Charles Manson
Charles Milles Manson was an American criminal and cult leader. In mid-1967, he formed what became known as the \”Manson Family\”, a quasi-commune based in California. His followers committed a series of nine murders at four locations in July and August 1969. In 1971, he was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of seven people, including the film actress Sharon Tate. Although originally sentenced to death, his sentence was commuted to life with the possibility of parole in 1972. He served his life sentence at California State Prison, Corcoran and died at age 83 in late 2017.
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Charles Milles Manson was an American criminal and cult leader. In mid-1967, he formed what became known as the \”Manson Family\”, a quasi-commune based in California. His followers committed a series of nine murders at four locations in July and August 1969. In 1971, he was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of seven people, including the film actress Sharon Tate. Although originally sentenced to death, his sentence was commuted to life with the possibility of parole in 1972. He served his life sentence at California State Prison, Corcoran and died at age 83 in late 2017. Manson’s notoriety as an emblem of insanity, violence, and the macabre has also influenced pop culture. Recordings of songs written and performed by Manson were released commercially, starting with Lie: The Love and Terror Cult. Various musicians have covered some of his songs. Manson was born on November 12, 1934, to 16-year-old Kathleen Manson-Bower-Cavender, née Maddox, in the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. In August 1934, before Manson’s birth, Maddox married William Eugene Manson, a dry cleaning business. They divorced on April 30, 1937, after William alleged \”gross neglect of duty\” by Maddox. Charles retained William’s last name, Manson. In an interview with Diane Sawyer, Manson said that when he was nine, he set his school on fire. Manson later characterized his first release from prison as his happiest time in the weeks after she returned from prison.
He was placed in the home of an aunt and uncle in West Virginia. His mother was paroled in 1942. She was arrested for grand larceny, but not convicted. Manson got in trouble for truancy and petty theft, but there were a lack of foster placements at the age of 13. The family later moved to Indianapolis, where Maddox met an alcoholic named Lewis through Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, and married him in August 1943. Manson may never have known his biological father. He allowed Maddox to believe that he was an army colonel, although \”Colonel\” was merely his given name. When Maddox told Scott that she was pregnant, he told her he had been called away on army business; after several months she realized he had no intention of returning. In 1968, the Beach Boys recorded Manson’s song \”Cease to Exist\”, re-titled \”Never Learn Not to Love\” as the B-side on one of their singles, but without a credit to Manson. The Los Angeles County district attorney said that Manson was obsessed with the Beatles, particularly their 1968 self- titled album. Manson had claimed to be guided by his interpretation of the Beatles’ lyrics and adopted the term \”Helter Skelter\” to describe an impending apocalyptic race war. At trial, the prosecution submitted that Manson and his followers believed that the murders would help precipitate that war.
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