Charles Manson

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Charles Manson

• Delusional rock star wannabe,
• or sociopath with a God complex

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The Life of Satans Son

• Charles Manson was born to a prostitute November
  12, 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
• He was known as No name Maddox because Charles
  original last name Maddox, making him Charles
  Milles Maddox

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Youth in Jail

• Charles was caught after a string of burglaries
  and was sent to a juvenile detention institute in
  Indianapolis.
• He escaped after one day and was subsequently
  recaptured by the authorities. Manson was then
  placed in Boys Town, an orphanage.
• After Charles stayed four days in Boys Town, he
  and an accomplice escaped and held up two armored
  cars.

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The Deceiver of Fools

• After spending over half of his life in jail,
  Manson was set free and moved to San Francisco,
  California. There he began to gather numerous
  followers, all while touring California.
• Manson became famous in San Francisco as a guru,
  before gathering several of his followers in a
  hippie-style minivan and left San Francisco.
• His followers became known as his family.

5
Dennis Wilson

• Dennis Wilson was a band member of the Beach
  Boys. He was friends with Terry Melcher, the
  bands music recorder.
• Wilson picked up two of Mansons prostitutes and
  took them home with him.
• After he came home, he met Mansons family, who
  had abruptly taken residence in Wilsons house.

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Terry Melcher

• Terry Melcher was a music recorder who worked for
  the Beach Boys, recording their music.
• He met Charles Manson through Beach Boys band
  member, Dennis Wilson.

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Forceful Removal

• Melcher was interested in Mansons music, but
  quickly discovered Mansons true colors after a
  heavy violent fight between an intoxicated
  stuntman and Manson.
• Terry Melcher and Wilson both tried to rid
  themselves of Manson, who became bitter and
  furious. He was forced to leave and set up his
  base at Spahn Ranch.
• Melcher moved out of his house and sold it to
  Roman Polanski and his wife, Sharon Tate.

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Roman Polanski

• Roman Polanski is a Polish film director.
• He met Sharon Tate while directing The Fearless
  Vampire Killers, yet Polanski didnt like her.
  Late into production the two warmed up to each
  other and eventually became married.
• After Terry Melcher moved out of his house,
  Polanski moved in with his expecting wife.

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Sharon Tate

• Sharon Tate was a young female actress who was
  happily married to movie director, Roman
  Polanski.
• She was very pregnant when Melcher leased his
  house to Polanski and they moved in.

10
The Night of 1969

• On August 9, 1969, four members of Mansons
  family broke into the house and slaughtered all
  of the occupants of the house, including Sharon
  Tate and her eight and a half month unborn child.
  
• Roman Polanski was absent during the murders.
• Manson knew that Terry Melcher had moved out of
  the house before he sent his assassins.

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Sadie Atkins

• Susan (Sadie) Atkins was one of Mansons most
  infamous followers. She was one of the assassins
  who broke into Polanskis house and killed
  everyone inside.
• Sadie killed Sharon Tate, who was pleading for
  the life of her unborn baby. Sadie stabbed Sharon
  so many times that her white gown was stained
  entirely red.

12
Tex Watson

• Tex Watson was a collage dropout who failed
  miserably in life. He met Charles Manson through
  drug deals and joined his family.
• Watson was one of the murderers that aided in
  killing Sharon Tate and her friends.
• Presently he has become a born-again Christian
  and is ministering.

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Arrest and Trial

• Manson was arrested and was held during trial.
• President Nixon called Manson guilty before the
  trial was over, nearly ending it in mistrial.
• Fortunately, a mistrial was avoided and Manson
  was sentenced to life in prison,
• where he belongs.