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    Charles Manson was born on November 12, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio. In the late 1960’s, Manson founded a murderous cult named ‘The Manson Family’. The Manson Family of around 100 followers committed many horrifying acts of terror around San Francisco. By using the power of lies in influencing his followers to believe that he was Jesus and many other things, Manson controlled them criminally and spiritually. Some of the most significant murders taken place by the cult were the stabbing of Sharon Tate

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    In late 1960’s Charles Manson, the leader of the ‘Manson Family’, ordered a mass murder. November 12, 1934, Kathlin Matix a 16-year-old prostitute gave birth to Charles Manson in Cincinnati Ohio. Kathlin went to prison for 5 years for committing strong-armed robbery, leavening Charles with his religious grandparents. At age 9 Charles long line of crime started, Charles had set his school on fire and found he was going to reform school. At age 13 Manson was breaking into stores, stole cars

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    Charles Manson was born on November 12, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio, but he died eighty-three years later on November 19, 2017, in Bakersfield, California. Charles Manson's life has been filled with wrong and violence from the start and was spent mostly in juvenile detention, jails, prisons, or his cult. He also spent time in three boy’s schools. (Charles Manson Biography.) Charles Manson had two disorders. He was schizophrenic and he had a paranoid delusional disorder. His mother was a prostitute

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    On August 6, 1969, a megalomaniac named Charles Manson ordered his “Family” to kill everyone in a house that used to be owned by a well known music recorder named Terry Melcher. However, Malcher was not occupying the house but instead the house was occupied by a renowned movie producer, Roman Polanski, and his wife, actress Sharon Tate. On that date, Manson’s family perpetrated one of the most gruesome crime in Hollywood’s history by stabbing to death Sharon Tate and her friends. The case that ensued

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    Charles Manson was born on November 12, 1934 to Kathleen Maddox and Walker Scott. Manson is famous for being the leader of the Manson Family Cult. This cult would become notorious for being connected to brutal murders in Hollywood. Many people would blame Manson’s behavior on his mother. Kathleen Maddox had Charles at the young age of 16. Throughout Manson’s childhood witnessed his mother be arrested and began being skipped around homes. Maddox was arrested in 1939 for a robbery charge. After this

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    infamous and gruesome murder cases in American history. Taking place in the summer 1969, the murders were perpetrated by the nefarious Manson Family, led by criminal Charles Manson. Manson recruited family members, who much like him, were social outcasts; most were teens or young adults who fell under his spell and shared a liking for hallucinogenic drugs. Manson acted like a father figure to his followers and preached his idea of “Helter Skelter.” “Helter Skelter” was his belief that there was going

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    Many years ago, Charles Manson’s brutal murders left behind a legacy of fascination and terror. The case of the Manson murder received endless amounts of publicity and is still spoken of to this day.The Manson murders shocked the nation, and brought the darkness of mid 60s californian life to light. It ended the innocent indulgent peace of Southern California and highlighted political and social unrest. On August 9, 1969, Charles Manson and his clan kill five people (not including the unborn child

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    Charles Manson: Murderer and Cult Leader Ever heard of Charles Manson? Recently he died in November 19, 2017. If you haven’t he was a famous serial killer and cult leader. In this paper I will tell you a few things about him. From his early life to the day he died, his cult/family, and his case. Charles’s birth name is Charles Milles Maddox. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio and on November 12, 1934. His mother was an alcoholic and prostitute who sold him for beer. She was 16-years old when she had him

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    members and people who had been acquainted with the Family, Charles Manson, Charles Watson, Susan Atkins, Linda Kasabian, and Patricia Krenwinkel were all indicted on seven counts of murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder for the Tate-LaBianca slayings, while Leslie Van Houten was indicted on two counts of murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder, since she had only been involved in the LaBianca murders. Charles Manson was now responsible for some of the most notorious murders

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    (“CNN”). That was the fate of the victims of Charles Manson’s family. Some of the victims were were brutally stabbed to death, while others were shot dead. Charles Manson never participated in any of these heinous murders; he manipulated others to commit the murders for him. Charles Manson was a very manipulative man and is known as the “icon of evil”. From his troubled childhood, to his adult life as leader of the infamous Manson Family, Charles Manson led a life that made him notorious. Manson’s

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