Charles Manson: the story of the leader of a murderous cult.

A review of the life of this famous leader of a murderous sect that made use of his charisma.

Throughout history, many murderers are remembered for their macabre acts and the brutality of their crimes, but few have the charisma and influence of Charles Manson. but there are few who have the charisma and influence of Charles Manson..

This man, best known for being the founder and leader of the cult known as "The Manson Family," got his followers to commit a series of crimes with the idea that their acts would accelerate a race war that would occur at any moment. Among their victims was the actress Sharon Tatewho was also the wife of the well-known film director Roman Polanski.

To this day, despite being incarcerated, Charles Manson still has a large number of followers. His popularity is such that the singer Marilyn Manson, was inspired by him to obtain his artistic denomination, which is the union between the names of Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson.

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A life marked by crimes and crime

Charles Manson was born on November 12, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio (United States), and his mother was only 16 years old when she gave birth. His life was always marked by crime and theft, and he did not have an easy childhood.and he did not have an easy childhood. His mother was an alcoholic and, according to Manson himself, one day she gave him to a childless waitress in exchange for a pitcher of beer. It was his uncle who had to retrieve him a few days later.

Both Manson's mother and brother have a criminal record, and were sentenced to 5 years in prison.They were sentenced to 5 years in prison for robbing a gas station in Charleston (Virginia) in 1939. This resulted in Manson ending up in a home for homeless children. Later, Manson would try to return home, but his mother turned him away.

Manson began committing crimes at a very young age, and at the age of 13, he was his first arrest for robbing a grocery store at the age of 13.But he was a resourceful boy, and within 4 days he escaped from the correctional facility. After several arrests and escapes for stealing vehicles, in 1967 he returned to prison for check forgery. In prison, Manson began studying esotericism and Eastern philosophy. By this time, Manson had already been married and divorced twice. He had two children with two different women.

The Manson Family: A Murderous Cult

Manson was released from prison in 1967 and moved to San Francisco, where he practically lived as a pauper until he met Mary Brunner, a 23-year-old girl who worked as a library assistant at the University of Berkeley. His powers of seduction and manipulation were such that he moved in with her. Manson's personality drew praise from his future followers, who referred to him as "the magician.who referred to him as "the magician". Perhaps that is why, a few months after moving into Brunner's house, the two shared an apartment (Brunner's apartment), the two of them shared an apartment (Brunner's apartment) with 18 women..

In those years, the city of San Francisco was the home base of the "Hippie" movement, and Manson quickly established himself as a guru who, thanks to his persuasive powers who, thanks to his powers of persuasion, would soon have his first group of followers. They received the name "The Manson Family". It is important to note that most of these followers were women. That same year, Brunner became pregnant with Manson's third child.

The following year, Charles Manson established his lair at Spahn Ranch in the California Valley. The Manson Family did not pay rent because he ordered his female followers to have intimate relations with the owner, who was almost blind.almost blind.

The Manson Family Murders

This seemingly harmless group of individuals would go down in history for the murder of several people under the orders of Charles Manson. Although Manson didn't get Blood on his handshis ideas were the reason why The Family decided to take the lives of their victims.

Manson believed that a race war was comingas interpreted in a Beatles song, "Helter Skelter". That was the name of the song and also his prophecy. Manson believed that black men would rise up against the whites, and win the battle. But since the blacks would not be able to hold on to power, because he considered them inferior, then Manson would be the leader of the world.

Eventually Charles Manson grew impatient. Since he saw that the blacks were not budging, he decided to advance the race war by committing a series of murders, decided to advance the race war by committing a series of murders in which they would leaving evidence at the scene of the crime to frame the "Black Panthers" for the murders.

The most prominent murder committed by the Manson Family was that of actress and model Sharon Tate, who was only 26 years old and pregnant. She was only two weeks away from having her child with film director Roman Polanski.

Curiously, that day, she was having dinner with a group of friends when they decided to go to her mansion. It was there that the crime was committed. Four members of "The Family", stormed the house and perpetrated a terrible multiple murder.. The murderers were: Charles Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel, Susan Atkins and Linda Kasabian.

How the events occurred

A few months before this multiple murder, Bobby Beausoleil, a member of The Family, murdered musician Gary Hinman after trying to get him to hand over some money he had inherited. At the scene, cult members wrote "Political piggy" on the wall in the victim's own blood and drew a panther's paw on the wall. drew a panther's paw, the symbol of the Black Panther movement..

Beausoleil was arrested a few months later. This prompted Manson to tell The Family that the time had come to act. And although it is not known for certain, it seems that he ordered the murder of Terry Melcher, a music producer with whom Manson had had contact thanks to his brief relationship with a Beach Boys drummer. Manson wanted to prove he had musical talent, but Melcher wouldn't give him the opportunity.

So the four killers went to Melcher's alleged homeBut he no longer lived there, but it was the new home of Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate. Tate was in the house with some friends (Polanski was in London shooting a film). In that place they ended the lives of 4 people, and especially sad was the murder of Sharon Tate, who after asking to be kidnapped and murdered after the birth of her son, was killed by Susan Atkin, who stabbed her several times. Atkins, with a towel soaked with Tate's blood, wrote the word "Pig" on a door of the house.

A few days later, Manson ordered the murder of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. When they arrived at the couple's home, Manson tied them up and Leslie Van Houten killed them.

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A charismatic killer

Charles Manson is, without a doubt, one of the most notorious killers. He is currently serving time, but still has a large following.. In addition, Manson has inspired different series or movies because of his history and personality.

Svery few people in the world are capable of indoctrinating normal individuals and turning them into murderers. His charisma and his skills of manipulation and persuasion are a reality. His popularity has been such that he even released an album of his songs while he was in jail.

On the other hand, it has also been notorious that, even after his conviction and the dissemination of a vision of him explained from the point of view of the police and the justice system, Charles Manson has continued to generate admiration, especially among young people.

It should be noted that part of this phenomenon can be attributed simply to the fact that it is known by millions of people, but that does not detract from the disturbing extent to which we are capable of idolizing people who break all the minimum social norms to ensure coexistence. There are certain contexts that can be interpreted as justifications for criminal behaviormaking it positively valued and a reason for devotion or even falling in love.

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