Charles Manson Psychological Profile

Charles Manson was born on November 12, 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio. When he was born his mother Kathleen Maddox was a teenager and a prostitute. He had a very rough childhood; “when he was just five years old police detained his mother on charge of robbery and he was placed in his aunt’s home in McMechen, West Virginia” (TFP). He later was placed in a boys school and ran back to his mom although she didn’t want anything to do with him. He followed his mother’s footsteps and as a teenager he started robbing and getting into trouble. He had gone to jail many times before he started killing and before he was charged with murder. Charles Manson is a standout amongst the most manipulative and cruel serial killers ever, What makes him unique is that he never actually killed anybody, he ordered other people to do the job for him. He was convicted with first degree murder of seven individuals in the late 1960s throughout California. He did this by leading a cult group known as “The Manson family”. “The Manson Family—including Charles Manson and his young, loyal dropout disciples of murder—is thought to have
However, Charles Manson’s motive for killing seems to be specifically his mental health. He believed that The Beatles song lyrics spoke to him meaning he was delusional. The most interesting fact about Charles Manson is that he never killed anyone himself, he preferred to be the mastermind. He manipulated others and had them do the job for him. It is hard to believe that he still feels no remorse on what he did. He doesn't understand the severity of the crimes he committed. It is almost as if Charles Manson was meant to be a criminal, during his early life he committed many crimes. Crimes that most children/teenagers don’t think about doing at that age. So, as he grew older his crime worsened to murder. This research revealed that Charles Manson is a unique and manipulative serial