Charles M. Manson

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Charles M. Manson

In this world there are cults everywhere. Whether they're in the US,

China, or maybe next-door there is always one common factor, control. Charles

Manson was a cult leader in southern California during the sixties. Like all

cult leaders Manson had his own small band of followers. His influence was so

great that his followers were willing to kill for him at his smallest whim.

Charles Manson was very paranoid and was under the influnce that there

was to be an upcoming race war. He called this race war “Helter Skelter”.

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Charles M. Manson was born in Cincinnati on November 11, 1934. His

mother Kathleen Maddox, a teenage prostitute, his father was a man remembered as

“Colonel Scott.” In order to give her bastard son a name she married William

Manson. He quickly abandoned the both of them. In 1939 Kathleen Maddox was

arrested for robbery and Charles was sent to live with his aunt and grandmother.

Charles remembered his aunt as a harsh disciplinarian and favored is uncle

because he gave him money for the movies and took him on frequent fishing trips.

Only when his uncle became ill did his unfit mother come and reclaim her

unwanted son and moved to Indianapolis.

When Mrs. Manson reclaimed her son she promised that she would take care

of him and provide for his every need. Unfortunately, all these promises were

soon shattered by liquor and men. She frequently neglected Charles by telling

him she would be back in an hour and then not show up for the rest of the night.

Sometimes when her guilt took her over she would give him fifty cents and

another promise; and at other times she just abused him.

When Mrs. Manson got fed up with taking care of Charles she arranged to

have Charles put in a foster home, but arrangements fell through. As a last

resort she sent Charles to Gibault School in Terre Haute. Mrs. Manson couldn't

keep up the payments and once again Charles was sent back to his mother's abuse.

At only fourteen Manson rented himself a room and supported himself with odd

jobs and petty theft. His mother turned him into the juvenile authorities.

Once there Manson met Rev. George Powers who had him sent to Boys Town near

Omaha, Nebraska. Charles spent a total of three days in Boys Town before

running away with his new friend Blackie Neilson. They were arrested in Peoria,

Illinois for robbing a grocery store and returned back to Indianapolis. Charles

was then sent to the Indiana Boys School in Plainfield where he ran away another

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