Charles Manson: Personification of Evil

" A total failure of modern society"( Ruse 1), "Most bizarre murder case in the annals of crime" (Bugliosi 32), "Deserving no ones attention, let alone admiration" (Paddock 7) , "Mass murdering dog" (Bugliosi 102), "The architect, the mastermind of the murders" (Bugliosi 68). These are just a few words

that have been used throughout history to describe the famous serial killer by the

name of Charles Manson. In two nights Manson and his "family" managed to torture

and murder seven people, some of the most gruesome murders in history. Why or

how Manson led people to kill no one knows for sure, it can not be easily defined or

answered, we can only look at him and his life, and leave it to our own minds to

decide what we think. Charles Manson led a very difficult childhood, the difficulty

continued over to his so called music career. Manson then moved on and began to

form a "family", which he manipulated to his own personal liking and perfection,

Manson and his family committed the Tate-Libianca murders, triggered by

seven men and five women, with ages ranging from 25-73 years old. Manson first appeared in court with a bloody X in his forehead, that he had carved himself, and insisted also on defending himself. The trial quickly turned bad for Charles Manson when he got in an argument with Judge Older and then lunged at him yelling

"someone should cut your head off" (Crime Library 6), he was then removed form the courtroom. On January 15, 1971, the jury began to deliberate, nine days later it came to a verdict. On March 29, 1971, the jury had come to conclusions on the penalty phase of the trial. After nine and a half months, $1 million, with a transcript of 209 volumes, and 31, 716 pages, approximately eight million words, the trial was about to end. "We the Jury in the above entitled action, having found the defendant Charles Manson guilty of murder in the 1st degree...do now fix the penalty as death." (Crime Library 8). Unfortunately in 1972, California Supreme Court did away with the death penalty. Now Charles Manson is serving a life sentence. At the age of 60, Manson has been up for parole eight times, but has been rejected every time (Crime Library 1-9).

On August 9th and 10th, 1969, seven people were brutally murdered. Charles Manson was the brains behind the whole event. His "family" entered the Tate house late on August 9th, they rounded everybody up and began the slaying. Sharon Tate, died from five stab wounds in her back and chest, which penetrated her

spent countless months in court, only to be found guilty as charged.

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