Charles Manson Research Paper
Helter Skelter
The True Story of the Manson Murders
Authors: Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry
Have you ever heard of a person named Charles Manson? If you have not, you have probably been living in a hole for most of your life. Manson and “The Family” (his followers) committed some of the most horrible murders of the 20th century. I am going to tell the story of the murders and tell why Manson is still so well-known years after the murders were committed.
Charles Manson was born November 12, 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio. His mother was 16-year-old Kathleen Maddox. Kathleen had run away from home at the age of 15 and spent the next few decades drinking too much, with periods of time spent in jail. Since his mother couldn't take care of him, …show more content…
Later in that year, some of his followers were arrested for crimes but none related to the murders. Susan Atkins confessed to the murders while she was in jail. She also told the police all of the other people who were involved in the killings, Manson too. Manson and three other members were convicted of the murders and sentenced to death but that was over-ruled in 1972. They are now serving life sentences for their roles in the murders. Manson is eligible for parole but he has been denied eleven times and is eligible again in 2012. He has been denied so many times because many people still think that he is crazy. He still has a major influence on many people around him, including the remaining “family” members. The author, Vincent Bugliosi, was the prosecuting attorney in the Manson cases. I believe he wrote the book to share his first-hand account of the murders, to make us aware that evil exists and in unsuspecting people and he also probably needed to write the book as an emotional or mental coping …show more content…
Some of the reasons include the time that he lived in and the ways that he controlled others to do what he want them to do. Manson is behind bars in Corcoran State Prison where he doesn’t have much contact with other inmates. Even though we may not be able to see him, he is still an icon that is very popular and well-known icon in our society today. Many celebrities have brought back Manson's image like Trent Reznor, a member of Nine-Inch Nails, who has his recording studio in the house where Sharon Tate and others were killed. The name of the studio is "Pig Studios," because of the reference it has to the word "Pig" which was written on one of the doors while the murders were being committed. Lots of books have been written that have to do with the killings and hundreds of web sites are devoted to him. Lots of these people believe he is innocent and that he is God, while others tell the "real story" of what really happened. Movies and music have been made too. He was a true hippie; he was into drugs, sex, and rock 'n' roll like many others in the 1960’s. Because of this, many people are curious as to what kind of person it takes to commit such horrible crimes and have no remorse for
The True Story of the Manson Murders
Authors: Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry
Have you ever heard of a person named Charles Manson? If you have not, you have probably been living in a hole for most of your life. Manson and “The Family” (his followers) committed some of the most horrible murders of the 20th century. I am going to tell the story of the murders and tell why Manson is still so well-known years after the murders were committed.
Charles Manson was born November 12, 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio. His mother was 16-year-old Kathleen Maddox. Kathleen had run away from home at the age of 15 and spent the next few decades drinking too much, with periods of time spent in jail. Since his mother couldn't take care of him, …show more content…
Later in that year, some of his followers were arrested for crimes but none related to the murders. Susan Atkins confessed to the murders while she was in jail. She also told the police all of the other people who were involved in the killings, Manson too. Manson and three other members were convicted of the murders and sentenced to death but that was over-ruled in 1972. They are now serving life sentences for their roles in the murders. Manson is eligible for parole but he has been denied eleven times and is eligible again in 2012. He has been denied so many times because many people still think that he is crazy. He still has a major influence on many people around him, including the remaining “family” members. The author, Vincent Bugliosi, was the prosecuting attorney in the Manson cases. I believe he wrote the book to share his first-hand account of the murders, to make us aware that evil exists and in unsuspecting people and he also probably needed to write the book as an emotional or mental coping …show more content…
Some of the reasons include the time that he lived in and the ways that he controlled others to do what he want them to do. Manson is behind bars in Corcoran State Prison where he doesn’t have much contact with other inmates. Even though we may not be able to see him, he is still an icon that is very popular and well-known icon in our society today. Many celebrities have brought back Manson's image like Trent Reznor, a member of Nine-Inch Nails, who has his recording studio in the house where Sharon Tate and others were killed. The name of the studio is "Pig Studios," because of the reference it has to the word "Pig" which was written on one of the doors while the murders were being committed. Lots of books have been written that have to do with the killings and hundreds of web sites are devoted to him. Lots of these people believe he is innocent and that he is God, while others tell the "real story" of what really happened. Movies and music have been made too. He was a true hippie; he was into drugs, sex, and rock 'n' roll like many others in the 1960’s. Because of this, many people are curious as to what kind of person it takes to commit such horrible crimes and have no remorse for