Charles Manson Research Paper

Charles Mason was a killer who has been deemed the “Boogeyman” without really killing a single person that he is known for, himself. He was the leader of the “Family” and used the people he recruited as tools to do what he wanted. He used the Beatles and race wars as a way to have people kill for him, with the excuse that it is what needs to happen to ensure their survival. He used his wit and charm to lead and enslave young men and women into his psychopathic thought process. In this paper, I outlined the murders that he and his followers committed as well as the traits that Manson possesses that allows him to be classified as a psychopath.
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The next night the killers were back out and killing. Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were in their home where they were violently murdered. Leno LaBianca was found on his back with a pillow over his head, cord around his neck and something protruding from his stomach. Leno had a total of 12 stab wounds plus 14 puncture wounds made from a fork. His wife Rosemary was found lying face down on the bedroom floor in a large pool of blood, she also had a pillowcase tied with a lamp cord over her head. She died due to stab wounds, a total of forty one of …show more content…
Charles Manson was obsessed with The Beatles but most importantly he was obsessed with their song ‘Helter Skelter’. The song describes going from the top of the slide down to the bottom of the slide. Charlie believed that the Beatles were trying to tell him that the black people were going to rage a war against the white people and kill all of the white people off of the planet. That’s why Charlie lived in the desert so that he could be somewhat protected from the revolution that was about to take place and this is what he told his followers. After the war was to take place, Charlie would come out of hiding and rule the black man because the black men were incapable of ruling themselves. Charlie often spoke of this happening and actually had it written on the door of a room at the ranch in which he lived. Charles Manson had total domination over his “Family” and that was the ‘prophecy’ he thought the Beatles were telling him was true. He was able to use all of these things he believed, to enchant others and make them do his bidding, regardless of what it