Charles Manson and the Family Part 1

In the eternal debate over whether 'The offender ¿born or made?' Charles Manson's case is very clear on this. The whole life of Charles Manson was influenced by the violence of their surroundings and practice associated with reward these behaviors, leading to develop a clear criminal tendencies at an early age. Charles Manson was born in Cincinnati (Ohio), November 12, 1934. His mother, an unmarried teen alcohol always hid the true identity of her biological father and was married when this William Manson, when he adopted the surname that would be infamous. Manson himself came to tell her mother, who was a 'thief who once sold it to a waitress for a pitcher of beer. "

While all children his age were in school and were protected from bad influences, little Charles had a painful childhood. His mother used to long periods away from home and left him by his grandmother or his aunt, the latter was an enlightened claimed to know God's will. At age 9 he was arrested for car theft and sent to a reformatory, this episode was repeated countless times until I go for the first time in prison with 19 years.

When his mother was released from prison for participating in a robbery at gunpoint, had to face a difficult decision to choose between keeping your 12 years or alcohol and prostitutes could not take care of both . Charles out again in a reformatory.

A year later, when he escaped, the first thing he did was go looking for her mother, but she would not take care of him and Charles had to fend for themselves in the streets, subsisted on small thefts. This event marks a turning point in the life of Charles, who was again arrested with 13 years for stealing cars. The authorities decided to send this time to the shelter Father Flanagan. But within days of arriving, along with another inmate, committed several armed robberies. For transfers to other reformatories, starred in more episodes like this. His teachers said about you 'was unable to trust anyone, not to any good if I did not expect something in return'.

In one of his stays in remand, intelligence tests reflected that Charles had an IQ of 109, while in the psychiatric reports of Dr. Block, you can read that "demonstrates a high degree of rejection, instability and psychic trauma is unpredictable and manifest aggressive tendencies. Despite his young age is a sophisticated criminal. "

In 1955, after his first departure from a correctional facility for adults, the 19-year-old decided to start a new life in California with Rosalie Jean Willis of 17, who had recently married. But this time, were not going to work out his plans, he was again arrested for car theft. Rosalie gave birth to the son of Charles and filed for divorce, abandoned by a trucker.

With a personal life, including confusing, decided to try his luck with another type of criminal act, bank check fraud, was arrested on several occasions. Correctional agencies tried to rehabilitate him, but judged that it was unable to do anything positive and acting impulsively to get attention.

In 1960 he was again arrested, this time for crimes related to prostitution and spent another 10 years behind bars. In their efforts to self-knowledge, Charles sought to answer several philosophical religions such as Buddhism and Scientology. But it was when he met the famous bank robber Alvin Karpis, when he learned to play guitar and developed a disturbing obsession with the Beatles, who came to see the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.

At 33, Charles Manson had spent over half his life in prison and on parole for crimes related to prostitution, car theft, armed robbery, check forgery and even rape of an inmate.

Very poorly prepared for life in society outside the prison gates, the world is in San Francisco hippie. Has started to attract a following among those who were disgusted rebellious girls from their families and society in general.

This group of followers, easily manipulated, showed a blind obedience to their leader who proclaimed himself the reincarnation of Satan, Jesus and God. His followers believed in him and were convinced of the accuracy of their predictions. So it was not hard indoctrinated to share his vision chaotic world.

These young people were uprooted with the help of LSD and Manson's apocalyptic predictions as to fill some lives totally confusing.

One of these girls, Susan Atkins said he would do anything for Charles. She was the murderer of actress Sharon Tate and said he 'had been the most exciting sexual experience of your life. " The appalling massacres by his followers, better known as the Manson family, paralyzed America before completion of the 60's.

By Carlos Cabezas López



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