Charles Manson: Serial Killer

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Charles Manson once said “I am not a bad person, I am a good person.” Charles Manson was born on November 19, 1934, he is still alive to this day. During Charles Manson’s early years he began to write and perform songs . As he got older he started doing petty crimes which most likely lead to his becoming a serial killer. Charles Manson became unstable through the use of drugs, and he also lived an unconventional life, which might be one of the reasons he became a serial killer.
In Manson's early years, his mother neglected him and treated him poorly. Manson’s mother gave birth to him at the age of 16 at the time she had problems with alcohol and prostitution. Charles . Once she had divorced his she immediately put Charles into an all boys
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During this time Charles picked up some skills and became a singer-songwriter which was his way out of crime for a while. During this period, he got a girlfriend and they had a child together. Then all of a sudden he went back to crime and was in and out of jail once more. He then became fascinated with clans and groups that went around killing people so he decided that he would start his own. He called his clan “the Family.”
Charles and “the Family” proceeded to move to San Fernando Valley in California. The year after they moved there would change the lives of many people for a long time. Most people think Charles was the killer but he was not Charles was the orchestrator. The first person that his clan killed was Roman Polanski. His next victims were: Sharon Tate a famous actress, Wojciech Frykowski his writer, coffee bean heiress Abigail Folger, Steven Parent a friend of Roman Polanski, and Leno LaBianca a wealthy supermarket executive and his wife Rosemary.
Charles Manson was a very bad person and will leave a mark on the U.S. for a long time. His name will be known for a long time in history as a known serial killer, even though he did not commit any murders he just orchestrated

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