Charles Manson(And The Family)

By: William Brock

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:

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.

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.

Manson’s 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.

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.

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.

The Murders (Continued)

• The four members of the family arranged the four people found in the Melcher home in the living room.

• After Jay Sebring’s 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…”

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.

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.

“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