Charles Manson
“Everyone in the world has tried to kill me for the last twenty-five years, and I am still here,” says notorious killer Charles Manson. A small group of intruders broke into the home of actress Sharon Tate on August 9, 1969, and she was ferociously murdered, along with her unborn child and her friends. The next evening in the same city, a grocery store executive and his wife were found murdered in the same manner. These brutal acts of murder brought enormous attention to the City of Los Angeles, but not until years later were the crimes found to be connected and credited to Charles Manson and his extremist followers. Manson was born on November 12, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His mother, Kathleen Maddox, was a sixteen-year-old …show more content…
After a year, Manson had persuaded his followers to kill. On August 9, 1969, Charles Watson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Linda Kasabian, all members of the Manson Family, killed actress Sharon Tate with her unborn child and her friends. Later that evening, Manson’s followers killed a grocery store executive and his wife.
Not until November 6, 1969, was a member of the Manson cult charged with a crime. It was Susan Atkins and she was charged with murder. While in prison, she told cellmate Virginia Castro that she was also part of the Sharon Tate crime and that Charles Manson had said to her, “Do a crime that would have the world shocked, the world would have to stand up and take notice.” On December 8, 1969, the rest of the Manson Family was indicted for the murder of Sharon Tate, her unborn baby, and her friends.
The trial began on June 16, 1970. To everyone’s surprise, Charles Manson entered the courtroom with an “X” carved into his forehead. The trial lasted seven months, and on January 25, 1971, Charles Manson was found guilty of the
“Everyone in the world has tried to kill me for the last twenty-five years, and I am still here,” says notorious killer Charles Manson. A small group of intruders broke into the home of actress Sharon Tate on August 9, 1969, and she was ferociously murdered, along with her unborn child and her friends. The next evening in the same city, a grocery store executive and his wife were found murdered in the same manner. These brutal acts of murder brought enormous attention to the City of Los Angeles, but not until years later were the crimes found to be connected and credited to Charles Manson and his extremist followers. Manson was born on November 12, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His mother, Kathleen Maddox, was a sixteen-year-old …show more content…
After a year, Manson had persuaded his followers to kill. On August 9, 1969, Charles Watson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Linda Kasabian, all members of the Manson Family, killed actress Sharon Tate with her unborn child and her friends. Later that evening, Manson’s followers killed a grocery store executive and his wife.
Not until November 6, 1969, was a member of the Manson cult charged with a crime. It was Susan Atkins and she was charged with murder. While in prison, she told cellmate Virginia Castro that she was also part of the Sharon Tate crime and that Charles Manson had said to her, “Do a crime that would have the world shocked, the world would have to stand up and take notice.” On December 8, 1969, the rest of the Manson Family was indicted for the murder of Sharon Tate, her unborn baby, and her friends.
The trial began on June 16, 1970. To everyone’s surprise, Charles Manson entered the courtroom with an “X” carved into his forehead. The trial lasted seven months, and on January 25, 1971, Charles Manson was found guilty of the