Criminology, Research on Charles Manson

Abstract

The complete birth name Charles Milles Maddox, but commonly known as Mac Charlie. On November 12, 1934 Manson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Charles Manson was a famous convicted serial killer, and an icon of evil. Manson wanted to achieve a career in music business but when the dream was short lived his criminal personality emerged. He soon became involved in murder and torture, the notable murder of Manson was the death of Sharon Tate who was pregnant of eight months (George, E. & Dary M.,1999).

Table of Content

Abstract2

Thesis Statement5

Introduction5

Discussion5

Mixed Childhood Messages6

Mom Chooses Boyfriend over Manson6

A Manipulative Loner7

Charlie Manson's Teen Years7

Manson Gets Married7

Manson the Con Man7

Music in Prison8

Manson Gets a Following8

Helter Skelter8

Manson Orders the Murders9

Manson's Trial9

Conclusion10

References11

Thesis Statement

Charles Manson was a famous convicted serial killer, and an icon of evil. He was the leader of the hippie cult group known as Family, to whom he would manipulate and assign task to kill others on his behalf (Bugliosi, V. & Gentry, C. 1994).

Introduction

Charles Manson appeared from the prison cell on the streets of Haight Ashbury and soon become a leader of the group of followers who were willing to do anything for him. Manson wanted to achieve a career in music business but when the dream was short lived his criminal personality emerged. He soon became involved in murder and torture, the notable murder of Manson was the death of Sharon Tate who was pregnant of eight months (Bugliosi, V. & Gentry, C. 1994).

Discussion

On November 12, 1934 Manson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Manson's mother was only 16 years old when he was born; Kathleen Maddox was a criminal, a drinker, promiscuous and couldn't take care of illegitimate son. After the birth of his son, she was married for a brief period to William Manson. Charlie's name was changed from Maddox to Manson, Kathleen belonged to a religion family, and she had a rebellious attitude towards the religious practicing. In the year 1940, she was charged guilty of Strong Armed Robbery for which she was sent to prison .

Mixed Childhood Messages

When Manson was six year old he was circulated among his various relatives. His grandmother forced him to adopt religious practices from which his mother drifted away, one of his uncles was too feminine, and he dressed Manson as a girl on the very first day of his school. Another uncle committed suicide because the authorities had taken away his land. Manson never had a role model during his childhood, this left a greater impact when grew up as an adult.

Mom Chooses Boyfriend over Manson

Manson described that his mother had a careless attitude, he remembers that once he was sitting in her lap in a café when a waitress joked that she would buy Manson, his mother replied that a pitcher of beer and she would give away. The waitress kept the pitcher on the table, after finishing the beer his mother left without him. After several days his uncle searched for him, found him with the waitress and ...