to take care of his upbringing needs, making Mason to wader from relative’s homes and some institutions, which exposed him to engage in delinquency at a tender age of nine, escaping various times to engage in burglary. He established the Manson Family during 1960s in California as an ex-convict, who was jobless and had participated in correctional centers due to engagement in various crimes. Manson is a convicted serial murderer since he used his Family to execute brutal killings but there lacks evidence to implicate him with direct murders, charged due to conspiracy and his ‘Helter Skelter’ concepts. Manson

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Nearly half a century after convicted, Charles Manson died on November 19, 2017, at Kern County Hospital in California, at 83 years of age from heart failure (Heyman, 2017). Manson has left a lasting impression, and left a legacy of evil, hate and murder (Rogers, 2017). He is the inspiration of Brian Hugh Warners’ stage name “Marilyn Manson”, because he views Charles Manson as one of the most iconic figures of the

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His mother Cathleen Maddox was had gone to prison several times for armed robbery, where Charles said he often visited her daily, and hoped to gain a connection with her. While his mother was away he lived with his aunt who set a strict religious and living environment for the young boy, which often caused him to rebel, and act out. Between 1942-47 Manson began lived with his mother, and many his mother’s assorted lovers. Being Unable to place him in a foster home, she allowed the courts to put him in an all-boys reform school. After running away several time to try and reunite with his mother, she denied him multiple times which triggered something in the young boy.

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From a young age Charles Manson experienced neglect from his mother and his father, often times being left alone to fend for himself. Charles had the ability to manipulate people even

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