Charles Manson (And The Family)

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Charles Manson(And The Family)

• By William Brock

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Charles Manson

• Born on November 12, 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
• His mother Kathleen Maddox had him when she was
  sixteen years old.
• His real name is Charles Milles Maddox.
• While he was still an infant, his name was
  changed to Charles Manson, after his biological
  father William Manson.
• Manson at age 14

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Early Crimes

• Charles Manson committed his first crime at the
  age of 13, when he robbed a grocery store.
• He was sent to live at The Indiana School For
  Boys, but escaped just four days after his
  arrival.
• Manson was caught driving a stolen car through
  California only days later.
• He was placed in The National Training School For
  Boys.
• While awaiting his parole hearing, Manson
  captured a small boy, held a razor blade to his
  throat, and sodomized him.
• Manson was immediately transferred to the Federal
  Reformatory.

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More Crimes

• Charles Manson served five years of parole for
  his criminal activities committed in reform
  schools.
• When he got out of reform school, he immediately
  began pimping a sixteen-year-old girl named
  Leona.
• He was eventually caught, and imprisoned at
  Terminal Island.
• Manson was to be released on March 21, 1967.

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Mansons Release From Terminal Island

• Manson begged authorities not to let him out of
  prison, stating, "Don't let me out, I can't cope
  with the outside world.
• His plea was refused, and he released, and
  relocated to San Francisco, California.
• He soon met Mary Brunner, and began living with
  her.
• After a few months, Manson convinced her to allow
  him to bring other women into their relationship.
  
• Just weeks later, there were eighteen other women
  living with Manson.

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The Family

• The Family was the group females, along with two
  males, who followed the teachings of Charles
  Manson.
• Charles Manson soon became interested in the
  music industry, and met Terry Melcher, who
  promised Manson a record deal.
• Manson coined the term Helter Skelter, and
  claimed it to be the apocalypse of the world.

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The Murders

• The family cleaned their home at The Spahn Movie
  Ranch, and waited for Terry Melcher to show up to
  discuss their record deal.
• When Melcher never showed up, Manson claimed that
  it was time for Helter Skelter.
• On August 8, 1969, Manson ordered four of the
  members of the family to go to the Melcher home,
  and totally destroy everyone in it, as gruesome
  as you can.
• As the family members entered the home, they
  found Wojciech Frykowski, Jay Sebring, Abigail
  Folger, and Sharon Tate, who at the time was
  eight months pregnant.

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The Murders (Continued)

• The four members of the family arranged the four
  people found in the Melcher home in the living
  room.
• After Jay Sebrings resistance to comply with the
  orders of the family, he was shot, and then
  stabbed seven times.
• Frykowski then tried to escape, and was stabbed
  repeatedly in the face, neck, chest, and legs a
  total of fifty-one times.
• Folger also tried to escape, and was stabbed
  twenty-eight times.
• Finally, the pregnant Sharon Tate begged the
  family to just let her have her baby, but was
  stabbed sixteen times as she screamed Mother,
  mother, mother, mother

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The Murders (Continued)

• The next night, six family members traveled to
  the home of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
• As the family entered the home, they found the
  couple sleeping.
• After waking them, they placed pillowcases over
  their heads, and secured them with lamp cords.
• Rosemary received forty-one stab wounds by means
  of a steak knife, a fork, and a bayonet.
• Leno received twelve stab wounds by a bayonet,
  and had WAR carved into his chest.

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Prosecution

• Four of the members of the Manson Family were
  sentenced to death, but none were ever executed.
• Charles Manson received seven counts of
  manslaughter, and was sentenced to life in
  prison.
• On September 25, 1984, a fellow inmate poured
  paint thinner on Charles Manson, and set him on
  fire.
• Manson is eligible for parole in 2012.

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Look down at me and you see a fool look up at
me and you see a god look straight at me and you
see yourself Charles Manson