Charles Manson
"You eat meat with your teeth and you kill things that are better than you are, and in the same respect you say how bad and even killers that your children are. You make your children what they are."
Sounds pretty disturbing doesn’t it? Isn’t it most interesting though that if we were to sit back and analyze this mans statement word for word, perhaps we might have a hard time arguing his belief. Serial killers strike the world as some of the most curious creatures out there, and Charles Manson has always managed to find his way to the top of the charts. As a convicted serial killer and cult leader, Manson has become an American icon of evil, but who is to blame? Our culture today tends to point at childhood, society, drugs, and even the idea that some people are just born crazy with a mindset that matures off-balance and psychotic.
On November 12, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Charles Manson was born Charles Milles Maddox to mother Kathleen Maddox. Kathleen was a 16-year-old girl who was both an alcoholic and a prostitute. Kathleen later married William Manson, however the marriage ended quickly and Charles was placed in a boys school. After his attempt to run back to his mother, Kathleen made it clear that she didn't want anything to do with him and so Charles was soon living on the streets getting by through petty crimes. By 1952 Manson had reportedly began spending more and more time in prison. In fact, he spent more than half of his life incarcerated and was such noted for being what you might call a “model prisoner”.
He seemingly began a new life in 1955 when he married a 17 year old girl and moved with her to California. She had become pregnant, but Manson once again returned back to his life of crime, this time stealing cars. It wasn't long before he was back behind bars again and by 1956 his estranged wife had decided to leave with their child and a new lover. Probationary reports had described Manson as an individual who was suffering from a marked
Sounds pretty disturbing doesn’t it? Isn’t it most interesting though that if we were to sit back and analyze this mans statement word for word, perhaps we might have a hard time arguing his belief. Serial killers strike the world as some of the most curious creatures out there, and Charles Manson has always managed to find his way to the top of the charts. As a convicted serial killer and cult leader, Manson has become an American icon of evil, but who is to blame? Our culture today tends to point at childhood, society, drugs, and even the idea that some people are just born crazy with a mindset that matures off-balance and psychotic.
On November 12, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Charles Manson was born Charles Milles Maddox to mother Kathleen Maddox. Kathleen was a 16-year-old girl who was both an alcoholic and a prostitute. Kathleen later married William Manson, however the marriage ended quickly and Charles was placed in a boys school. After his attempt to run back to his mother, Kathleen made it clear that she didn't want anything to do with him and so Charles was soon living on the streets getting by through petty crimes. By 1952 Manson had reportedly began spending more and more time in prison. In fact, he spent more than half of his life incarcerated and was such noted for being what you might call a “model prisoner”.
He seemingly began a new life in 1955 when he married a 17 year old girl and moved with her to California. She had become pregnant, but Manson once again returned back to his life of crime, this time stealing cars. It wasn't long before he was back behind bars again and by 1956 his estranged wife had decided to leave with their child and a new lover. Probationary reports had described Manson as an individual who was suffering from a marked